Hourly Rate for Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist Jobs

Updated: 4 Feb 2012
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$0$9$18$27
Hourly Rate$7.24 - $14.83  
   
Hourly Tips$0.99 - $7.95  
Overtime$3.03 - $21.04  
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$0$18K$36K$54K
Bonus$0.00 - $2,247  
   
Commission$45.96 - $25,114  
Profit Sharing$24.08 - $24,832  
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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).
)		$14,839 - $48,866  
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Companies and Industries for Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist Jobs

Popular Employers

Hourly Rate
Great Clips, Inc.$7.63 - $10.59
Supercuts Hair Salon$7.30 - $10.48
Regis Corporation$7.06 - $8.51
Fantastic Sams'$7.19 - $8.32
ULTA Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.$7.75 - $8.28
Popular Industries

Hourly Rate
Hair Salon$6.97 - $15.14
Beauty, Skin Care Products / Cosmetics$7.16 - $15.88
Day Spa$6.65 - $14.91
Retail, Department Stores$6.75 - $11.72
Retail$7.00 - $13.75

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Key Statistics for Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist Jobs

Gender
Female
95%
female alumni
  
Male
5%
male alumni
Hourly Rate:$7.64 - $10.12 $7.70 - $12.77
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
4%
1-4 years
45%
5-9 years
24%
10-19 years
15%
20 years or more
11%
Top Degrees

Hourly Rate
Associate's Degree$7.18 - $34.52
Certificate (Cert), Cosmetology$7.30 - $9.86
Bachelor's Degree$7.63 - $9.83
Technical Certificate, CosmetologyNot enough data
High School DiplomaNot enough data
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 24% dental benefits Dental: 17%
vision benefits Vision: 12% employee benefits None: 74%

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Career Path for Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist Jobs

Common Past Jobs
Common Future Jobs

Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist

Salary Range

$14,839 - $48,866
payscale
Cosmetologist
$14,154 - $51,543
Waiter/Waitress
$7,768 - $38,983
Hairstylist
$13,971 - $77,882
 
Common Past Jobs
Common Future Jobs

Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist

Salary Range

$14,839 - $48,866
payscale
Hairdresser / Hairstylist
$14,830 - $61,319
Hair Salon and Spa Manager
$20,545 - $56,509
Cosmetology Instructor
$20,705 - $46,573
 

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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
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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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