Manicurists and Pedicurists salary

SOC 39-5092 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median

$35,760

per year, nationally

Middle half

$34,010–$41,650

25th to 75th percentile

Employed

152,770

in the U.S.

Growth 2024–34

+7.0%

24,800 openings/yr

What the range looks like

A single median hides most of what a job pays. The bar below is the full national range: the wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the solid bar is the middle half, and the tick is the median.

$28,920$50,140

10th: $28,920
25th: $34,010
Median: $35,760
75th: $41,650
90th: $50,140

Getting in

Typical education to enter: Postsecondary nondegree award
Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: None

Entry requirements describe what is typical, not mandatory. Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34.

Where manicurists and pedicurists earn the most

Nominal pay and pay adjusted for local prices rank states differently — a high-wage state with high costs can be worse off in real terms than a middling one. Switch between the two below.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	State	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	Hawaii	$60,790	110.0	40	0.06×
2	Nebraska	$56,940	90.1	310	0.31×
3	Washington	$49,900	107.0	5,570	1.60×
4	Maine	$48,540	97.0	200	0.31×
5	Alaska	$47,890	102.4	180	0.57×
6	Oregon	$46,080	103.4	2,210	1.14×
7	Iowa	$45,420	87.8	190	0.12×
8	Kentucky	$45,310	90.2	240	0.12×
9	South Dakota	$45,310	88.6	250	0.55×
10	Nevada	$41,880	100.0	1,020	0.67×
11	Missouri	$39,100	90.8	1,630	0.57×
12	West Virginia	$38,260	89.5	120	0.17×
13	Florida	$37,840	103.4	4,470	0.46×
14	Mississippi	$37,300	87.0	520	0.45×
15	Maryland	$37,300	105.0	2,080	0.77×
16	Colorado	$37,110	103.1	3,970	1.41×
17	Illinois	$37,050	100.0	2,470	0.41×
18	Michigan	$36,890	96.2	1,020	0.24×
19	Wisconsin	$36,680	94.1	2,350	0.81×
20	California	$36,630	110.7	39,210	2.19×
21	Virginia	$36,630	101.1	4,230	1.05×
22	District of Columbia	$36,620	109.9	—	—
23	New Jersey	$36,370	108.8	11,520	2.74×
24	Indiana	$36,140	93.3	510	0.16×
25	Minnesota	$36,040	98.6	3,260	1.13×
26	Ohio	$35,590	92.8	3,680	0.67×
27	Massachusetts	$35,470	105.8	4,660	1.30×
28	Arizona	$35,290	100.7	2,440	0.77×
29	New Hampshire	$35,100	104.2	490	0.73×
30	Rhode Island	$34,910	102.3	—	—
31	Idaho	$34,910	95.5	160	0.19×
32	Tennessee	$34,810	91.9	1,200	0.37×
33	North Carolina	$34,740	94.3	1,900	0.39×
34	Connecticut	$34,720	103.6	4,490	2.69×
35	New York	$34,660	107.9	19,710	2.07×
36	Texas	$34,040	97.1	5,340	0.39×
37	South Carolina	$33,810	93.7	710	0.31×
38	Montana	$33,660	94.6	110	0.22×
39	North Dakota	$33,430	89.0	270	0.64×
40	Oklahoma	$31,330	87.8	480	0.29×
41	Delaware	$31,200	99.8	780	1.63×
42	Kansas	$30,930	90.1	1,510	1.07×
43	Alabama	$30,300	88.8	920	0.44×
44	Utah	$28,820	98.9	1,150	0.67×
45	Louisiana	$28,170	88.2	2,210	1.16×
46	Pennsylvania	$27,990	97.6	9,610	1.61×
47	Arkansas	$27,690	86.9	230	0.18×
48	Georgia	$26,910	96.3	1,710	0.36×
49	New Mexico	$25,720	92.2	—	—

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. States where manicurists and pedicurists wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

Best paying metro areas for manicurists and pedicurists

The 40 highest-paying metros with a published estimate. BLS suppresses roughly half of all occupation-by-metro cells, so a metro absent here has no local figure rather than a low one.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	Metro area	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	Portland-South Portland, ME	$59,350	101.9	130	0.47×
2	Omaha, NE-IA	$58,620	91.9	230	0.46×
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$50,800	111.1	3,610	1.76×
4	Grand Forks, ND-MN	$49,290	86.7	30	0.68×
5	Fairbanks-College, AK	$47,990	103.2	40	1.06×
6	Anchorage, AK	$47,890	105.4	120	0.68×
7	Rapid City, SD	$47,600	89.2	60	0.79×
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$47,280	105.4	2,190	1.84×
9	Kennewick-Richland, WA	$46,840	100.1	170	1.31×
10	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$46,620	102.4	50	0.99×
11	Medford, OR	$46,390	101.4	70	0.82×
12	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$46,340	93.1	130	0.19×
13	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$46,050	100.3	280	1.11×
14	Rochester, MN	$45,710	90.8	140	1.16×
15	Yakima, WA	$45,330	95.5	70	0.71×
16	Bend, OR	$45,130	103.6	100	0.91×
17	Salem, OR	$44,850	103.6	160	0.87×
18	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$44,770	90.6	140	0.78×
19	Mankato, MN	$43,870	91.0	80	1.36×
20	Reno, NV	$43,530	101.0	100	0.37×
21	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$43,380	90.0	110	0.73×
22	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$43,070	110.4	2,180	1.95×
23	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$42,040	108.9	3,400	1.10×
24	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$41,600	115.6	4,040	1.73×
25	Pueblo, CO	$41,600	91.8	30	0.50×
26	Hattiesburg, MS	$41,440	87.6	30	0.56×
27	Punta Gorda, FL	$40,990	100.5	40	0.79×
28	St. Louis, MO-IL	$40,840	95.1	580	0.44×
29	Bloomington, IL	$40,830	93.5	50	0.60×
30	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$40,010	100.2	900	0.80×
31	Eau Claire, WI	$39,690	92.8	90	1.10×
32	Madison, WI	$39,020	97.3	190	0.48×
33	Sheboygan, WI	$38,940	94.0	40	0.72×
34	Naples-Marco Island, FL	$38,860	103.2	120	0.68×
35	Kenosha, WI	$38,760	101.1	100	1.39×
36	Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$38,660	96.0	90	1.15×
37	Canton-Massillon, OH	$38,540	89.4	140	0.87×
38	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$38,530	102.3	180	0.61×
39	Napa, CA	$38,500	112.6	140	1.84×
40	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$38,480	89.1	40	0.25×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where manicurists and pedicurists wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

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