How much do Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists make in Johnson City, TN?

Percentile spread

For Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists, the published 10th percentile is $22,850 and the 90th percentile is $44,200. The difference is $21,350, which is 73.7% 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 $26,300 to the 75th at $36,270, covers $9,970.

The mean annual wage is $32,350, which sits above the median of $28,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Johnson City, TN median is 19% lower than the national median of $35,790 for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,959, which is 7.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.4% lower than the Tennessee median of $31,310.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Johnson City, TN is 87.928, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $28,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists at $32,959 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists. Johnson City, TN ranks 20th of 25 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).).

• Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 24 miles away, with a median of $28,820 and employment of 120. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,338, against $32,959 here.
• Asheville, NC is 47 miles away, with a median of $40,620 and employment of 330. That median is 40.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,091, against $32,959 here.
• Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $35,100 and employment of 160. That median is 21.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,667, against $32,959 here.

Employment share

Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Johnson City, TN (180 of 81,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.20% of employment (305,710 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.12 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.