Pigtails & Crewcuts franchise
A Pigtails & Crewcuts franchisee operates a children’s hair salon and sells related gifts and hair-care products. At the end of 2025 there were 85 Pigtails & Crewcuts locations in the US, 84 franchised and 1 company-owned.
- Cost to open
- $160K–$385K
- Franchise fee
- $45,000
- Royalty
- 5%
- Locations, 2025
- 85+15 in 3 yrs
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Company snapshot
- SBA loans
- On the SBA Franchise Directory
From PIGTAILS & CREWCUTS FRANCHISE, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
How much a Pigtails & Crewcuts franchise costs
Opening one Pigtails & Crewcuts costs an estimated $159,500 to $384,600. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: PIGTAILS & CREWCUTS FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 21
Pigtails & Crewcuts franchise fee
The franchise fee is $45,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: PIGTAILS & CREWCUTS FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 12
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales, paid monthly. |
|---|
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: PIGTAILS & CREWCUTS FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 14
Sales and earnings
Shares figures Pigtails & Crewcuts publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations: 2025 gross sales of franchised salons operating for the full year. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.
Source: PIGTAILS & CREWCUTS FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 51
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 76 (+7) | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 78 (+2) | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 84 (+6) | 1 | 3 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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Pigtails & Crewcuts passes four of the five tests on our list of the best franchises to own; it had fewer than 100 US locations three years ago.
Source: PIGTAILS & CREWCUTS FRANCHISE, LLC, 2026 filing, page 53
How Pigtails & Crewcuts compares
Of the 13 salon franchises on this site, Pigtails & Crewcuts is the cheapest to open and the 10th largest by number of locations.
| Measure | Pigtails & Crewcuts | Typical salon |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $160K | $332K |
| Royalty | 5% | 6% |
| Closed or left per year | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Change in franchised locations, 3 yrs | +21.7% | +16.9% |
| Shares earnings figures | Yes | 13 of 13 |
Typical is the median across the 13 brands in salon franchises.
