The annual salary statistics of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $17,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $23,420 | 7.60% | 19.68% |
| 2021 | $21,640 | 4.11% | - |
| 2020 | $20,750 | 1.88% | - |
| 2019 | $20,360 | 3.49% | - |
| 2018 | $19,650 | 0.81% | - |
| 2017 | $19,490 | 2.00% | - |
| 2016 | $19,100 | 2.15% | - |
| 2015 | $18,690 | -6.90% | - |
| 2014 | $19,980 | 0.35% | - |
| 2013 | $19,910 | 5.52% | - |
| 2012 | $18,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $23,420 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in Huntington-Ashland is 30.6 percent (30.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Hagerstown-Martinsburg and 4.0 percent (4.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.