United States
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$35,250
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in the United States earn a median of $35,250 a year, about $16.95 an hour.
Median
$35,250
per year
Hourly
$16.95
as published
Mean
$43,460
pulled up by top earners
Workers
295,460
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $36,390 | +3% |
| Florida | State | $29,760 | -16% |
| Texas | State | $28,370 | -20% |
| California | State | $39,370 | +12% |
| New York | State | $33,960 | -4% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $29,680 | -16% |
| New Jersey | State | $44,110 | +25% |
| Illinois | State | $34,800 | -1% |
| Ohio | State | $29,440 | -16% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $35,560 | +1% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $33,790 | -4% |
| Virginia | State | $37,850 | +7% |
| Massachusetts | State | $47,740 | +35% |
| Michigan | State | $35,720 | +1% |
| North Carolina | State | $36,140 | +3% |
| Arizona | State | $35,220 | -0% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $47,800 | +36% |
| Washington | State | $58,920 | +67% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $42,730 | +21% |
| Georgia | State | $30,790 | -13% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $28,920 | -18% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $43,610 | +24% |
| Colorado | State | $43,680 | +24% |
| Wisconsin | State | $36,550 | +4% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $35,220 | -0% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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