How Much Money Do Nail Technicians Get Paid Per Hour?

By Business & Finance Last updated Wednesday, April/17/2024

Median Hourly Wage

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, manicurists and pedicurists earned a median hourly salary of $9.65 in 2010. Nail technicians in the lower 10 and 25 percentile earned $7.85 and $8.54, respectively. Manicurist and pedicurists in the upper 25 percentile received a median hourly wage of $11.86, while those in the upper 10 percentile earned $14.71 per hour.

The majority of nail technicians worked in the personal care services industry, earning an hourly mean wage of $10.49. Technicians working in the health and personal care stores industry earned $10.63, followed by nail technicians in the department stores industry, who earned $11.74. Traveler accommodation industries such as hotels and casinos paid an hourly mean wage of $13.18, while amusement and recreation industries, such as country clubs and skiing facilities, paid a mean hourly wage of $13.61.

Nail technicians working in physician offices earned the highest hourly mean wage of $14.49, while their counterparts employed in the offices of other health practitioners earned $11.84. Technicians working for local government received an hourly mean wage of $11.81.

California nail technicians earned an hourly mean wage of $9.65 compared to New York technicians, who received $10.07, according to the BLS' 2010 wage reports. Technicians working in Florida received an hourly rate of $10.67. Nail specialists employed in New Jersey earned an hourly mean wage of $11.63. Florida manicurists and pedicurists earned slightly more, receiving an hourly rate of $12.07.

Hourly mean wages for nail specialists in Iowa exceeded the national hourly mean wage of $10.61. Manicurists and pedicurists in Vermont received $15.23 hourly, while Tennessee technicians earned $14.78. Nail techs in North Dakota received a mean wage of $13.86 hourly, while their counterparts in Oregon earned $13.76. Those working in the Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, metropolitan area fared slightly better with an hourly mean wage of $15.85. The Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tennessee, area followed closely with an hourly mean wage of $15.71.