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

How much do Manicurists and Pedicurists make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Manicurists and Pedicurists in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is $34,480. The 10th percentile is $34,010 and the 90th percentile is $49,330. Employment is 1,330.

Median annual wage

$34,480

10th percentile
$34,010
25th percentile
$34,010
Median
$34,480
75th percentile
$35,190
90th percentile
$49,330
Mean
$37,480

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Manicurists and Pedicurists, the published 10th percentile is $34,010 and the 90th percentile is $49,330. The difference is $15,320, which is 44.4% 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 $34,010 to the 75th at $35,190, covers $1,180.

The mean annual wage is $37,480, which sits above the median of $34,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT median is 3.6% lower than the national median of $35,760 for Manicurists and Pedicurists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,558, which is 6.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% lower than the Connecticut median of $34,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Manicurists and Pedicurists at $33,558 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Manicurists and Pedicurists. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 14th of 22 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).).

  • Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 27 miles away, with a median of $34,010 and employment of 250. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,859, against $33,558 here.
  • Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $34,320 and employment of 510. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,396, against $33,558 here.
  • Springfield, MA is 31 miles away, with a median of $35,500 and employment of 100. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,956, against $33,558 here.

Employment share

Manicurists and Pedicurists accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (1,330 of 599,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (152,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.26 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Manicurists and Pedicurists in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is $34,480. The 10th percentile is $34,010 and the 90th percentile is $49,330. Employment is 1,330.

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

The local median is 3.6% lower than the national median of $35,760.

What is Manicurists and Pedicurists pay in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $34,480 is $33,558. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT compare with nearby metros for Manicurists and Pedicurists?

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $34,010. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 14th of 22 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.