Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist Hourly Rate

Updated: 30 May 2012
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$0$9$18$27
Hourly Rate$7.22 - $14.72  
   
Hourly Tips$0.78 - $6.71  
Overtime$3.14 - $20.61  
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$0$18K$36K$54K
Bonus$0.00 - $2,015  
   
Commission$10.00 - $27,500  
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XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).
)		$14,850 - $48,659  
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Companies and Industries for Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist Salaries

Popular Employers

Hourly Rate
Great Clips, Inc.$7.67 - $10.60
Supercuts Hair Salon$7.27 - $10.57
JCPENNY$6.98 - $25.83
Regis Corporation$7.04 - $8.56
Fantastic Sams'$7.38 - $8.45
Popular Industries

Hourly Rate
Hair Salon$7.11 - $14.78
Beauty, Skin Care Products / Cosmetics$7.30 - $15.57
Cosmetology School$7.75 - $14.77
Retail, Department Stores$6.83 - $11.92
Day Spa$6.77 - $14.55

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Key Statistics for Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist Salaries and Jobs

Gender
Female
94%
female alumni
  
Male
6%
male alumni
Hourly Rate:$7.61 - $10.05 $7.65 - $9.17
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
4%
1-4 years
45%
5-9 years
23%
10-19 years
16%
20 years or more
12%
Top Degrees

Hourly Rate
Associate's Degree$7.72 - $10.00
Bachelor's Degree$7.52 - $10.00
Certificate (Cert), Cosmetology$7.00 - $9.50
High School DiplomaNot enough data
Technical Certificate, CosmetologyNot enough data
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 22% dental benefits Dental: 17%
vision benefits Vision: 12% employee benefits None: 76%

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Career Path for Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist Jobs

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Common Future Jobs

Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist

Salary Range

$14,850 - $48,659
payscale
Cosmetologist
$14,165 - $49,589
Waiter/Waitress
$7,429 - $33,899
Hairstylist
$14,095 - $63,553
 
Common Past Jobs
Common Future Jobs

Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist

Salary Range

$14,850 - $48,659
payscale
Hairdresser / Hairstylist
$14,804 - $59,701
Hair Salon and Spa Manager
$20,680 - $52,876
Cosmetology Instructor
$21,030 - $45,699
 

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Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist Job Description

People with the job title Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Provide beauty services, such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May also apply makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, and provide nail and skin care services.

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Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist - (City withheld for privacy), California, United States
Get it in writing and keep a paper trail and a log of anything that you may need to back you up.
Posted in Job Security on 31 Mar 2010
Hairdresser
Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist - (City withheld for privacy), Michigan, United States
I think I should be getting paid more an hour because I am working way to hard for the rate I'm getting. I'm always keeping busy. The paper that I read when I started for the hourly wage said all Cost Cutters employees start at 8.50 an hour, and I'm only getting 7.50 an hour.
Posted in Fair Pay on 29 Jul 2007
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