Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Manicurists and Pedicurists
Manicurists and Pedicurists clean and shape customers' fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Manicurists and Pedicurists with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $20,370 to $24,820 per year or $10 to $12 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Manicurists and Pedicurists to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
Highest (Top 10%) | $19 | $38,900 |
Senior (Top 25%) | $15 | $31,890 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $13 | $27,870 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $12 | $24,820 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $10 | $20,370 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
MT | $20 | $41,640 |
NH | $18 | $37,870 |
VT | $18 | $37,250 |
UT | $17 | $35,960 |
WA | $17 | $34,650 |
OR | $16 | $33,930 |
ME | $16 | $33,450 |
WV | $16 | $33,370 |
SC | $16 | $33,310 |
AZ | $16 | $33,180 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Manicurist and Pedicurist is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like MT doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at MT might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Manicurists and Pedicurists are in the states of MT, NH, VT, UT and WA.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
Automobile Dealers | $36750 | $17.67 |
Employment Services | $34890 | $16.77 |
Offices of Physicians | $33970 | $16.33 |
Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $32510 | $15.63 |
Traveler Accommodation | $30560 | $14.69 |
Technical and Trade Schools | $30190 | $14.52 |
Personal Care Services | $29020 | $13.95 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $28040 | $13.48 |
Health and Personal Care Stores | $26020 | $12.51 |
General Merchandise Stores | $25070 | $12.05 |