SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES franchise takes $45,000 – $147,750 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $3,500 – $26,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 7% on sales. To qualify, SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES asks for $50,000 in liquid cash and a $400,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $3,500 | $26,000 | $3,500 to $26,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $45,000 | $147,750 | $45,000 to $147,750 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $45,000 | $147,750 | $45,000 to $147,750 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 7% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 5 years |
See the full SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES's disclosed cost sits against the Professional Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $45,000 — about 47% below the Professional Services median of $84,700.
- Initial franchise fee of $3,500 — about 91% below the Professional Services median of $39,700.
Category medians are computed from the Professional Services brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Professional Services franchises
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How SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2020–2022: began the window at 9 units; 67 units opened, 0 closed, ending at 76 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES 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 SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES 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 SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES 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 SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES 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 SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES 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 SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES franchise
SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES is a professional services franchisor with 76 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2020 and 2022, it began the window at 9 units; its filings record 67 unit openings and 0 closures, ending at 76 units. Its parent company is HireQuest, Inc..
Disclosure filings report 1 franchise-related lawsuit. Review Item 3 of the FDD. (as of 2026-05)
From the franchisor's materials
The franchised business being offered is Snelling® specialized temporary staffing services, which include primarily skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled light industrial personnel, as well as professional, clerical, and secretarial personnel. It may also provide temp-to-permanent or other permanent placement services.
SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES franchise: quick answers
- How much does a SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES franchise cost?
- $45,000 – $147,750 all-in to open, per SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES units are there?
- 76 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have SNELLING STAFFING SERVICES'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).