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Updated: 31 Jan 2012
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Less than 1 year$12,000 - $30,517  
   
1-4 years$11,930 - $59,539  
5-9 years$10,800 - $45,637  
10-19 years$14,203 - $51,278  
20 years or more$30,000 - $112,500  
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What is the Average Esthetician Salary

If you're interested in health and beauty, and enjoy working with people, becoming an esthetician is a great career option. As licensed skin care specialists, estheticians work in a variety of settings, including day spas, salons and both dermatology and medical offices. Estheticians may perform skin treatments such as waxing, exfoliation and laser hair removal. Depending on the work setting, they may also provide makeup and skin care advice to clients. Anyone seeking beauty and skin care tips will appreciate the expertise of an esthetician, but medical estheticians provide services that can really change lives. After surgery or other trauma, patients may work with an esthetician to learn makeup application and skin care methods that conceal injuries or just help them to feel better. Not only is this a valuable service to patients, but the salary range for an esthetician in a medical setting can also be lucrative. Take a look at the Esthetician Salary by Industry chart to see which industries tend to offer the highest salaries for an esthetician.

Esthetician Salary and Cost of Living

If you're thinking about becoming an esthetician, be sure to research both the salary range for an esthetician in different areas and the cost of attending school. Licensing and certification requirements may also vary in different states. Looking at the Esthetician Salary by City report shows that the average salary of an esthetician may can vary widely from one city to the next. And the same variation is shown on the Esthetician Salary by State report. California is one of the states showing a higher esthetician salary range, but many cities there are also known for having a high cost of living. To find out which U.S. cities offer the best esthetician salaries and are also most affordable, you can use the PayScale Cost of Living Calculator. For example, take a look at the Cost of Living and Esthetician Salary comparison for Chicago and Los Angeles.

For more salary data related to the health and beauty industry, find out how the salary range for an esthetician compares to a Makeup Artist Salary and a Massage Therapist Salary.

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Esthetician Job Description

People with the job title Esthetician typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Provide skin care treatments to face and body to enhance an individual's appearance.

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