SOC 39-5011 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Barbers make in Jacksonville, FL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Barbers in Jacksonville, FL is $57,860. The 10th percentile is $31,390 and the 90th percentile is $63,350. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$57,860

10th percentile
$31,390
25th percentile
$45,040
Median
$57,860
75th percentile
$58,480
90th percentile
$63,350
Mean
$56,260

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Barbers, the published 10th percentile is $31,390 and the 90th percentile is $63,350. The difference is $31,960, which is 55.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $45,040 to the 75th at $58,480, covers $13,440.

The mean annual wage is $56,260, which sits below the median of $57,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Jacksonville, FL median is 51.4% higher than the national median of $38,210 for Barbers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,160, which is 52.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.1% higher than the Florida median of $49,410.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jacksonville, FL is 99.484, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Barbers at $58,160 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Barbers. Jacksonville, FL ranks 1st of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Tallahassee, FL is 150 miles away, with a median of $54,750 and employment of 40. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,295, against $58,160 here.
  • Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC is 158 miles away, with a median of $35,890 and employment of 30. That median is 38% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,616, against $58,160 here.

Employment share

Barbers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Jacksonville, FL (110 of 765,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (15,000 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.49 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville, FL · Barbers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Barbers make in Jacksonville, FL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Barbers in Jacksonville, FL is $57,860. The 10th percentile is $31,390 and the 90th percentile is $63,350. Employment is 110.

How does that compare with the national median for Barbers?

The local median is 51.4% higher than the national median of $38,210.

What is Barbers pay in Jacksonville, FL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Jacksonville, FL is 99.484, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $57,860 is $58,160. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Jacksonville, FL compare with nearby metros for Barbers?

Tallahassee, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 150 miles away, at $54,750. Jacksonville, FL ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.