In most cases, they are paid either a percentage of the overall cost of each piercing or a flat amount for each piercing.
How much do you tip a piercer. $20 for more complicated piercings or nicer. He's done all the piercings i've. I got my rook pierced, which was $40 but the jewelry i picked was an additional $35 so i tipped $10.
I personally don't use percentages when tipping piercers. If you know your piercer well you can go a bit more personal, as an example i know my. If you feel like they did an extra special job, then you might want to up this to a 25 to.
Piercers do a lot more than just piercing. I'll tip $10 per simple piercing with basic jewelry. I usually tip 20% rounded to the nearest five of the piercing cost.
This is because jeremy is an excellent piercer and seriously professional. Tipping your piercer can be a bit more complicated. Something in the region of 15 to 20% of the total cost (piercing + jewelry) should be enough.
I tip my regular guy 50% of my total bill. So if i pay $40, then i'll tip him $20.