The annual salary statistics of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $33,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $40,860 | 9.74% | 43.17% |
| 2019 | $36,880 | 8.46% | - |
| 2018 | $33,760 | 12.94% | - |
| 2017 | $29,390 | -17.56% | - |
| 2016 | $34,550 | 5.09% | - |
| 2015 | $32,790 | 6.86% | - |
| 2014 | $30,540 | 13.72% | - |
| 2013 | $26,350 | 11.88% | - |
| 2012 | $23,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,860 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is in the middle of salary range for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 40.1 percent (40.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.