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

How much do Manicurists and Pedicurists make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Manicurists and Pedicurists in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $35,080. The 10th percentile is $18,330 and the 90th percentile is $46,300. Employment is 1,490.

Median annual wage

$35,080

10th percentile
$18,330
25th percentile
$31,840
Median
$35,080
75th percentile
$44,820
90th percentile
$46,300
Mean
$35,920

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Manicurists and Pedicurists, the published 10th percentile is $18,330 and the 90th percentile is $46,300. The difference is $27,970, 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 $31,840 to the 75th at $44,820, covers $12,980.

The mean annual wage is $35,920, which sits above the median of $35,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 1.9% lower than the national median of $35,760 for Manicurists and Pedicurists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,568, which is 0.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% higher than the Texas median of $34,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Manicurists and Pedicurists at $35,568 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Manicurists and Pedicurists. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $37,740 and employment of 900. That median is 7.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,484, against $35,568 here.
  • Lafayette, LA is 193 miles away, with a median of $26,830 and employment of 110. That median is 23.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,765, against $35,568 here.
  • Alexandria, LA is 197 miles away, with a median of $26,540 and employment of 160. That median is 24.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,974, against $35,568 here.

Employment share

Manicurists and Pedicurists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (1,490 of 3,289,720). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (152,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.46 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Manicurists and Pedicurists in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is $35,080. The 10th percentile is $18,330 and the 90th percentile is $46,300. Employment is 1,490.

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

The local median is 1.9% lower than the national median of $35,760.

What is Manicurists and Pedicurists pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $35,080 is $35,568. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX compare with nearby metros for Manicurists and Pedicurists?

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 141 miles away, at $37,740. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 2nd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.