Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists Salary in the US
A hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists earns a national median of $35,790 a year (mean $43,960) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #790 of 825.
How much does a hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists earn in the US?
A hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in the United States earns a median of $35,790 a year (mean $43,960), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 30% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 305,710 people work in this occupation (SOC 39-5012), ranked #790 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$35,790
per year
Mean
$43,960
per year
Employment
305,710
US workers
National rank
#790
of 825 by median
What a hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists (SOC 39-5012) earns a median annual wage of $35,790 and a mean (average) of $43,960. The median is the midpoint — half of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists earn more and half earn less — and is 30% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists is $35,790, and the mean (average) is $43,960. The median is the midpoint — half of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists earn more and half earn less.
- How does hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists pay compare to the US average?
- At $35,790, a hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists earns 30% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 305,710 hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists employed nationally (SOC 39-5012), across all industries.
- Where does this hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 39-5012. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 39-5012 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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