Highest-paying Cities for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

The top 100 highest paying cities for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $46,260, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is the highest paying city for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists. It is followed by Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington (average annual salary $45,370). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$46,260	$35,660	4,220
2	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$45,370	$25,670	70
3	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$44,990	$29,880	330
4	Spokane, Washington	$44,670	$31,070	540
5	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$44,400	$31,070	220
6	Olympia, Washington	$43,940	$35,870	270
7	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$43,700	$31,500	170
8	Bellingham, Washington	$43,690	$32,190	150
9	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$43,500	$29,970	500
10	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$43,350	$20,840	150
11	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$43,270	$28,970	110
12	Longview, Washington	$42,560	$31,070	100
13	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$42,000	$32,960	240
14	Central Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$41,900	$20,090	150
15	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$41,160	$28,750	580
16	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$40,860	$33,890	130
17	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$40,650	$28,970	690
18	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$40,480	$26,840	290
19	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$39,690	$28,070	40
20	Framingham, Massachusetts	$39,410	$22,900	610
21	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$39,370	$31,000	100
22	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$39,320	$26,180	60
23	Yakima, Washington	$38,980	$30,720	70
24	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$38,850	$29,010	330
25	Bangor, Maine	$38,800	$28,840	90
26	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$38,630	$20,730	2,420
27	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$38,340	$22,700	2,160
28	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$38,170	$26,040	11,690
29	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$37,960	$29,640	170
30	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$37,920	$21,370	1,260
31	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$37,880	$24,560	150
32	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$37,860	$28,140	80
33	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$37,740	$31,490	230
34	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$37,580	$27,520	600
35	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$37,580	$28,550	220
36	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$37,570	$26,690	4,490
37	Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$37,560	$27,690	100
38	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$37,540	$23,030	1,410
39	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$37,510	$21,950	430
40	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$37,470	$28,240	6,120
41	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$37,430	$27,250	370
42	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$37,380	$26,930	100
43	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$37,340	$23,330	280
44	Boulder, Colorado	$37,330	$28,960	610
45	Springfield, Missouri	$37,240	$23,190	460
46	Ocean City, New Jersey	$37,120	$27,040	210
47	Syracuse, New York	$37,090	$28,140	380
48	St Louis, Missouri	$37,000	$23,620	2,990
49	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$36,990	$29,370	8,370
50	Worcester, Massachusetts	$36,960	$29,640	570
51	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$36,910	$31,160	390
52	Columbia, Missouri	$36,870	$23,190	260
53	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$36,790	$25,090	5,050
54	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$36,700	$27,000	120
55	Macon, Georgia	$36,700	$19,400	110
56	Ithaca, New York	$36,700	$28,100	40
57	Knoxville, Tennessee	$36,550	$19,500	830
58	Bay City, Michigan	$36,500	$22,760	50
59	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$36,430	$17,460	80
60	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$36,380	$26,990	3,150
61	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$36,370	$29,640	80
62	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$36,310	$25,500	680
63	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$36,220	$21,700	340
64	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$36,160	$31,170	8,350
65	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$36,110	$23,620	240
66	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$36,040	$28,350	25,180
67	Charlottesville, Virginia	$36,030	$22,910	280
68	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$36,010	$27,040	200
69	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$35,900	$22,590	260
70	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$35,850	$30,490	70
71	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$35,850	$23,460	4,650
72	Grand Junction, Colorado	$35,840	$27,960	190
73	Rapid City, South Dakota	$35,800	$21,330	160
74	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$35,790	$30,610	3,120
75	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$35,790	$27,610	880
76	Rochester, Minnesota	$35,770	$24,910	200
77	Salt Lake City, Utah	$35,760	$20,960	1,510
78	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$35,650	$29,340	200
79	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$35,640	$23,210	220
80	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$35,610	$30,060	4,670
81	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$35,550	$21,510	190
82	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$35,530	$30,020	1,550
83	Springfield, Massachusetts	$35,510	$29,640	660
84	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$35,480	$23,160	1,240
85	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$35,460	$20,340	80
86	Wilmington, North Carolina	$35,460	$20,160	420
87	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$35,440	$20,800	120
88	Jackson, Michigan	$35,360	$22,190	80
89	Muskegon-Norton Shores, Michigan	$35,350	$21,680	90
90	Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area, South Carolina	$35,340	$18,630	60
91	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$35,310	$26,170	210
92	North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$35,270	$22,130	80
93	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$35,180	$22,570	220
94	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$35,160	$25,850	260
95	North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, Arizona	$35,160	$25,270	40
96	Janesville, Wisconsin	$35,100	$21,470	180
97	Visalia-Porterville, California	$35,070	$29,120	90
98	Racine, Wisconsin	$35,060	$21,290	250
99	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$34,990	$18,090	160
100	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$34,980	$34,380	1,760

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