The annual salary statistics of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $30,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,610.
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 | $35,790 | 2.71% | 23.78% |
| 2021 | $34,820 | 7.90% | - |
| 2020 | $32,070 | 6.08% | - |
| 2019 | $30,120 | 2.66% | - |
| 2018 | $29,320 | -2.35% | - |
| 2017 | $30,010 | 0.83% | - |
| 2016 | $29,760 | 5.31% | - |
| 2015 | $28,180 | -2.87% | - |
| 2014 | $28,990 | -1.59% | - |
| 2013 | $29,450 | 7.37% | - |
| 2012 | $27,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,790 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Rosa-Petaluma and 44.5 percent (44.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.