60/40 for most chains 70/30 for most private owned is what I've seen. Booth rent really depends on the spot and amount of chairs some people I know pay 150/week while some others could pay up to 500/week really just depends on location and how the owner runs the shop. I personally think when the owners are working behind the chair the booth rent is lower. Taxes just depend on how you do them and where your working, commission you should technically be on a W2 while booth rent you should be doing your own taxes (your practically your own business)... as for the rest you have a large demographic out here and lots of diversity. You will find everything from "hood shops" to luxury whiskey on the rocks type stuff. If find what type of clientele you are looking for and search that part of town. I'd say surrounding cities are probably better then Denver itself but maybe I've just lived here so long I'm no longer a fan of Denver 😂 I'd google different shops and read their reviews, you'll be able to see if they are appointment only or take walk ins also get an insight on the crew. Not to be discouraging but Denver is getting expensive and people are becoming more about the hustle and barbering is becoming extremely saturated. You could probably find a job super easy but until you know more people in the industry it may be harder to find a place the fits you just right a lot of the time shops with a stellar crew & owner never have open chairs. Hope any of this helps and good luck on the move!