Barbers salary by location
National median: $38,210 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | state | $77,430 | +102.6% | — | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $71,970 | +88.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $65,430 | +71.2% | — | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $64,310 | +68.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $63,410 | +66.0% | — | 2025 |
| CO | state | $61,500 | +61.0% | 480 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $61,150 | +60.0% | 1,220 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $61,080 | +59.9% | 290 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $58,900 | +54.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $57,960 | +51.7% | 260 | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $57,860 | +51.4% | 110 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MO | metropolitan | $56,580 | +48.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $55,890 | +46.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $54,850 | +43.5% | — | 2025 |
| Tallahassee, FL | metropolitan | $54,750 | +43.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $53,990 | +41.3% | 260 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $49,700 | +30.1% | — | 2025 |
| FL | state | $49,410 | +29.3% | 1,240 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $48,810 | +27.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $48,780 | +27.7% | — | 2025 |
| ND | state | $48,540 | +27.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $47,880 | +25.3% | 580 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $47,380 | +24.0% | — | 2025 |
| VA | state | $46,730 | +22.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $44,430 | +16.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $43,650 | +14.2% | 170 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $43,020 | +12.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $42,210 | +10.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $41,400 | +8.3% | 330 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $39,100 | +2.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $39,090 | +2.3% | — | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $39,000 | +2.1% | 190 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $38,630 | +1.1% | — | 2025 |
| NY | state | $38,580 | +1.0% | — | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $38,580 | +1.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MS | metropolitan | $38,480 | +0.7% | — | 2025 |
| MS | state | $38,480 | +0.7% | — | 2025 |
| CA | state | $38,380 | +0.4% | 1,390 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $37,680 | −1.4% | 470 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $37,530 | −1.8% | 340 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $36,920 | −3.4% | 530 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $36,540 | −4.4% | 450 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $36,300 | −5.0% | 340 | 2025 |
| Tyler, TX | metropolitan | $36,060 | −5.6% | 30 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $36,040 | −5.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | metropolitan | $35,890 | −6.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $35,490 | −7.1% | — | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $35,490 | −7.1% | — | 2025 |
| MD | state | $35,400 | −7.4% | — | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $35,370 | −7.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $35,300 | −7.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $34,900 | −8.7% | — | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $34,900 | −8.7% | — | 2025 |
| OK | state | $34,860 | −8.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $34,380 | −10.0% | — | 2025 |
| IN | state | $33,600 | −12.1% | 370 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $33,570 | −12.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $33,000 | −13.6% | 790 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $32,900 | −13.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $32,770 | −14.2% | 400 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $31,200 | −18.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $31,050 | −18.7% | 330 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $30,990 | −18.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $30,760 | −19.5% | 2,580 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $30,750 | −19.5% | 550 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $30,750 | −19.5% | 360 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $30,690 | −19.7% | 630 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $29,120 | −23.8% | — | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $29,090 | −23.9% | 350 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $26,330 | −31.1% | 220 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $25,640 | −32.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $25,370 | −33.6% | 320 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $24,690 | −35.4% | — | 2025 |
| Little Rock, AR | metropolitan | $24,460 | −36.0% | 80 | 2025 |