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Personal Appearance Worker Salary in U.S.

The salary statistics of personal appearance workers are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of personal appearance workers in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of personal appearance workers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The personal appearance workers annual salary statistics are from the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Personal Appearance Worker Salary in U.S. (2022 survey)

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,290
25th Percentile Wage
$28,140
50th Percentile Wage
$33,270
75th Percentile Wage
$44,200
90th Percentile Wage
$59,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for personal appearance workers. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) personal appearance workers is $59,480. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $33,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $22,290. It is noted that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 166% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of personal appearance workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$33,270
11.06% 33.30%
2021
$29,590
4.33% -
2020
$28,310
6.64% -
2019
$26,430
6.05% -
2018
$24,830
1.69% -
2017
$24,410
2.17% -
2016
$23,880
2.68% -
2015
$23,240
3.10% -
2014
$22,520
0.22% -
2013
$22,470
1.25% -
2012
$22,190
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Table 2. Personal Appearance Worker Salary by Industry Sector (2022 survey)

The average salaries of personal appearance workers in 15 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for personal appearance workers occupations is the information sector with an annual salary $100,250. The lowest paying sector is the management of companies and enterprises sector (annual salary $23,330).

Industry Sector Median Annual Salary
Information
$100,250
Manufacturing
$49,330
Educational Services
$47,840
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$42,890
Health Care and Social Assistance
$42,880
Federal, State, and Local Government
$38,600
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
$38,270
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
$37,690
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
$36,590
Transportation and Warehousing
$33,880
Wholesale Trade
$33,160
Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)
$32,940
Accommodation and Food Services
$32,690
Retail Trade
$28,070
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$23,330

Table 3. Salaries of Personal Appearance Worker Related Occupations

The average annual salary of personal appearance worker related occupations at the national level is given in Table 3. For more salary information about a specific occupation, use the links below.

Occupation Median Annual Salary
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
$96,370
Skincare Specialists
$38,060
Barbers
$34,990
Barbers, Hairdressers, Hairstylists and Cosmetologists
$33,400
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
$33,290
Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Workers
$33,000
Manicurists and Pedicurists
$31,130
Shampooers
$27,860

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