# Barbershop step 2: price list and barbers

> Import the barber service menu, set your prices and durations, then add each barber with working hours, services and a commission split.

Source: https://docs.smartposhub.com/business-types/barber/step-2-price-list-and-barbers/  
Last updated: 2026-10-30  
Product: SmartPOS Hub (https://smartposhub.com)

A barbershop's price list is short but busy: every cut, fade and beard service with the time it takes. This page imports the **barber menu**, fixes your prices and adds each **barber** with their hours and commission split. It is for the owner or shop manager.

## Import the barber menu

1. Open **Services › Services** and click **Import prebuilt**.
2. Choose **Barber** on the left. Tick the groups you offer, or single services.
3. Click **Import selected**.
4. Click **Edit** on each service and set your **Price** (including tax) and **Duration (min)**. Keep a short **Clean-up after (min)**, for example 5, for sweeping and sanitising the chair.

![Barbershop services list with classic haircut, skin fade, taper fade, buzz cut, kids cut and senior cut, each with duration, a 5 minute buffer, price, the six barbers and active and online badges](https://docs.smartposhub.com/_astro/barber-service-menu.B1ksDNl5.png) (web app page: `/services/catalogue`)
*A barbershop price list: 18 services, all bookable online, with a 5-minute clean-up buffer.*

**Caution:** 
Prebuilt prices are suggested USD amounts. Change each one to your own price and currency before you share the booking link.

For every field in the service window (buffers, **Clients at once**, **Online deposit**, **Bookable online**), see [step 2 of the Salon guide](https://docs.smartposhub.com/business-types/salon-and-spa/step-2-service-menu/) or the [Services module](https://docs.smartposhub.com/modules/services/).

## Add your barbers

1. Create a login for each barber in **User Management › Users**, with a role such as **Stylist / Therapist** from **User Management › Roles › Import prebuilt**, or your own role with **Services: manage own appointments (staff)** and POS selling.
2. Open **Services › Staff** and click **Add staff member**. Pick the user, add a **Job title** (for example "Senior barber"), and set **Commission type** and **Commission** (for example **Percent of price** and 50).
3. Click **Manage** on the barber's card. Choose **Same as the business opening hours** or **Own weekly hours** with days, times and a break.
4. Under **Services performed**, tick what this barber does, with their own price if they charge more.
5. Tick **Customers can pick this person online** if customers may request them. Add holidays under **Time off & breaks**. Save.

![Staff cards for six barbers, each with active and online badges, number of services, today's hours, appointments this week and commission between 50 and 55 percent](https://docs.smartposhub.com/_astro/barbers-staff.BKNNlH_o.png) (web app page: `/services/staff`)
*Six barbers with their weekly appointments and commission split.*

## Commission default

Set a **Commission default** in **Services › Settings** for barbers without their own split. The order used is: barber's setting for that service, then the barber's own commission, then the default.

## What happens next

Your price list shows in the POS and the appointment form, and each barber gets a row in **Services › Staff calendar**. Continue with [step 3: walk-ins and appointments](https://docs.smartposhub.com/business-types/barber/step-3-walk-ins-and-appointments/).

  - [Users and roles](https://docs.smartposhub.com/start/users-and-roles/)
  - [Import prebuilt data](https://docs.smartposhub.com/catalog/import-prebuilt/)

## Frequently asked questions

### What is in the prebuilt barber menu?

Cuts, fades, kids and senior cuts, beard trims and sculpting, hot towel shaves, line-ups, designs and grooming extras, each with a suggested duration and price in USD that you change to your own.

### Should a skin fade and a taper fade be separate services?

Yes, if they take different time or cost different amounts. Separate services give accurate times on the booking page and clearer reports.

### How do I sell a haircut plus beard combo?

Create a service such as Haircut + Beard with the combined duration and the combo price. Customers can also book two services back to back in one appointment.

### Can the owner be a barber too?

Yes. Add your own user as a staff member with your hours and services. Set commission to 0 if you do not pay yourself commission.

### Can one barber charge more for the same cut?

Yes. On the barber's staff page, under Services performed, type their own price for that service. Leave it empty to use the normal price.