Salons By JC franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Salons By JC franchise takes $1,424,175 – $2,172,400 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $60,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 6% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 1%. To qualify, Salons By JC asks for $300,000 in liquid cash and a $1,000,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Salons By JC franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $60,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $1,424,175 | $2,172,400 | $1,424,175 to $2,172,400 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $1,424,175 | $2,172,400 | $1,424,175 to $2,172,400 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 6% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 1% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full Salons By JC cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Salons By JC's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Salons By JC's disclosed cost sits against the Health & Fitness category:
- Minimum startup cost of $1,424,175 — about 7.7× the Health & Fitness median of $184,861.
- Initial franchise fee of $60,000 — about 1.2× the Health & Fitness median of $49,000.
Category medians are computed from the Health & Fitness brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Health & Fitness franchises
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How Salons By JC's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2022: began the window at 0 units; 117 units opened, 0 closed, ending at 124 units. (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Salons By JC or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Salons By JC for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Salons By JC is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Salons By JC grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Salons By JC can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Salons By JC franchise
Salons By JC is a health & fitness franchisor with 124 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2022, it began the window at 0 units; its filings record 117 unit openings and 0 closures, ending at 124 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is JN'C Real Estate Investments. The filings indicate financing options are available; terms come from the franchisor, not from us.
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
We offer qualified individuals and entitiesa franchise for the right to independently own and operate a businessthat offers and provideshigh-end retail spaceto beautyand wellness practitioners from which to provide their respective servicesutilizing the mark SALONS BY JC and our proprietary business system (each a "Franchised Business"or "Facility"). We also offer qualified parties the right to own and operate multiple Franchised Businesses within a development area. The total investment necessary to begin operation under a development agreement depends on the number of Franchised Businesses we grant you the right to open.
Salons By JC franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Salons By JC franchise cost?
- $1,424,175 – $2,172,400 all-in to open, per Salons By JC's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Salons By JC units are there?
- 124 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Salons By JC's units held up?
- 100% of units at risk between 2020 and 2022 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).