Manicure and Pedicure Technicians

Median Salary: $19,700

Many manicure and pedicure technicians across the United States share a number of key professional traits. For example, cooperation, attention to detail, and integrity can be critical for success in the industry, especially when combined with career training. Around 53,020 individuals were working as manicure and pedicure technicians nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to utilize these characteristics and receive formal training, particularly if you're looking to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for manicure and pedicure technicians in the U.S. was $19,700 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $9.50. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about manicure and pedicure technicians, including wages and job density for areas all over the United States.

Manicure and pedicure technicians should be skilled in:

Arm-Hand Steadiness
Near Vision
Finger Dexterity
Oral Comprehension
Problem Sensitivity

Different individuals go into different careers; manicure and pedicure technicians are typically:

Realistic
Enterprising
Conventional

Working as a manicure or pedicure technician requires knowledge in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
Sales and Marketing
Administration and Management

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals working as manicure and pedicure technicians). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of manicure and pedicure technicians in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	NA	$25,900	$12.50	$29,700	$14.30	NA
Mobile	NA	$18,600	$8.90	$33,500	$16.10	NA
Montgomery	NA	$22,100	$10.60	$23,600	$11.30	NA

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	460	$19,000	$9.10	$22,100	$10.60	-36%
Tucson	130	$29,500	$14.20	$35,500	$17.10	-14.8%

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fresno	70	$22,800	$11.00	$24,300	$11.70	-44.6%
Los Angeles (Area)	5,620	$18,800	$9.00	$20,100	$9.70	193.3%
Oakland	1,320	$19,300	$9.30	$22,300	$10.70	228.1%
Oxnard	NA	$19,800	$9.50	$21,600	$10.40	NA
Riverside	1,000	$18,000	$8.70	$19,100	$9.20	105.4%
Sacramento	500	$19,000	$9.10	$23,000	$11.00	45.3%
Salinas	NA	$20,000	$9.60	$22,400	$10.80	NA
San Diego	1,960	$18,700	$9.00	$19,800	$9.50	276.6%
San Francisco (Area)	1,940	$21,100	$10.10	$25,200	$12.10	141.1%
San Francisco (City)	620	$23,000	$11.00	$28,200	$13.50	54.4%
San Jose	580	$19,400	$9.30	$22,800	$10.90	59.6%
Santa Cruz	NA	$18,200	$8.70	$18,800	$9.10	NA
Santa Rosa	NA	$23,100	$11.10	$24,800	$11.90	NA
Stockton	130	$18,400	$8.90	$19,400	$9.30	54.2%
Vallejo	250	$18,200	$8.80	$19,000	$9.10	398.3%

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	NA	$22,600	$10.90	$29,600	$14.20	NA
Colorado Springs	NA	$19,200	$9.20	$26,500	$12.70	NA
Denver	NA	$17,100	$8.20	$27,000	$13.00	NA

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	590	$18,600	$8.90	$20,600	$9.90	248.5%
Hartford	270	$19,300	$9.30	$26,200	$12.60	17.2%
New Haven	120	$18,500	$8.90	$21,400	$10.30	5.4%
Norwich	80	$21,400	$10.30	$27,900	$13.40	46.8%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	1,560	$22,000	$10.60	$26,600	$12.80	101.2%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bradenton	140	$23,700	$11.40	$35,000	$16.80	36.2%
Cape Coral	NA	$22,200	$10.70	$24,100	$11.60	NA
Jacksonville	290	$20,700	$10.00	$28,100	$13.50	22.4%
Miami (Area)	1,280	$18,100	$8.70	$22,000	$10.60	43.8%
Naples	170	$25,100	$12.10	$34,200	$16.50	270.4%
Orlando	370	$19,500	$9.40	$30,200	$14.50	-8.1%
Tampa	610	$19,000	$9.20	$22,700	$10.90	31.8%

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	160	$17,100	$8.20	$19,000	$9.10	-83%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	NA	$26,800	$12.90	$29,300	$14.10	NA

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	NA	$25,100	$12.10	$28,000	$13.50	NA
Chicago (Area)	NA	$23,300	$11.20	$28,500	$13.70	NA
Springfield	50	$28,800	$13.80	$39,300	$18.90	14.3%

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fort Wayne	210	$19,500	$9.40	$22,400	$10.80	157.4%
Indianapolis	80	$24,900	$12.00	$29,500	$14.20	-78.6%
South Bend	NA	$32,900	$15.80	$40,100	$19.30	NA

Kansas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wichita	40	$32,000	$15.40	$37,700	$18.10	-66.3%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Louisville	NA	$19,700	$9.50	$21,500	$10.30	NA

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baton Rouge	NA	$15,800	$7.60	$25,600	$12.30	NA
New Orleans	110	$27,400	$13.20	$30,400	$14.60	-45.8%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	950	$28,600	$13.80	$36,900	$17.80	86.2%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Barnstable Town	NA	$27,700	$13.30	$30,000	$14.40	NA
Boston (Area)	NA	$25,800	$12.40	$30,400	$14.60	NA
Pittsfield	NA	$19,200	$9.20	$26,300	$12.70	NA
Springfield	90	$24,800	$11.90	$30,000	$14.40	-19.2%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	510	$18,300	$8.80	$22,300	$10.70	-32.3%
Holland	NA	$31,500	$15.20	$33,800	$16.30	NA
Saginaw	30	$16,600	$8.00	$17,900	$8.60	1.5%

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	1,020	$22,700	$10.90	$25,500	$12.30	44.8%
St. Cloud	50	$22,800	$11.00	$24,500	$11.80	40.4%

Mississippi
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	NA	$15,500	$7.50	$24,100	$11.60	NA

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	150	$25,900	$12.40	$29,300	$14.10	-61.8%
St. Louis	480	$17,200	$8.30	$25,000	$12.00	-8.9%

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	NA	$19,000	$9.10	$30,300	$14.60	NA

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	270	$16,000	$7.70	$21,900	$10.60	-22.7%

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	NA	$15,700	$7.50	$15,900	$7.70	NA
Trenton	NA	$23,400	$11.20	$25,700	$12.30	NA

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	NA	$19,800	$9.50	$25,700	$12.30	NA
Buffalo	NA	$19,800	$9.50	$21,900	$10.50	NA
New York (Area)	8,430	$22,300	$10.70	$27,900	$13.40	214.8%
Poughkeepsie	120	$21,500	$10.30	$25,000	$12.00	20%
Rochester	70	$19,000	$9.10	$23,300	$11.20	-67%
Syracuse	NA	$26,500	$12.80	$33,900	$16.30	NA
Utica	NA	$25,200	$12.10	$27,600	$13.30	NA

North Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	60	$20,400	$9.80	$29,300	$14.10	-82.3%
Raleigh	90	$19,700	$9.50	$30,900	$14.90	-53.2%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	60	$19,000	$9.10	$25,300	$12.20	-50.5%
Cincinnati	490	$23,000	$11.10	$27,000	$13.00	20.9%
Cleveland	430	$21,600	$10.40	$30,000	$14.40	6.4%
Columbus	350	$18,300	$8.80	$26,300	$12.70	-5.2%
Dayton	NA	$17,500	$8.40	$18,900	$9.10	NA
Springfield	NA	$18,000	$8.70	$19,800	$9.50	NA
Toledo	NA	$19,100	$9.20	$26,300	$12.60	NA
Youngstown	70	$18,000	$8.70	$22,200	$10.70	-27.1%

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	70	$30,500	$14.60	$38,800	$18.60	-83.7%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	260	$23,300	$11.20	$26,900	$12.90	91.6%
Erie	NA	$19,400	$9.30	$22,500	$10.80	NA
Harrisburg	90	$20,800	$10.00	$24,800	$11.90	-28.3%
Lancaster	NA	$16,500	$7.90	$22,900	$11.00	NA
Philadelphia (Area)	2,410	$22,400	$10.80	$28,500	$13.70	118%
Pittsburgh	390	$21,700	$10.40	$25,000	$12.00	-13.5%
Reading	40	$16,100	$7.70	$20,200	$9.70	-36%

Rhode Island
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	200	$22,800	$11.00	$25,700	$12.30	-8.6%

South Carolina
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	180	$22,100	$10.60	$24,200	$11.70	61.1%
Columbia	50	$23,300	$11.20	$25,600	$12.30	-61.3%

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Memphis	190	NA	NA	NA	NA	-24.6%
Nashville	60	NA	NA	NA	NA	-80.3%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	NA	$16,800	$8.10	$18,500	$8.90	NA
Corpus Christi	NA	$24,100	$11.60	$26,000	$12.50	NA
Dallas (Area)	250	$22,800	$11.00	$27,400	$13.20	-82%
Houston	770	$18,700	$9.00	$23,600	$11.30	-25.6%
San Antonio	520	$18,100	$8.70	$21,100	$10.20	53.7%
Tyler	30	$21,900	$10.60	$24,700	$11.90	-14.3%

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lynchburg	60	$18,400	$8.80	$23,400	$11.30	36.9%
Richmond	NA	$17,600	$8.40	$21,500	$10.40	NA
Virginia Beach	NA	$24,300	$11.70	$26,100	$12.60	NA

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	NA	$20,400	$9.80	$22,800	$11.00	NA

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Green Bay	NA	$19,400	$9.30	$29,400	$14.10	NA
Milwaukee	250	$20,700	$9.90	$25,200	$12.10	-26.1%