Barbers salary
The median pay for barbers in the United States is $38,210 a year. About 15,000 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $28,600
- 25th percentile
- $31,570
- Median percentile
- $38,210
- 75th percentile
- $58,960
- 90th percentile
- $76,460
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Colorado $61,500
- Washington $61,150
- Iowa $58,900
- Minnesota $53,990
- Florida $49,410
- North Dakota $48,540
- Missouri $47,880
- Virginia $46,730
- Louisiana $44,430
- Connecticut $41,400
- New Mexico $39,100
- California $38,380
- Pennsylvania $36,920
- Wisconsin $36,540
- Idaho $36,040
- Maine $35,300
- Oklahoma $34,860
- Indiana $33,600
- South Carolina $32,900
- North Carolina $31,050
- Texas $30,760
- Georgia $30,750
- Arkansas $25,640
- Utah $25,370
By metro area
- Colorado Springs, CO $71,970
- Portland, OR $64,310
- Denver, CO $61,080
- St. Louis, MO $57,960
- Jacksonville, FL $57,860
- Springfield, MO $56,580
- North Port, FL $55,890
- Tallahassee, FL $54,750
- Fargo, ND $48,810
- San Francisco, CA $43,650
- Bridgeport, CT $43,020
- Kansas City, MO $42,210
- Minneapolis, MN $39,000
- Buffalo, NY $38,580
- Los Angeles, CA $37,680
- Philadelphia, PA $37,530
- Miami, FL $36,300
- Tyler, TX $36,060
- Hilton Head Island, SC $35,890
- Milwaukee, WI $35,370
- Indianapolis, IN $33,570
- Dallas, TX $33,000
- Austin, TX $32,770
- Davenport, IA $31,200
- Pittsburgh, PA $30,990
- Atlanta, GA $30,750
- Houston, TX $30,690
- San Antonio, TX $29,090
- Salt Lake City, UT $26,330
- Little Rock, AR $24,460