Top 20 Highest Paying Cities For Cosmetologists

As you get closer to getting your cosmetology license, we thought it would be a good idea for you to know the top paying cities for Cosmetologists.

This list of cities was ranked by assessing the average annual salaries reported by Cosmetologist in each respected city and comparing them against each other.
Coming in first as the highest paying city for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists is…drum roll please…Hawaii-Maui-Kauai!

Hawaii-Maui-Kauai has beautiful beaches, year round warm weather, breath-taking scenery, amazing food, and pays major $$$ for cosmetologist.

Maui, anyone?

Find out if your city made the cut below!

1. Hawaii-Maui-Kauai non-metropolitan area, Hawaii
2. Cheyenne, Wyoming
3. Southeast Alaska non-metropolitan area, Alaska
4. Valdosta, Georgia
5. Lynchburg, Virginia
6. Railbelt-Southwest Alaska non-metropolitan area, Alaska
7. Springfield, Illinois
8. Far Eastern North Dakota non-metropolitan area, North Dakota
9. Billings, Montana
10. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California
11. Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts
12. Coastal Oregon non-metropolitan area, Oregon
13. West Central North Dakota non-metropolitan area, North Dakota
14. Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey
15. Southwestern Montana non-metropolitan area, Montana
16. Central Arkansas non-metropolitan area, Arkansas
17. Ocean City, New Jersey
18. Yakima, Washington
19. Newark-Union, Pennsylvania
20. Honolulu, Hawaii

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