Years Experience | National Salary Data ( XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. ) | $0 | $33K | $66K | $99K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 year | $10,304 - $96,958 | ||||
| 1-4 years | $11,707 - $47,292 | ||||
| 5-9 years | $12,411 - $50,437 | ||||
| 10-19 years | $14,237 - $62,897 | ||||
| 20 years or more | $12,429 - $82,267 | ||||
 Country: United States | Currency: USD | Updated: 4 Feb 2012 | Individuals Reporting: 450 | |||||
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People with the job title Hairdresser, Hairstylist, or Cosmetologist typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.
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.
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