Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Provide beauty services, such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May also apply makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, and provide nail and skin care services. Manicurists and Pedicurists Clean and shape customers’ fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.
Average annual salary for a Hair Stylist is $24639 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $51368. The lowest salary reported was $15172. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Hair Stylist is $12.25 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $25.54. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $7.54. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Hair Stylist are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Hair Stylist. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – $13,800 – $45,000 Florida – $14,802 – $88,437 Illinois – $12,000 – $65,400 New York – $17,500 – $45,000 North Carolina – n/a Pennsylvania – $19,653 – $40,695 Texas – $18,000 – $47,500
These are the highest paying cities for a Hair Stylist. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – New York, New York – Atlanta, Georgia – Ashland, Oregon – Chicago, Illinois – Los Angeles, California –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Hair Stylist from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $24639 while in 2007 it was just $22849.77
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 8% of Hair Stylists were males while 92% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.