SOC 39-5092 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Manicurists and Pedicurists make in Eau Claire, WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Manicurists and Pedicurists in Eau Claire, WI is $39,690. The 10th percentile is $21,920 and the 90th percentile is $53,540. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$39,690

10th percentile
$21,920
25th percentile
$24,580
Median
$39,690
75th percentile
$46,320
90th percentile
$53,540
Mean
$37,800

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Manicurists and Pedicurists, the published 10th percentile is $21,920 and the 90th percentile is $53,540. The difference is $31,620, which is 79.7% 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 $24,580 to the 75th at $46,320, covers $21,740.

The mean annual wage is $37,800, which sits below the median of $39,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eau Claire, WI median is 11% higher than the national median of $35,760 for Manicurists and Pedicurists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,771, which is 19.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.2% higher than the Wisconsin median of $36,680.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Manicurists and Pedicurists at $42,771 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Manicurists and Pedicurists. Eau Claire, WI ranks 3rd of 10 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).).

  • Rochester, MN is 86 miles away, with a median of $45,710 and employment of 140. That median is 15.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,330, against $42,771 here.
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 98 miles away, with a median of $35,920 and employment of 2,680. That median is 9.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,268, against $42,771 here.
  • Appleton, WI is 150 miles away, with a median of $36,720 and employment of 90. That median is 7.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,732, against $42,771 here.

Employment share

Manicurists and Pedicurists accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Eau Claire, WI (90 of 86,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (152,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.06 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Manicurists and Pedicurists make in Eau Claire, WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Manicurists and Pedicurists in Eau Claire, WI is $39,690. The 10th percentile is $21,920 and the 90th percentile is $53,540. Employment is 90.

How does that compare with the national median for Manicurists and Pedicurists?

The local median is 11% higher than the national median of $35,760.

What is Manicurists and Pedicurists pay in Eau Claire, WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $39,690 is $42,771. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Eau Claire, WI compare with nearby metros for Manicurists and Pedicurists?

Rochester, MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 86 miles away, at $45,710. Eau Claire, WI ranks 3rd of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.