PrideStaff franchise

2026 filing · April 15, 2026Shares sales figures

PrideStaff at a glance

A staffing office placing temporary, temp-to-hire and direct-hire office, light industrial and accounting staff with client companies.

The business

Industry: Staffing; Also listed in business services
Franchisor: PrideStaff, Inc; The company that sells the franchises
Who runs it: Owner; An owner must run it day to day
Franchisor based in: Fresno, California

What you pay

Cost to open: $152K–$245K; A new PrideStaff office
Franchise fee: $40,000; The standard fee ($20,000 for qualified military veterans)
Royalty: About 35% of gross margin; PrideStaff bills clients and pays the owner a share: typically 65% of gross margin on temporary staffing and 79% of direct-hire placement fees. The rest is PrideStaff's share, in effect a royalty
Brand fund: None now; No brand fund
Agreement length: 5 years
Territory: Protected; Protected territory
Franchisor financing: None offered
SBA Franchise Directory: Not listed; Lenders check this list before an SBA loan

Where it is

Franchised, 2025: 65; As printed in the filing

Support and records

Shares sales figures: Yes; For some or all locations
Initial training: 138–207 hours; 122–167 hours in class and 16–40 on the job
Lawsuits disclosed: None
Bankruptcy disclosed: None
Franchisor revenue, 2025: $252.3M; The company, not one location
Franchisor net income: $2.72M
Latest filing: Apr 15, 2026; 2026 filing

From PrideStaff, Inc’s 2026 filing; revenue and net income from its audited financial statements, page 69; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.

Franchisor revenue is the company that sells the franchises (royalties, fees and anything else it earns), not what a location makes.

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Where it ranks

PrideStaff among all franchises with the same figure.

Figure	PrideStaff	Among all franchises
Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate	$198,275	Costs less than 70% of franchises
Franchise feePaid once, when you sign	$40,000	Lower than 46% of franchises

How much a PrideStaff franchise costs

Opening a new PrideStaff office costs an estimated $151,950 to $244,600. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.

The biggest costs are additional funds (3 months) ($90,000 to $110,000) and franchise fee ($20,000 to $40,000). Here is every line of the estimate as filed:

What it pays for	Low	High
Franchise Fee	$20,000	$40,000
Lease Deposit	$2,500	$7,000
Leasehold Improvements	$5,000	$20,000
Utility Deposits	$0	$500
Furnishings	$10,000	$25,000
Office Equipment	$800	$1,200
Computer System	$11,400	$14,900
Signage	$4,000	$8,000
Training-related Expenses	$2,500	$10,000
Business License, Memberships, Subscriptions	$1,500	$3,000
Business Insurance Premiums	$4,000	$4,500
Initial Office Supplies	$250	$500
Additional Funds (3 months)	$90,000	$110,000
Total	$151,950	$244,600

Source: PrideStaff, Inc, 2026 filing, page 20

PrideStaff franchise fee

The franchise fee is $40,000, the standard fee ($20,000 for qualified military veterans). You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.

Source: PrideStaff, Inc, 2026 filing, page 13

Royalty and ongoing fees

Royalty	PrideStaff bills clients and pays the owner a share: typically 65% of gross margin on temporary staffing and 79% of direct-hire placement fees. The rest is PrideStaff's share, in effect a royalty.
Brand or marketing fund	No brand fund
Staffing CRM Software	$136.09 per user
Resale/Transfer Fee	$10,000

The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.

Source: PrideStaff, Inc, 2026 filing, pages 15 and 17

Other fees as filed, from pages 19–20. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.

Sales and earnings

Shares figures PrideStaff publishes sales or earnings figures for its locations. The full tables, with notes on which locations are counted, are in its filing.

Source: PrideStaff, Inc, 2026 filing, page 48

How PrideStaff compares

Of the 31 staffing franchises on this site, PrideStaff is the 27th cheapest to open.

Figure	PrideStaff	Typical staffing brand	Typical franchise
Cost to open, low end	$152K	$85K	$222K
Cost to open, high end	$245K	$145K	$477K
Franchise fee	$40K	$40K	$40K
Shares earnings figures	Yes	15 of 31	2,147 of 3,352

Typical is the median across the 31 brands in staffing franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.

Locations opened and closed

7 opened

22 closed or left

Franchised locations, last 3 years

2023

0 opened6 closed or left

74 (−6)

2024

1 opened7 closed or left

68 (−6)

2025

6 opened9 closed or left

65 (−3)

Year	Franchised	Company-owned	Opened	Closed
2023	74 (−6)	4	0	−6
2024	68 (−6)	4	+1	−7
2025	65 (−3)	6	+6	−9

Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.

These figures don't add up as printed: the 2023 counts come to 83, but the filing shows 80. Worth asking the franchisor.

See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.

More in the guides: franchises for veterans and franchise failure rates.

Source: PrideStaff, Inc, 2026 filing, page 51

Source filing (2026, PDF)

Where PrideStaff locations are

At the end of 2025, PrideStaff had locations in 25 states. The most are in California, Texas and Florida.

California15
Texas7
Florida6
Ohio6
Georgia4
Arizona3

State	Franchised	Company-owned	Total
California	12	3	15
Texas	6	1	7
Florida	6	0	6
Ohio	6	0	6
Georgia	4	0	4
Arizona	3	0	3
New Jersey	3	0	3
Tennessee	3	0	3
Colorado	1	1	2
Illinois	2	0	2

All 25 states

Nevada	2
New York	2
North Carolina	2
Oregon	2
Virginia	2
Alabama	1
Connecticut	1
Kentucky	1
Maryland	1
Michigan	1
Minnesota	1
Mississippi	1
Pennsylvania	1
South Carolina	1
Washington	1

Source: PrideStaff, Inc, 2026 filing, page 52

Who owns PrideStaff?

PrideStaff franchises are sold by PrideStaff, Inc. Its filing names no parent company.

From PrideStaff, Inc’s 2026 filing, page 9.

Lawsuits and bankruptcy

Lawsuits and regulatory actions	None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed.
Bankruptcy	None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed.

Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.

Source: PrideStaff, Inc, 2026 filing, litigation on page 13, bankruptcy on page 13

Source filing (2026, PDF)