The highest-paying states for manicurists and pedicurists (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 manicurists and pedicurists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $52,000, Vermont is the highest paying state for manicurists and pedicurists. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $48,550). 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 manicurists and pedicurists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | $52,000 |
$39,830 | 60 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $48,550 |
$32,790 | 80 |
| 3 | Washington | $43,190 |
$35,190 | 5,060 |
| 4 | Iowa | $41,840 |
$25,180 | 120 |
| 5 | Nebraska | $40,070 |
$26,710 | 320 |
| 6 | West Virginia | $37,410 |
$21,720 | 210 |
| 7 | Montana | $37,200 |
$35,160 | 120 |
| 8 | Colorado | $37,190 |
$29,930 | 2,900 |
| 9 | Illinois | $36,930 |
$25,430 | 3,050 |
| 10 | South Dakota | $35,580 |
$28,820 | 110 |
| 11 | Oregon | $35,070 |
$32,640 | 1,540 |
| 12 | Kentucky | $34,850 |
$26,180 | 210 |
| 13 | Virginia | $34,620 |
$22,880 | 3,850 |
| 14 | Arizona | $33,280 |
$30,050 | 2,930 |
| 15 | California | $33,280 |
$30,000 | 36,500 |
| 16 | Maine | $32,720 |
$28,300 | 60 |
| 17 | Nevada | $32,160 |
$19,760 | 1,040 |
| 18 | New York | $31,510 |
$28,100 | 18,650 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | $31,110 |
$30,060 | 4,680 |
| 20 | Indiana | $30,650 |
$24,650 | 150 |
| 21 | Missouri | $30,450 |
$24,170 | 860 |
| 22 | New Jersey | $30,340 |
$27,040 | 10,560 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $30,250 |
$17,820 | 1,800 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $30,190 |
$21,000 | 120 |
| 25 | Ohio | $30,020 |
$22,020 | 3,410 |
| 26 | Maryland | $29,940 |
$26,700 | 2,420 |
| 27 | New Hampshire | $29,810 |
$20,680 | 680 |
| 28 | Minnesota | $29,770 |
$23,490 | 2,950 |
| 29 | Alaska | $29,640 |
$23,100 | 110 |
| 30 | Idaho | $29,630 |
$19,210 | 50 |
| 31 | Alabama | $29,520 |
$20,820 | 750 |
| 32 | Florida | $29,440 |
$22,480 | 4,290 |
| 33 | Mississippi | $29,350 |
$16,090 | 240 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $29,140 |
$16,020 | 1,620 |
| 35 | Michigan | $28,840 |
$23,970 | 790 |
| 36 | Arkansas | $28,760 |
$25,610 | 160 |
| 37 | Wyoming | $28,590 |
$24,250 | 40 |
| 38 | Tennessee | $28,390 |
$18,320 | 920 |
| 39 | Connecticut | $28,260 |
$27,140 | 4,050 |
| 40 | Delaware | $28,260 |
$23,670 | 750 |
| 41 | Rhode Island | $27,870 |
$26,700 | 380 |
| 42 | Texas | $27,550 |
$18,950 | 4,870 |
| 43 | Georgia | $27,040 |
$18,230 | 1,260 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $24,020 |
$19,780 | 50 |
| 45 | Hawaii | $23,620 |
$23,020 | 200 |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | $23,050 |
$20,150 | 8,830 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $23,020 |
$18,470 | 770 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $22,510 |
$20,690 | 490 |
| 49 | Kansas | $22,470 |
$17,740 | 920 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $21,840 |
$17,750 | 2,160 |
| 51 | Utah | $21,440 |
$16,610 | 90 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $20,370 |
$18,260 | 110 |