Manicurists and Pedicurists
United States. Estimated employment 152,770, with pages for 16 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 39-5092
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$35,760 · 50th
$28,92010th
$34,01025th
$35,76050th
$41,65075th
$50,14090th
That is the median — half of manicurists and pedicurists in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Manicurists and Pedicurists page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $43,070 | 2,180 |
| San Francisco, CA | $41,600 | 4,040 |
| Napa, CA | $38,500 | 140 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $37,870 | 390 |
| Vallejo, CA | $36,810 | 460 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $36,750 | 160 |
| San Diego, CA | $36,670 | 4,180 |
| Salinas, CA | $36,630 | 250 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $36,570 | 15,050 |
| New York, NY | $34,910 | 24,390 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $34,740 | 580 |
| Syracuse, NY | $33,530 | 440 |
| Rochester, NY | $32,760 | 540 |
| Albany, NY | $32,240 | 610 |
| Binghamton, NY | $32,240 | 120 |
| Buffalo, NY | $32,240 | 700 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 152,770 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 39-5092, Manicurists and Pedicurists. Mapped to our taxonomy as manicurists-and-pedicurists.
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