The annual salary statistics of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
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 | $23,800 | -23.19% | -33.53% |
| 2021 | $29,320 | 20.16% | - |
| 2020 | $23,410 | 2.18% | - |
| 2019 | $22,900 | 13.19% | - |
| 2018 | $19,880 | 0.15% | - |
| 2017 | $19,850 | 2.77% | - |
| 2016 | $19,300 | -12.33% | - |
| 2015 | $21,680 | 4.70% | - |
| 2014 | $20,660 | -15.68% | - |
| 2013 | $23,900 | -32.97% | - |
| 2012 | $31,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,800 in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is in the middle of salary range for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in state of Arkansas. In comparison, the annual salary of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower than that in the highest paying East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area and 2.7 percent (2.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jonesboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pine Bluff | |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | |
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hot Springs | |
| Jonesboro |