The highest-paying states for barbers (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 barbers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $82,000, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for barbers. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $59,230). 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 barbers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $82,000 |
$62,930 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington | $59,230 |
$34,210 | 710 |
| 3 | North Carolina | $49,450 |
$16,460 | 320 |
| 4 | Michigan | $48,850 |
$48,850 | 490 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | $47,740 |
$24,130 | 80 |
| 6 | Ohio | $45,460 |
$18,360 | 350 |
| 7 | Louisiana | $45,040 |
$22,300 | 350 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $44,000 |
$21,810 | 390 |
| 9 | Missouri | $42,960 |
$27,240 | 410 |
| 10 | South Dakota | $42,050 |
$25,560 | 40 |
| 11 | Arizona | $40,750 |
$36,730 | 130 |
| 12 | West Virginia | $40,000 |
$21,990 | 40 |
| 13 | Maine | $39,070 |
$29,030 | 0 |
| 14 | Alaska | $38,710 |
$26,530 | 0 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $38,320 |
$19,500 | 570 |
| 16 | New Jersey | $38,080 |
$30,440 | 1,020 |
| 17 | Connecticut | $36,060 |
$28,770 | 230 |
| 18 | South Carolina | $35,610 |
$22,430 | 200 |
| 19 | California | $35,540 |
$33,340 | 840 |
| 20 | New York | $35,230 |
$30,160 | 1,420 |
| 21 | Colorado | $34,870 |
$27,870 | 390 |
| 22 | Iowa | $34,750 |
$28,480 | 290 |
| 23 | Maryland | $33,900 |
$33,900 | 110 |
| 24 | Texas | $33,770 |
$23,780 | 1,350 |
| 25 | North Dakota | $33,570 |
$27,550 | 60 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $33,350 |
$20,630 | 100 |
| 27 | Kentucky | $33,270 |
$17,690 | 230 |
| 28 | Oregon | $31,170 |
$31,140 | 310 |
| 29 | Illinois | $30,850 |
$25,030 | 550 |
| 30 | Massachusetts | $30,810 |
$30,640 | 180 |
| 31 | Florida | $30,470 |
$21,840 | 1,260 |
| 32 | Virginia | $30,170 |
$23,260 | 360 |
| 33 | Kansas | $29,750 |
$22,340 | 30 |
| 34 | Indiana | $29,270 |
$24,120 | 360 |
| 35 | Georgia | $28,880 |
$17,060 | 670 |
| 36 | Arkansas | $28,780 |
$22,380 | 0 |
| 37 | Tennessee | $28,160 |
$23,800 | 160 |
| 38 | Delaware | $27,750 |
$17,420 | 0 |
| 39 | New Hampshire | $27,730 |
$22,620 | 0 |
| 40 | New Mexico | $27,660 |
$21,840 | 40 |
| 41 | Alabama | $26,270 |
$25,330 | 160 |
| 42 | Utah | $25,970 |
$22,200 | 250 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | $25,880 |
$18,280 | 240 |
| 44 | Idaho | $23,950 |
$20,560 | 0 |
| 45 | Nevada | $23,330 |
$20,180 | 0 |
| 46 | Mississippi | $15,550 |
$15,080 | 140 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of barbers in those states is not available at this time.
See also: Highest-paying industries for barbers, Top paying jobs in America.