How much do Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists make in Athens-Clarke County, GA?

Percentile spread

For Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists, the published 10th percentile is $17,300 and the 90th percentile is $75,230. The difference is $57,930, which is 191.5% 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 $23,050 to the 75th at $49,960, covers $26,910.

The mean annual wage is $40,040, which sits above the median of $30,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Athens-Clarke County, GA median is 15.5% lower than the national median of $35,790 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,407, which is 9.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.5% lower than the Georgia median of $34,560.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Athens-Clarke County, GA is 93.343, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists at $32,407 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Athens-Clarke County, GA ranks 14th of 26 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).).

• Gainesville, GA is 43 miles away, with a median of $28,930 and employment of 140. That median is 4.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,897, against $32,407 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $33,850 and employment of 680. That median is 11.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,296, against $32,407 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $34,640 and employment of 5,760. That median is 14.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,620, against $32,407 here.

Employment share

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Athens-Clarke County, GA (170 of 95,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.20% of employment (305,710 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.90 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.