How Much Do Custom Shirts Really Cost? (2026 Price Guide)

Searching 'custom shirt price' gets you everything from $5 to $50 — useless. Here's how pricing actually works, with our real numbers, so you can budget before you even talk to a shop.

The Baseline

A quality custom tee starts around $14.99 at our shop — that's the blank shirt, printing, and labor. Photo-quality full-color DTG runs $18.99. Hoodies start at $34.99. Anyone quoting $6 shirts is using paper-thin blanks or hiding fees.

Quantity Changes Everything

• 1–11 shirts: standard rate (setup spread across few units)
• 12–23 shirts: 8% off — $13.79 each
• 24–49 shirts: 15% off — $12.74 each
• 50–99 shirts: 22% off — $11.69 each
• 100+ shirts: 30% off — $10.49 each

That means a 100-shirt order costs barely more than a 60-shirt order at some shops. If you're close to a discount tier, jumping up almost always makes sense — extra shirts become giveaways that market your brand.

What Adds Cost (and What Doesn't)

• Adds cost: printing both sides, 4XL+ sizes, rush turnaround, premium blank upgrades
• Doesn't add cost with us: number of colors on DTG/DTF, design consultation, mixing sizes in one order

The Design Factor

No print-ready file? Design service adds a one-time $45 (includes 2 revisions, and you own the files forever). Split across a 50-shirt order, that's 90¢ a shirt for professional artwork.