Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists salary
The median pay for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in the United States is $35,790 a year. About 305,710 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $27,040
- 25th percentile
- $30,120
- Median percentile
- $35,790
- 75th percentile
- $48,830
- 90th percentile
- $71,190
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
- Washington $59,510
- Oregon $57,580
- District of Columbia $54,570
- South Dakota $49,800
- Vermont $48,650
- Connecticut $44,620
- Maine $44,000
- Minnesota $39,170
- California $38,660
- North Carolina $38,410
- Montana $38,000
- New Mexico $37,750
- Colorado $37,690
- Massachusetts $37,290
- Arizona $36,810
- Pennsylvania $36,790
- Maryland $36,420
- Ohio $36,260
- Wisconsin $36,230
- New Jersey $36,150
- New York $35,760
- Iowa $35,700
- Idaho $35,480
- Utah $35,140
- Hawaii $35,040
- North Dakota $34,850
- Michigan $34,820
- New Hampshire $34,650
- Georgia $34,560
- West Virginia $34,480
- Delaware $34,350
- Nebraska $34,320
- Illinois $34,040
- Nevada $33,840
- South Carolina $33,700
- Indiana $32,830
- Alaska $32,150
- Tennessee $31,310
- Rhode Island $31,200
- Missouri $30,750
- Texas $30,680
- Kentucky $29,840
- Kansas $29,710
- Oklahoma $29,650
- Florida $29,530
- Wyoming $29,170
- Alabama $29,150
- Arkansas $28,830
- Mississippi $27,560
- Louisiana $26,030
By metro area
- Corvallis, OR $61,880
- Bellingham, WA $61,820
- Spokane, WA $61,440
- Kahului, HI $60,710
- Seattle, WA $59,810
- Portland, OR $59,610
- Burlington, VT $58,740
- Bremerton, WA $58,150
- Bend, OR $51,640
- Salem, OR $50,960
- Sioux Falls, SD $50,500
- Olympia, WA $49,840
- Kennewick, WA $49,640
- Eugene, OR $49,570
- Medford, OR $49,480
- Rapid City, SD $48,440
- Boulder, CO $48,120
- Durham, NC $48,060
- Barnstable Town, MA $46,520
- Bridgeport, CT $46,470
- Portland, ME $46,460
- Minneapolis, MN $46,310
- Yakima, WA $46,270
- Greeley, CO $44,380
- Norwich, CT $44,270
- Raleigh, NC $43,700
- Los Angeles, CA $43,500
- San Jose, CA $43,410
- Hartford, CT $42,650
- Great Falls, MT $42,450
- San Francisco, CA $42,400
- Atlantic City, NJ $42,350
- Fort Collins, CO $41,230
- Billings, MT $40,950
- Salt Lake City, UT $40,720
- Asheville, NC $40,620
- Jacksonville, NC $39,990
- Trenton, NJ $39,990
- Napa, CA $39,610
- Rochester, MN $39,460
- Salisbury, MD $39,400
- Winston, NC $38,980
- Wenatchee, WA $38,810
- Grand Rapids, MI $38,740
- Vallejo, CA $38,640
- Tucson, AZ $38,590
- Charlotte, NC $38,530
- Albuquerque, NM $38,330
- Fayetteville, NC $38,290
- Santa Rosa, CA $38,280
- Lewiston, ME $38,200
- Milwaukee, WI $38,190
- Helena, MT $38,160
- Akron, OH $38,100
- Pittsburgh, PA $38,100
- Salinas, CA $37,970
- Lebanon, PA $37,920
- Chico, CA $37,880
- Lewiston, ID $37,820
- Allentown, PA $37,690
- Stockton, CA $37,690
- Vineland, NJ $37,680
- Greensboro, NC $37,620
- Oxnard, CA $37,440
- Boston, MA $37,430
- Lexington Park, MD $37,420
- Flagstaff, AZ $37,390
- Lansing, MI $37,380
- Santa Cruz, CA $37,380
- Hanford, CA $37,350
- Philadelphia, PA $37,320
- San Diego, CA $37,290
- Wilmington, NC $37,230
- Sheboygan, WI $37,210
- Yuba City, CA $37,180
- Bangor, ME $37,050
- Washington, DC $37,020
- Modesto, CA $36,960
- Niles, MI $36,960
- San Luis Obispo, CA $36,900
- Rochester, NY $36,830
- Phoenix, AZ $36,810
- Cincinnati, OH $36,790
- Sacramento, CA $36,780
- Santa Maria, CA $36,760
- Springfield, MA $36,690
- Colorado Springs, CO $36,680
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $36,620
- Fairbanks, AK $36,610
- Longview, WA $36,590
- Visalia, CA $36,570
- State College, PA $36,540
- Denver, CO $36,530
- Kenosha, WI $36,520
- Grand Junction, CO $36,500
- Madison, WI $36,490
- Reno, NV $36,490
- New Haven, CT $36,480
- Toledo, OH $36,440
- Waterbury, CT $36,430
- Worcester, MA $36,430
- Riverside, CA $36,410
- Omaha, NE $36,390
- Baltimore, MD $36,370
- Reading, PA $36,350
- Appleton, WI $36,260
- Columbus, OH $36,260
- Lawrence, KS $36,180
- Ames, IA $36,170
- New York, NY $36,120
- Gettysburg, PA $36,100
- York, PA $36,050
- Sebring, FL $36,000
- Iowa City, IA $35,950
- Columbia, MO $35,900
- Boise City, ID $35,890
- Fresno, CA $35,880
- Cedar Rapids, IA $35,770
- Cleveland, OH $35,640
- Des Moines, IA $35,640