The annual salary statistics of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,370.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,990 | 4.35% | 35.87% |
| 2021 | $35,380 | 15.43% | - |
| 2020 | $29,920 | 8.52% | - |
| 2019 | $27,370 | 8.84% | - |
| 2018 | $24,950 | -0.20% | - |
| 2017 | $25,000 | 5.12% | - |
| 2016 | $23,720 | 4.38% | - |
| 2015 | $22,680 | -4.59% | - |
| 2012 | $23,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,990, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the second highest paying city for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in state of California, following the highest paying city Santa Rosa-Petaluma (median annual salary of $37,740). Compared with Santa Rosa-Petaluma, the median annual salary of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 2.0 percent (2.0%) lower.