Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Salary

Median Salary
$35,790
per year
Hourly Rate
$17.21
per hour
Employment
305,710
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$27,040
25th percentile
$30,120
Median
$35,790
75th percentile
$48,830
90th percentile
$71,190

💰 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Washington$59,510+66.3%
Oregon$57,580+60.9%
District of Columbia$54,570+52.5%
South Dakota$49,800+39.1%
Vermont$48,650+35.9%
Connecticut$44,620+24.7%
Maine$44,000+22.9%
Minnesota$39,170+9.4%
California$38,660+8.0%
North Carolina$38,410+7.3%
Montana$38,000+6.2%
New Mexico$37,750+5.5%
Colorado$37,690+5.3%
Massachusetts$37,290+4.2%
Arizona$36,810+2.8%
Pennsylvania$36,790+2.8%
Maryland$36,420+1.8%
Ohio$36,260+1.3%
Wisconsin$36,230+1.2%
New Jersey$36,150+1.0%
New York$35,760-0.1%
Iowa$35,700-0.3%
Idaho$35,480-0.9%
Utah$35,140-1.8%
Hawaii$35,040-2.1%
North Dakota$34,850-2.6%
Michigan$34,820-2.7%
New Hampshire$34,650-3.2%
Georgia$34,560-3.4%
West Virginia$34,480-3.7%
Delaware$34,350-4.0%
Nebraska$34,320-4.1%
Illinois$34,040-4.9%
Nevada$33,840-5.4%
South Carolina$33,700-5.8%
Indiana$32,830-8.3%
Alaska$32,150-10.2%
Tennessee$31,310-12.5%
Rhode Island$31,200-12.8%
Missouri$30,750-14.1%
Texas$30,680-14.3%
Kentucky$29,840-16.6%
Kansas$29,710-17.0%
Oklahoma$29,650-17.2%
Florida$29,530-17.5%
Wyoming$29,170-18.5%
Alabama$29,150-18.6%
Arkansas$28,830-19.4%
Mississippi$27,560-23.0%
Louisiana$26,030-27.3%

🏙️ Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Corvallis, OR$61,880+72.9%
Bellingham, WA$61,820+72.7%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$61,440+71.7%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$60,710+69.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$59,810+67.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$59,610+66.6%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$58,740+64.1%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$58,150+62.5%
Bend, OR$51,640+44.3%
Salem, OR$50,960+42.4%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$50,500+41.1%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$49,840+39.3%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$49,640+38.7%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$49,570+38.5%
Medford, OR$49,480+38.3%
Rapid City, SD$48,440+35.3%
Boulder, CO$48,120+34.5%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$48,060+34.3%
Barnstable Town, MA$46,520+30.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$46,470+29.8%
Portland-South Portland, ME$46,460+29.8%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$46,310+29.4%
Yakima, WA$46,270+29.3%
Greeley, CO$44,380+24.0%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$44,270+23.7%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$43,700+22.1%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$43,500+21.5%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$43,410+21.3%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$42,650+19.2%
Great Falls, MT$42,450+18.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$42,400+18.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$42,350+18.3%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$41,230+15.2%
Billings, MT$40,950+14.4%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$40,720+13.8%
Asheville, NC$40,620+13.5%
Jacksonville, NC$39,990+11.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$39,990+11.7%
Napa, CA$39,610+10.7%
Rochester, MN$39,460+10.3%
Salisbury, MD$39,400+10.1%
Winston-Salem, NC$38,980+8.9%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$38,810+8.4%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$38,740+8.2%
Vallejo, CA$38,640+8.0%
Tucson, AZ$38,590+7.8%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$38,530+7.7%
Albuquerque, NM$38,330+7.1%
Fayetteville, NC$38,290+7.0%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$38,280+7.0%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$38,200+6.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$38,190+6.7%
Helena, MT$38,160+6.6%
Akron, OH$38,100+6.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$38,100+6.5%
Salinas, CA$37,970+6.1%
Lebanon, PA$37,920+6.0%
Chico, CA$37,880+5.8%
Lewiston, ID-WA$37,820+5.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$37,690+5.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$37,690+5.3%
Vineland, NJ$37,680+5.3%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$37,620+5.1%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$37,440+4.6%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$37,430+4.6%
Lexington Park, MD$37,420+4.6%
Flagstaff, AZ$37,390+4.5%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$37,380+4.4%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$37,380+4.4%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$37,350+4.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$37,320+4.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$37,290+4.2%
Wilmington, NC$37,230+4.0%
Sheboygan, WI$37,210+4.0%
Yuba City, CA$37,180+3.9%
Bangor, ME$37,050+3.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$37,020+3.4%
Modesto, CA$36,960+3.3%
Niles, MI$36,960+3.3%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$36,900+3.1%
Rochester, NY$36,830+2.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$36,810+2.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$36,790+2.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$36,780+2.8%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$36,760+2.7%
Springfield, MA$36,690+2.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$36,680+2.5%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$36,620+2.3%
Fairbanks-College, AK$36,610+2.3%
Longview-Kelso, WA$36,590+2.2%
Visalia, CA$36,570+2.2%
State College, PA$36,540+2.1%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$36,530+2.1%
Kenosha, WI$36,520+2.0%
Grand Junction, CO$36,500+2.0%
Madison, WI$36,490+2.0%
Reno, NV$36,490+2.0%
New Haven, CT$36,480+1.9%
Toledo, OH$36,440+1.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$36,430+1.8%
Worcester, MA$36,430+1.8%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$36,410+1.7%
Omaha, NE-IA$36,390+1.7%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$36,370+1.6%
Reading, PA$36,350+1.6%
Appleton, WI$36,260+1.3%
Columbus, OH$36,260+1.3%
Lawrence, KS$36,180+1.1%
Ames, IA$36,170+1.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$36,120+0.9%
Gettysburg, PA$36,100+0.9%
York-Hanover, PA$36,050+0.7%
Sebring, FL$36,000+0.6%
Iowa City, IA$35,950+0.4%
Columbia, MO$35,900+0.3%
Boise City, ID$35,890+0.3%
Fresno, CA$35,880+0.3%
Cedar Rapids, IA$35,770-0.1%
Cleveland, OH$35,640-0.4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$35,640-0.4%
Midland, MI$35,580-0.6%
Pittsfield, MA$35,550-0.7%
Erie, PA$35,540-0.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$35,540-0.7%
Lancaster, PA$35,510-0.8%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$35,500-0.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$35,490-0.8%
Green Bay, WI$35,490-0.8%
Dubuque, IA$35,360-1.2%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$35,360-1.2%
Carson City, NV$35,350-1.2%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$35,330-1.3%
St. Cloud, MN$35,310-1.3%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$35,270-1.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$35,220-1.6%
Eau Claire, WI$35,140-1.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$35,100-1.9%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$35,090-2.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$35,080-2.0%
Canton-Massillon, OH$35,010-2.2%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$35,010-2.2%
Mankato, MN$35,010-2.2%
Greenville, NC$34,980-2.3%
Yuma, AZ$34,970-2.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$34,960-2.3%
Traverse City, MI$34,950-2.3%
Redding, CA$34,930-2.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$34,910-2.5%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$34,860-2.6%
Syracuse, NY$34,810-2.7%
Battle Creek, MI$34,770-2.8%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$34,730-3.0%
Johnstown, PA$34,720-3.0%
Kingston, NY$34,720-3.0%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$34,710-3.0%
Burlington, NC$34,700-3.0%
Bismarck, ND$34,680-3.1%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$34,670-3.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$34,640-3.2%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$34,430-3.8%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$34,380-3.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$34,260-4.3%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$34,110-4.7%
Wausau, WI$34,050-4.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$33,960-5.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$33,850-5.4%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$33,840-5.4%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$33,810-5.5%
Pocatello, ID$33,760-5.7%
Saginaw, MI$33,650-6.0%
Spartanburg, SC$33,640-6.0%
Binghamton, NY$33,620-6.1%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$33,620-6.1%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$33,580-6.2%
Lima, OH$33,530-6.3%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$33,510-6.4%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$33,480-6.5%
St. Louis, MO-IL$33,350-6.8%
Pueblo, CO$33,280-7.0%
Springfield, OH$33,280-7.0%
Idaho Falls, ID$33,080-7.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$32,950-7.9%
Morgantown, WV$32,790-8.4%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$32,710-8.6%
Decatur, IL$32,620-8.9%
Utica-Rome, NY$32,520-9.1%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$32,390-9.5%
Peoria, IL$32,280-9.8%
Anchorage, AK$32,150-10.2%
Minot, ND$32,030-10.5%
Fond du Lac, WI$31,810-11.1%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$31,720-11.4%
Wheeling, WV-OH$31,720-11.4%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$31,620-11.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$31,520-11.9%
Columbus, IN$31,300-12.5%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$31,270-12.6%
Dover, DE$31,200-12.8%
Kankakee, IL$31,200-12.8%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$31,200-12.8%
Springfield, IL$31,200-12.8%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$31,110-13.1%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$31,080-13.2%
Muncie, IN$31,020-13.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$31,020-13.3%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$31,000-13.4%
Santa Fe, NM$30,990-13.4%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$30,980-13.4%
San Angelo, TX$30,900-13.7%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$30,820-13.9%
Florence, SC$30,810-13.9%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$30,770-14.0%
Goldsboro, NC$30,740-14.1%
Grand Island, NE$30,740-14.1%
Bay City, MI$30,720-14.2%
Columbia, SC$30,710-14.2%
Monroe, MI$30,690-14.2%
Knoxville, TN$30,650-14.4%
Jackson, MI$30,640-14.4%
Flint, MI$30,610-14.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$30,590-14.5%
Williamsport, PA$30,580-14.6%
Logan, UT-ID$30,560-14.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$30,550-14.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$30,530-14.7%
Montgomery, AL$30,530-14.7%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$30,490-14.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$30,460-14.9%
Lincoln, NE$30,440-14.9%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$30,410-15.0%
Cleveland, TN$30,390-15.1%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$30,380-15.1%
Bloomington, IN$30,360-15.2%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$30,330-15.3%
Kokomo, IN$30,320-15.3%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$30,260-15.5%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$30,250-15.5%
Homosassa Springs, FL$30,250-15.5%
Tuscaloosa, AL$30,250-15.5%
Savannah, GA$30,210-15.6%
St. George, UT$30,200-15.6%
Altoona, PA$30,090-15.9%
Ogden, UT$30,080-16.0%
Midland, TX$30,040-16.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$29,950-16.3%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$29,940-16.3%
Clarksville, TN-KY$29,900-16.5%
Tulsa, OK$29,860-16.6%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$29,850-16.6%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$29,830-16.7%
Columbus, GA-AL$29,790-16.8%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$29,790-16.8%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$29,780-16.8%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$29,760-16.8%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$29,700-17.0%
Evansville, IN$29,700-17.0%
Manhattan, KS$29,700-17.0%
Mobile, AL$29,700-17.0%
Oklahoma City, OK$29,700-17.0%
Mansfield, OH$29,690-17.0%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$29,690-17.0%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$29,580-17.4%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$29,520-17.5%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$29,520-17.5%
Guam$29,500-17.6%
Springfield, MO$29,500-17.6%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$29,470-17.7%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$29,430-17.8%
Cheyenne, WY$29,260-18.2%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$29,250-18.3%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$29,230-18.3%
Morristown, TN$29,210-18.4%
Port St. Lucie, FL$29,200-18.4%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$29,200-18.4%
Punta Gorda, FL$29,160-18.5%
Topeka, KS$29,160-18.5%
Huntsville, AL$29,150-18.6%
Waco, TX$29,110-18.7%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$29,050-18.8%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$29,030-18.9%
Sandusky, OH$29,030-18.9%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$29,020-18.9%
Tallahassee, FL$29,010-18.9%
Birmingham, AL$29,000-19.0%
Johnson City, TN$28,980-19.0%
Gainesville, GA$28,930-19.2%
Jacksonville, FL$28,900-19.3%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$28,820-19.5%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$28,800-19.5%
Sumter, SC$28,780-19.6%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$28,730-19.7%
Charlottesville, VA$28,720-19.8%
Hot Springs, AR$28,680-19.9%
Jefferson City, MO$28,630-20.0%
Lubbock, TX$28,630-20.0%
Beckley, WV$28,610-20.1%
Joplin, MO-KS$28,600-20.1%
Bowling Green, KY$28,580-20.1%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$28,550-20.2%
Decatur, AL$28,430-20.6%
Elizabethtown, KY$28,390-20.7%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$28,370-20.7%
Paducah, KY-IL$28,350-20.8%
Wichita, KS$28,340-20.8%
Terre Haute, IN$28,280-21.0%
Abilene, TX$28,230-21.1%
Corpus Christi, TX$28,210-21.2%
Dothan, AL$28,150-21.3%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$28,090-21.5%
Killeen-Temple, TX$28,080-21.5%
Lawton, OK$28,050-21.6%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$27,980-21.8%
Gainesville, FL$27,930-22.0%
Owensboro, KY$27,890-22.1%
College Station-Bryan, TX$27,860-22.2%
Wichita Falls, TX$27,830-22.2%
Amarillo, TX$27,810-22.3%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$27,790-22.4%
Roanoke, VA$27,750-22.5%
Texarkana, TX-AR$27,750-22.5%
Casper, WY$27,740-22.5%
Harrisonburg, VA$27,730-22.5%
Longview, TX$27,640-22.8%
Jonesboro, AR$27,570-23.0%
Farmington, NM$27,360-23.6%
Rocky Mount, NC$27,330-23.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$27,310-23.7%
Ocala, FL$27,180-24.1%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$27,170-24.1%
Gadsden, AL$27,070-24.4%
Jackson, MS$26,990-24.6%
El Paso, TX$26,970-24.6%
Tyler, TX$26,950-24.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$26,890-24.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$26,470-26.0%
Baton Rouge, LA$26,300-26.5%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$26,280-26.6%
Laredo, TX$26,130-27.0%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$26,080-27.1%
Hattiesburg, MS$24,580-31.3%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$24,170-32.5%
Lake Charles, LA$23,840-33.4%
Albany, GA$23,760-33.6%
Lafayette, LA$23,700-33.8%
Alexandria, LA$23,580-34.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$23,550-34.2%
Monroe, LA$23,260-35.0%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,480-37.2%
Mayaguez, PR$22,220-37.9%
Puerto Rico$22,090-38.3%
Arecibo, PR$22,030-38.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.