What does an "average" tattoo cost?

These college athletes you see tatted up have spent more on tattoos than they've ever officially earned in their lives.

Can get a football sized tattoo for 5 iced honey buns and couple ramen soups in prison

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What does an "average" tattoo cost?

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Being successful in life

I have exactly zero tattoos, but I've been to quite a few parlors with friends getting there's. A roundabout price of a 6"x6" realistic looking something (like a lion or giraffe or some shite, not just lettering) is like $250-$400. Lettering is cheap. People with their last names splattered across their backs are paying like $150 if I had to guess

Most quality shops have a $50-$80 minimum and charge anywhere from $100-$150 an hour. Most of the good artist I know will quote you a price on a full or half sleeve but not all.

My artist charges 65 an hour.


He also has a deal where he will tattoo for 8 hours or as long as you can take it, whichever comes first, for 500.00.

If you're getting a sleeve in Louisana you're looking at anywhere from 800-1000 probably. If you go somewhere with better artists on the West coast you're looking at 1400-1700. If you're gonna have it forever, don't be cheap

A full sleeve could cost them near $1000 easy.

Depends on what you want, but, depending on material, yeah, I agree with the $50 to $100 per hour... plus a lifetime of regret.

The skin is a poor canvas, to begin with, and ages really poorly, even under the best of circumstances.

Spend your money on books. Or an education. Or some spinning wheels. Or guns and ammo. Or hookers and blow.

Almost anything would be better than a tattoo.