How much do Manicurists and Pedicurists make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Percentile spread

For Manicurists and Pedicurists, the published 10th percentile is $21,390 and the 90th percentile is $58,030. The difference is $36,640, which is 134.8% 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 $23,170 to the 75th at $35,900, covers $12,730.

The mean annual wage is $32,870, which sits above the median of $27,190. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 24% lower than the national median of $35,760 for Manicurists and Pedicurists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $27,174, which is 24% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% higher than the Georgia median of $26,910.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $27,190 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Manicurists and Pedicurists at $27,174 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Manicurists and Pedicurists. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 7th of 8 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).).

• Columbus, GA-AL is 94 miles away, with a median of $30,920 and employment of 40. That median is 13.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,626, against $27,174 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 131 miles away, with a median of $33,920 and employment of 110. That median is 24.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,371, against $27,174 here.
• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 140 miles away, with a median of $25,670 and employment of 100. That median is 5.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $27,932, against $27,174 here.

Employment share

Manicurists and Pedicurists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (1,110 of 2,889,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (152,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.39 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.