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Pet grooming suite memberships in Tampa.

Snout Studios is coming to Tampa Bay — year-round grooming weather and a fast-growing, pet-loving population. Get on the waitlist for a private suite.

Founding-member Tampa Bay suites are limited.
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Inside a private Snout Studios pet grooming suite in Tampa
100% of earnings are yours
Suites from 450/week
Set up in under 1 week
No long-term contracts

What is Snout Studios in Tampa?

Snout Studios is the first national brand of private pet grooming salon suites — fully equipped grooming rooms that independent groomers join as members. Snout Studios is coming to Tampa, giving local groomers a private space to run their own business, keep 100% of their earnings, and set their own hours, without the cost of opening a salon from scratch.

Go independent in Tampa — without opening a salon from scratch.

Tampa Bay's warm climate means dogs that need grooming all year, and the metro is filling with both retirees and young professionals who dote on their pets. Snout Studios gives Tampa groomers an affordable private suite, with no state income tax eating into earnings.

Tampa Bay is a true year-round grooming market: Gulf humidity, beach trips, and warm weather mean dogs across South Tampa, Hyde Park, and Seminole Heights need baths and full grooms in every season — there is no winter lull to ride out. The metro is growing about 1.5% a year as retirees and young professionals move in, and with no Florida state income tax, more of every groom you book stays in your pocket.

Why Tampa is built for independent groomers

Tampa-St. Pete combines ~50% dog ownership across 3.2 million people with year-round demand, fast growth, and no state income tax.

~50% Dog-owning households
3.2M Metro population
1.5%/yr Population growth
Year-round Grooming demand

Keep what you earn. Do the math.

At a corporate chain, 40–60% of every groom goes to the company. In your own Snout suite, you pay one flat weekly fee and keep the rest. Here's a typical week for a Tampa groomer.

6 dogs/day × $90 avg$540/day
4 days a week$2,160/wk
Snout suite (all-inclusive)− $450/wk
You keep$1,710/wk

Illustrative example. Actual earnings depend on your pricing, schedule, and bookings.

What Tampa pet parents actually pay for grooming

Grooming is priced by metro, and Tampa is no exception. Here's what a typical full-service groom runs locally — the rates you set, and keep all of, in your own private Snout Studios suite.

ServiceTypical Tampa price
Full groom · small dog$50–$75
Full groom · medium dog$70–$110
Full groom · large or doodle$90–$145
Premium / mobile-style groom$100–$175+
Average local grooming session~$70

Independent groomers in Tampa keep 100% of these rates — your only fixed cost is one flat 450/week membership, with no commission taken on a single groom. At local pricing, a steady book of 5–6 dogs a day adds up fast.

The opportunity for groomers in Tampa

Tampa's year-round warmth and growing population create steady, all-season grooming demand for independents.

  • Year-round warm weather = constant grooming demand.
  • No state income tax keeps more of your earnings.
  • Mix of affluent retirees and young professionals.
  • Affordable real estate for a coastal market.

Keep 100% of your earnings

One flat weekly suite fee. We never take a cut of your service revenue.

Move in within a week

Suites come ready to work. Bring your tools and start booking clients in days.

No buildout, no 5-year commitment

Skip the $50K–$100K buildout and the personal-guarantee commitment. Flexible terms.

Snout Studios vs. your other options in Tampa

Most Tampa groomers are stuck choosing between a corporate chair and a six-figure buildout. There's a better way.

 Snout Studios suiteCorporate chainOpen your own salon
Your earningsKeep 100%Keep 40–60%100% (after overhead)
Upfront costFrom 450/wk membershipNone, but low pay$50K–$100K+
Your scheduleYou set itAssigned shiftsYou set it
Your clientsYours to keepThe company'sYours to keep
CommitmentMonth-to-month membershipN/A3–5 yr personal guarantee
Time to openUnder 1 week—12–18 months

Everything your Tampa suite includes

One flat weekly rate. No hidden fees. Walk in and groom.

Private grooming suite

Your own enclosed, professional space — not a shared floor or a table behind a curtain.

Your dryer + shared tubs

A personal high-velocity Waggz dryer in every suite, plus shared professional bathing tubs with ramp access in every studio.

Utilities & WiFi included

Water, power, heating, cooling, and fast WiFi — all in one flat weekly rate.

Towel & cleaning service

We handle common areas, the lobby, and towel service so you can focus on dogs.

Your hours, your prices

Set your own schedule, choose your own clients, and keep 100% of what you charge.

Keyless 24/7 access

Come and go on your terms with secure keyless entry — early birds and night owls welcome.

“Florida humidity means year-round baths. My Tampa book never has a slow season.”
— Groomer on the Snout Studios waitlist

Serving groomers across Tampa

Wherever your clients come from, a Snout Studios suite puts you at the center of Tampa’s dog community.

South TampaHyde ParkSeminole HeightsSt. PetersburgWestshoreChannelsideBrandonClearwaterWesley Chapel

Tampa grooming suite FAQs

Snout Studios is coming to Tampa. We're accepting waitlist applications now, and waitlist members get first access to suites, founding-member pricing, and an early private tour before we open.
A full-service groom in Tampa typically runs $50–$145 depending on your dog's size and coat — small dogs at the lower end, large and doodle coats at the top. Independent groomers in a Snout Studios suite set their own prices and keep 100% of every booking, paying only a flat 450/week membership.
Membership starts at 450 per week, all-inclusive, plus a one-time member initiation fee. It covers your private suite with its own dryer, shared professional bathing tubs, utilities, WiFi, towel service, and cleaning of common areas — with no hidden fees and no commission on your service revenue.
Every suite is move-in ready: a private, enclosed grooming room with its own high-velocity Waggz dryer, plus access to shared professional bathing tubs with ramp access, utilities, fast WiFi, towel service, lobby access, professional cleaning of common areas, and secure 24/7 keyless entry. You bring only your grooming tools.
Yes. You keep 100% of everything you charge your clients. Your flat weekly membership fee is the only cost — Snout Studios never takes a percentage of your bookings, unlike a corporate chain.
Snout Studios serves independent groomers and their clients across Tampa, including South Tampa, Hyde Park, Seminole Heights, St. Petersburg, Westshore, and the surrounding metro.
Join the Tampa waitlist on this page. We'll reach out with your suite options, pricing, and opening timeline as soon as suites are available.
Yes. Unlike northern markets with a seasonal slowdown, Tampa Bay's warm, humid Gulf climate keeps dogs needing regular baths and full grooms all twelve months. Beach and pool trips, sand, and humidity mean coats and paws stay dirty year-round, so an independent groomer's book in South Tampa, St. Pete, or Brandon rarely sees a slow season.
Florida has no state income tax, so the 100% of service revenue you keep in a Snout Studios suite is not reduced by a state tax bite the way it would be in California or New York. Combined with Tampa's relatively affordable cost of living, that makes the independent suite model especially efficient here.

Snout Studios is expanding across the country

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