SOC 39-5092 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Manicurists and Pedicurists wages by metro

National median annual wage

$35,760

10th percentile: $28,920
25th percentile: $34,010
Median: $35,760
75th percentile: $41,650
90th percentile: $50,140
Mean: $38,570

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 152,770.

That median is 29.9% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930 — Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Manicurists and Pedicurists.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Portland-South Portland, ME	130	$41,180	$59,350	$81,550
Omaha, NE-IA	230	$28,080	$58,620	$100,610
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3,610	$39,140	$50,800	$63,770
Grand Forks, ND-MN	30	$30,500	$49,290	$79,950
Fairbanks-College, AK	40	$28,410	$47,990	$78,720
Anchorage, AK	120	$28,020	$47,890	$59,190
Rapid City, SD	60	$34,780	$47,600	$54,110
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	2,190	$35,860	$47,280	$77,110
Kennewick-Richland, WA	170	$38,780	$46,840	$58,460
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	50	$38,270	$46,620	$48,910
Medford, OR	70	$34,170	$46,390	$56,700
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	130	$32,440	$46,340	$65,430
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	280	$36,710	$46,050	$57,790
Rochester, MN	140	$29,460	$45,710	$58,480
Yakima, WA	70	$37,880	$45,330	$47,370
Bend, OR	100	$34,810	$45,130	$75,600
Salem, OR	160	$34,270	$44,850	$74,430
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	140	$33,350	$44,770	$55,030
Mankato, MN	80	$28,610	$43,870	$45,130
Reno, NV	100	$32,190	$43,530	$80,160

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Manicurists and Pedicurists jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	24,390	$32,240	$34,910	$37,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	15,050	$35,320	$36,570	$38,170
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7,320	$21,300	$31,200	$35,670
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	4,750	$34,480	$35,200	$46,640
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	4,180	$35,150	$36,670	$55,360
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	4,040	$35,270	$41,600	$43,610
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	3,780	$34,880	$35,480	$46,220
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3,610	$39,140	$50,800	$63,770
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,400	$34,750	$42,040	$60,020
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	3,130	$34,530	$35,340	$44,760
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	2,700	$32,070	$37,390	$65,450
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	2,680	$27,530	$35,920	$47,590
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	2,190	$35,860	$47,280	$77,110
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	2,180	$38,320	$43,070	$58,220
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	2,090	$31,200	$38,100	$48,820
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1,790	$33,200	$35,520	$51,810
Pittsburgh, PA	1,670	$20,230	$28,790	$48,440
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	1,600	$34,010	$34,770	$44,860
Kansas City, MO-KS	1,570	$27,460	$36,180	$53,660
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,500	$18,950	$33,800	$47,820

States and territories

State estimates for Manicurists and Pedicurists, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Hawaii	40	$29,120	$60,790	$79,730
Nebraska	310	$29,070	$56,940	$100,610
Washington	5,570	$38,660	$49,900	$63,430
Maine	200	$36,800	$48,540	$81,490
Alaska	180	$28,020	$47,890	$59,620
Oregon	2,210	$35,230	$46,080	$77,420
Iowa	190	$15,800	$45,420	$58,150
Kentucky	240	$31,480	$45,310	$65,430
South Dakota	250	$34,280	$45,310	$54,850
Nevada	1,020	$30,000	$41,880	$78,300
Missouri	1,630	$28,600	$39,100	$55,240
West Virginia	120	$27,470	$38,260	$48,670
Florida	4,470	$28,730	$37,840	$59,940
Maryland	2,080	$34,280	$37,300	$48,370
Mississippi	520	$21,750	$37,300	$82,040
Colorado	3,970	$32,030	$37,110	$64,590
Illinois	2,470	$31,200	$37,050	$48,840
Michigan	1,020	$27,740	$36,890	$65,880
Wisconsin	2,350	$20,950	$36,680	$54,400
California	39,210	$34,840	$36,630	$47,260
Virginia	4,230	$29,370	$36,630	$59,430
District of Columbia	Not available	$36,400	$36,620	$50,620
New Jersey	11,520	$32,220	$36,370	$39,390
Indiana	510	$21,580	$36,140	$46,740
Minnesota	3,260	$27,550	$36,040	$47,800
Ohio	3,680	$26,650	$35,590	$53,260
Massachusetts	4,660	$33,510	$35,470	$46,210
Arizona	2,440	$30,800	$35,290	$51,740
New Hampshire	490	$29,410	$35,100	$56,900
Idaho	160	$25,150	$34,910	$51,440
Rhode Island	Not available	$31,200	$34,910	$43,880
Tennessee	1,200	$20,450	$34,810	$57,340
North Carolina	1,900	$22,150	$34,740	$73,260
Connecticut	4,490	$34,010	$34,720	$44,860
New York	19,710	$32,240	$34,660	$35,730
Texas	5,340	$18,950	$34,040	$48,510
South Carolina	710	$18,450	$33,810	$62,550
Montana	110	$26,690	$33,660	$43,880
North Dakota	270	$30,560	$33,430	$76,120
Oklahoma	480	$22,290	$31,330	$50,620
Delaware	780	$31,200	$31,200	$38,060
Kansas	1,510	$21,320	$30,930	$44,820
Alabama	920	$21,160	$30,300	$57,370
Utah	1,150	$20,410	$28,820	$42,540
Louisiana	2,210	$18,190	$28,170	$45,860
Pennsylvania	9,610	$20,520	$27,990	$43,890
Arkansas	230	$23,930	$27,690	$49,060
Georgia	1,710	$21,390	$26,910	$56,640
New Mexico	Not available	$25,720	$25,720	$52,950
Puerto Rico	190	$21,840	$22,900	$23,180
Vermont	100	Not available	Not available	Not available

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Manicurists and Pedicurists?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Manicurists and Pedicurists is $35,760. Employment is 152,770.

How does Manicurists and Pedicurists pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Manicurists and Pedicurists is 29.9% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Manicurists and Pedicurists?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Portland-South Portland, ME is highest on this page's list at $59,350.