How is the profit split In an established privately owned tattoo shop with 4 or 5 employees?

Posted: 06-08-2010 | Author: admin | Category: Small Business


Say an employee(not the owner of the shop) tattoos someone for 3 hours and charges $250. Well how much of that profit does the tattoo artist see and how much goes to the shop? I just always wondered this. Do they get commission or do they have a set salary?

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3 Responses to “How is the profit split In an established privately owned tattoo shop with 4 or 5 employees?”

  1. Ziggy, on August 8th, 2010 at 1:25 pm Said:

    Hi:

    I believe they get paid by the hour. The owner makes the profit just like in any other business.

  2. Doctor Deth, on August 8th, 2010 at 8:02 pm Said:

    the owner and employee have to come to that agreement before you hire the employee or before you use their designs

  3. stevenatsteven, on August 10th, 2010 at 12:19 pm Said:

    Shop owners usually make their artists pay them a set amount per tattoo, and pay a monthly “rent”. Usually its around $40 bucks. So say a tattoo costs $140, then that artists makes $100 and the shop owner gets the $40. Of course it varies per shop, but where I get tattooed it’s $40 bucks.

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