The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $51,620, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists. It is followed by Washington (average annual salary $46,210). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $51,620 |
$31,820 | 590 |
| 2 | Washington | $46,210 |
$33,950 | 6,570 |
| 3 | Maine | $42,800 |
$29,010 | 1,140 |
| 4 | Illinois | $38,170 |
$26,040 | 12,470 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $37,760 |
$27,730 | 15,070 |
| 6 | Vermont | $37,390 |
$26,620 | 570 |
| 7 | Missouri | $37,240 |
$23,190 | 5,770 |
| 8 | Minnesota | $37,010 |
$25,060 | 5,980 |
| 9 | Nebraska | $36,510 |
$20,280 | 1,910 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $36,380 |
$30,870 | 9,920 |
| 11 | South Dakota | $36,230 |
$30,310 | 820 |
| 12 | Maryland | $35,790 |
$27,160 | 6,130 |
| 13 | Tennessee | $35,790 |
$18,820 | 5,390 |
| 14 | Colorado | $35,700 |
$28,910 | 7,620 |
| 15 | Michigan | $35,470 |
$22,940 | 8,560 |
| 16 | California | $34,970 |
$29,710 | 23,170 |
| 17 | Virginia | $34,760 |
$23,120 | 8,560 |
| 18 | North Carolina | $34,180 |
$20,470 | 7,610 |
| 19 | Delaware | $33,660 |
$23,460 | 1,580 |
| 20 | New York | $33,480 |
$28,520 | 18,160 |
| 21 | Utah | $33,180 |
$20,790 | 3,020 |
| 22 | North Dakota | $33,020 |
$19,810 | 1,030 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $32,890 |
$21,300 | 6,700 |
| 24 | Connecticut | $31,020 |
$28,640 | 4,180 |
| 25 | Oregon | $31,000 |
$27,930 | 2,540 |
| 26 | Arizona | $30,520 |
$27,450 | 6,760 |
| 27 | Idaho | $30,250 |
$17,920 | 1,540 |
| 28 | Ohio | $30,050 |
$20,810 | 12,470 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | $29,580 |
$21,440 | 2,160 |
| 30 | Florida | $29,520 |
$21,440 | 20,410 |
| 31 | Montana | $29,490 |
$22,670 | 600 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $29,480 |
$17,820 | 20,870 |
| 33 | Georgia | $29,440 |
$17,940 | 7,140 |
| 34 | New Hampshire | $29,400 |
$20,840 | 1,570 |
| 35 | South Carolina | $29,310 |
$18,330 | 3,190 |
| 36 | Kansas | $29,080 |
$20,490 | 2,190 |
| 37 | Alabama | $29,070 |
$18,900 | 3,010 |
| 38 | West Virginia | $28,930 |
$18,770 | 1,100 |
| 39 | Iowa | $27,720 |
$21,850 | 2,830 |
| 40 | Indiana | $27,310 |
$21,150 | 6,590 |
| 41 | Texas | $27,290 |
$17,950 | 27,350 |
| 42 | Rhode Island | $27,230 |
$25,480 | 1,660 |
| 43 | New Mexico | $26,990 |
$23,920 | 1,130 |
| 44 | Hawaii | $26,990 |
$21,660 | 1,000 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $26,910 |
$18,100 | 2,370 |
| 46 | Wyoming | $26,840 |
$19,240 | 360 |
| 47 | Guam | $25,130 |
$21,840 | 60 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $24,240 |
$22,880 | 1,330 |
| 49 | Alaska | $23,860 |
$23,200 | 460 |
| 50 | Nevada | $23,150 |
$20,910 | 1,810 |
| 51 | Louisiana | $22,930 |
$16,890 | 2,230 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $22,010 |
$17,160 | 870 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $19,690 |
$18,220 | 1,080 |