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Custom Pet Grooming Shirts for Salon Staff

April 24, 2026 6 min read By Sofia Romano
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  1. The four pet grooming shirt types
  2. Standard salon shirt layout
  3. Cotton vs performance for grooming work
  4. Pricing for a 5-staff salon shirt run
  5. Frequently Asked Questions

Pet grooming shirts are the branded client-facing piece every staff member wears under the apron. The salon logo on the front identifies the business, the staff name on the chest or back identifies the person, and the fabric pick determines whether the shirt survives the wash cycle that comes after every shift. Below is how to build a shirt program for a salon, the per-piece pricing, and the layout patterns that work for one-person mobile groomers up through 15-staff salons.

The four pet grooming shirt types

ShirtBest forVIP base
Cotton crew teeDaily wear under an apron, low-cost replacement cycle$19.88
Performance wicking teeHot salons, summer shifts, faster drying after a wet dog$23.86
Long sleeve cottonCold-morning shifts, opening hours before the heat kicks in$29.88
Performance poloFront-desk staff, manager and owner roles, retail-facing salons$34.88

Standard salon shirt layout

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Cotton vs performance for grooming work

Cotton is the workhorse for most pet grooming salons. Cheap to replace as it picks up hair, bleach spots, and the daily abuse. Performance wicking is the upgrade for groomers in hot salons or for the staff member who is on the table all day in the summer. Performance dries faster after a leak from the bath, sheds dander, and reads more athletic. Most salons run cotton for the team and performance for the owner or lead groomer who carries the day.

Pricing for a 5-staff salon shirt run

ItemQuantityVIP baseTotal cost
Cotton crew (3 per groomer for rotation)15$19.88$298.20
Performance polo (front desk + lead)4$34.88$139.52
Comfort soft hoodie (cold mornings)5$36.88$184.40

About $620 to outfit a 5-staff salon with a full rotating shirt set. The salon can charge new hires through the first paycheck or just write off the apparel as a hiring cost (~$120 per new groomer).

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Cotton crew, performance wicking, long sleeve, polo. One shop, one logo upload, every staff member orders her own size.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can each pet grooming shirt have a different staff name?

Yes. Each shirt prints per order so every staff member gets her own name with no extra setup fee.

What is the smallest pet grooming shirt order?

One. A single mobile groomer can order one branded shirt at the same per-piece price as a 30-shirt salon order.

How fast do replacement uniform shirts ship?

About a week US delivery, so a new hire can have a branded uniform shirt within 10 days of being hired.

Can the same logo print on tees, polos, and hoodies in one order?

Yes. Upload once, print across cotton tees, performance polos, hoodies, long sleeves, and hats with no extra setup fee per garment.

Sofia Romano
Sofia RomanoPet Care Business Operator

Sofia runs a doggy daycare and grooming facility in the Pacific Northwest and previously managed a regional pet care chain for six years. She writes about staff uniforms, customer merchandise programs, and how small pet care businesses use branded apparel to build trust with dog parents.

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