SOC 39-5094 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Skincare Specialists make in Reno, NV?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Skincare Specialists in Reno, NV is $36,060. The 10th percentile is $25,720 and the 90th percentile is $81,190. Employment is 200.
Median annual wage
$36,060
- 10th percentile
- $25,720
- 25th percentile
- $30,010
- Median
- $36,060
- 75th percentile
- $52,350
- 90th percentile
- $81,190
- Mean
- $44,890
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Skincare Specialists, the published 10th percentile is $25,720 and the 90th percentile is $81,190. The difference is $55,470, which is 153.8% 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 $30,010 to the 75th at $52,350, covers $22,340.
The mean annual wage is $44,890, which sits above the median of $36,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Reno, NV median is 20.5% lower than the national median of $45,330 for Skincare Specialists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,698, which is 21.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 6.7% lower than the Nevada median of $38,660.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Skincare Specialists at $35,698 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Skincare Specialists. Reno, NV ranks 5th of 7 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).).
- Chico, CA is 116 miles away, with a median of $35,090 and employment of 40. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,675, against $35,698 here.
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 127 miles away, with a median of $38,180 and employment of 550. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,793, against $35,698 here.
- Redding, CA is 135 miles away, with a median of $35,910 and employment of 40. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,666, against $35,698 here.
Employment share
Skincare Specialists accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Reno, NV (200 of 275,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (72,890 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.55 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Reno, NV · Skincare Specialists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Skincare Specialists make in Reno, NV?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Skincare Specialists in Reno, NV is $36,060. The 10th percentile is $25,720 and the 90th percentile is $81,190. Employment is 200.
How does that compare with the national median for Skincare Specialists?
The local median is 20.5% lower than the national median of $45,330.
What is Skincare Specialists pay in Reno, NV after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,060 is $35,698. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Reno, NV compare with nearby metros for Skincare Specialists?
Chico, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 116 miles away, at $35,090. Reno, NV ranks 5th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.