---
title: "Nail Technician Salary by City"
description: "Nail Technician pay in 187 US metro areas (BLS OEWS May 2025)."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/manicurist-and-pedicurist/salary-by-city"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
---

# Nail Technician salary by city

Mean annual wage for Manicurist and Pedicurist in 187 US metro areas with their own BLS estimate (OEWS May 2025, via the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file). National mean: $38,570. Entry and experienced are DOL prevailing-wage Levels I and IV, not percentiles.

| Rank | Metro area | Mean | Entry (Level I) | Experienced (Level IV) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Omaha, NE-IA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/omaha-ne) | $65,810 | $32,070 | $82,430 |
| 2 | [Portland, ME](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/portland-me) | $59,490 | $43,660 | $67,290 |
| 3 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $58,120 | $32,970 | $70,510 |
| 4 | [Seattle, WA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/seattle-wa) | $53,580 | $42,890 | $58,840 |
| 5 | Fairbanks, AK | $50,290 | $34,760 | $57,950 |
| 6 | [Reno, NV](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/reno-nv) | $49,800 | $35,920 | $56,620 |
| 7 | [Portland, OR-WA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/portland-or) | $49,460 | $36,320 | $55,950 |
| 8 | Bend, OR | $48,820 | $34,360 | $55,930 |
| 9 | [Salem, OR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/salem-or) | $48,800 | $35,090 | $55,540 |
| 10 | [Gulfport, MS](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/gulfport-ms) | $48,630 | $27,660 | $58,970 |
| 11 | Kennewick, WA | $47,780 | $40,210 | $51,520 |
| 12 | [Spokane, WA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/spokane-wa) | $47,610 | $38,560 | $52,080 |
| 13 | [Canton, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/canton-oh) | $47,360 | $27,620 | $57,100 |
| 14 | [Anchorage, AK](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/anchorage-ak) | $47,150 | $33,990 | $53,620 |
| 15 | Hattiesburg, MS | $47,110 | $27,270 | $56,890 |
| 16 | [Las Vegas, NV](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/las-vegas-nv) | $46,400 | $32,260 | $53,350 |
| 17 | Medford, OR | $46,360 | $34,590 | $52,170 |
| 18 | [San Jose, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-jose-ca) | $45,860 | $39,120 | $49,190 |
| 19 | [Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/louisville-jefferson-county-ky) | $45,800 | $30,950 | $53,100 |
| 20 | [Boulder, CO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/boulder-co) | $45,680 | $34,860 | $51,000 |
| 21 | [Detroit, MI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/detroit-mi) | $45,070 | $30,310 | $52,350 |
| 22 | Rapid City, SD | $44,930 | $34,860 | $49,880 |
| 23 | Mount Vernon, WA | $44,680 | $38,290 | $47,800 |
| 24 | [Sioux Falls, SD-MN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/sioux-falls-sd) | $44,620 | $34,320 | $49,690 |
| 25 | [Naples, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/naples-fl) | $44,450 | $31,050 | $51,040 |
| 26 | [Denver, CO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/denver-co) | $44,410 | $33,130 | $49,980 |
| 27 | [Grand Rapids, MI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/grand-rapids-mi) | $44,300 | $30,310 | $51,210 |
| 28 | [Raleigh, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/raleigh-nc) | $44,240 | $24,810 | $53,810 |
| 29 | [Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/washington-dc) | $43,580 | $34,690 | $47,940 |
| 30 | Rochester, MN | $43,560 | $32,280 | $49,110 |
| 31 | Yakima, WA | $43,510 | $37,320 | $46,550 |
| 32 | [Lansing, MI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lansing-mi) | $43,430 | $30,390 | $49,860 |
| 33 | Charlottesville, VA | $43,390 | $30,910 | $49,520 |
| 34 | [Ann Arbor, MI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/ann-arbor-mi) | $43,280 | $29,990 | $49,820 |
| 35 | [Akron, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/akron-oh) | $42,560 | $27,290 | $50,070 |
| 36 | Punta Gorda, FL | $42,560 | $29,600 | $48,920 |
| 37 | [Charlotte, NC-SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/charlotte-nc) | $42,450 | $27,040 | $50,020 |
| 38 | [San Diego, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-diego-ca) | $42,370 | $35,650 | $45,680 |
| 39 | [Cape Coral, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/cape-coral-fl) | $42,310 | $29,330 | $48,710 |
| 40 | Harrisonburg, VA | $42,020 | $31,030 | $47,420 |
| 41 | [Tampa, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tampa-fl) | $41,850 | $29,740 | $47,800 |
| 42 | [Fort Collins, CO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/fort-collins-co) | $41,830 | $32,720 | $46,320 |
| 43 | Napa, CA | $41,830 | $35,960 | $44,700 |
| 44 | [Springfield, MO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/springfield-mo) | $41,830 | $30,760 | $47,280 |
| 45 | [Columbus, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/columbus-oh) | $41,640 | $28,390 | $48,150 |
| 46 | [North Port, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/north-port-fl) | $41,520 | $29,620 | $47,380 |
| 47 | Minot, ND | $41,480 | $27,770 | $48,210 |
| 48 | [Jacksonville, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/jacksonville-fl) | $41,430 | $28,700 | $47,720 |
| 49 | [Port St. Lucie, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/port-st-lucie-fl) | $41,370 | $28,790 | $47,570 |
| 50 | Sheboygan, WI | $41,350 | $26,850 | $48,510 |
| 51 | [St. Louis, MO-IL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/st-louis-mo) | $41,290 | $29,620 | $47,030 |
| 52 | [Santa Rosa, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/santa-rosa-ca) | $41,250 | $36,690 | $43,470 |
| 53 | [Asheville, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/asheville-nc) | $41,160 | $25,330 | $48,960 |
| 54 | [Cleveland, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/cleveland-oh) | $41,120 | $27,060 | $48,050 |
| 55 | [Miami, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/miami-fl) | $41,060 | $29,520 | $46,760 |
| 56 | [San Francisco, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-francisco-ca) | $41,060 | $36,230 | $43,450 |
| 57 | San Luis Obispo, CA | $41,000 | $35,340 | $43,780 |
| 58 | Vallejo, CA | $41,000 | $34,940 | $43,970 |
| 59 | Greenville, NC | $40,960 | $26,190 | $48,240 |
| 60 | Mankato, MN | $40,890 | $31,740 | $45,410 |
| 61 | [Chicago, IL-IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/chicago-il) | $40,790 | $31,050 | $45,570 |
| 62 | [Orlando, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/orlando-fl) | $40,770 | $28,700 | $46,700 |
| 63 | [Salinas, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/salinas-ca) | $40,730 | $35,480 | $43,310 |
| 64 | Greeley, CO | $40,580 | $31,740 | $44,950 |
| 65 | [Colorado Springs, CO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/colorado-springs-co) | $40,210 | $31,370 | $44,550 |
| 66 | [Phoenix, AZ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/phoenix-az) | $40,160 | $32,820 | $43,760 |
| 67 | [Santa Maria, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/santa-maria-ca) | $40,080 | $35,240 | $42,470 |
| 68 | Bloomington, IL | $40,060 | $32,430 | $43,830 |
| 69 | [Baltimore, MD](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/baltimore-md) | $39,920 | $33,700 | $42,990 |
| 70 | [Madison, WI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/madison-wi) | $39,920 | $27,480 | $46,050 |
| 71 | [Hickory, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/hickory-nc) | $39,890 | $23,750 | $47,840 |
| 72 | [Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/cincinnati-oh) | $39,870 | $26,640 | $46,380 |
| 73 | [Davenport, IA-IL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/davenport-ia) | $39,850 | $26,960 | $46,200 |
| 74 | Kenosha, WI | $39,830 | $26,750 | $46,280 |
| 75 | [Riverside, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/riverside-ca) | $39,810 | $34,630 | $42,350 |
| 76 | [Oxnard, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/oxnard-ca) | $39,730 | $35,070 | $42,040 |
| 77 | Joplin, MO-KS | $39,620 | $32,200 | $43,280 |
| 78 | Pueblo, CO | $39,560 | $32,930 | $42,830 |
| 79 | [Richmond, VA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/richmond-va) | $39,440 | $29,760 | $44,200 |
| 80 | [Manchester, NH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/manchester-nh) | $39,400 | $27,890 | $45,050 |
| 81 | Sandusky, OH | $39,330 | $28,080 | $44,870 |
| 82 | [Boston, MA-NH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/boston-ma) | $39,310 | $34,670 | $41,600 |
| 83 | [Virginia Beach, VA-NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/virginia-beach-va) | $39,310 | $29,410 | $44,200 |
| 84 | Racine, WI | $39,250 | $25,940 | $45,800 |
| 85 | Sebastian, FL | $39,250 | $28,020 | $44,780 |
| 86 | [Dayton, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/dayton-oh) | $39,190 | $26,420 | $45,490 |
| 87 | Grand Junction, CO | $39,100 | $30,890 | $43,140 |
| 88 | Traverse City, MI | $39,040 | $31,720 | $42,660 |
| 89 | [Lakeland, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lakeland-fl) | $39,000 | $28,040 | $44,410 |
| 90 | Barnstable Town, MA | $38,940 | $33,880 | $41,430 |
| 91 | [Stockton, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/stockton-ca) | $38,920 | $34,780 | $40,960 |
| 92 | Hagerstown, MD-WV | $38,900 | $32,050 | $42,270 |
| 93 | [Pensacola, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/pensacola-fl) | $38,900 | $28,000 | $44,240 |
| 94 | [Deltona, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/deltona-fl) | $38,810 | $28,270 | $43,990 |
| 95 | [Youngstown, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/youngstown-oh) | $38,810 | $26,250 | $45,010 |
| 96 | Winchester, VA-WV | $38,580 | $29,330 | $43,140 |
| 97 | [Los Angeles, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/los-angeles-ca) | $38,420 | $35,630 | $39,790 |
| 98 | [Kansas City, MO-KS](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/kansas-city-mo) | $38,190 | $26,770 | $43,800 |
| 99 | Ocala, FL | $38,150 | $27,600 | $43,330 |
| 100 | Kingston, NY | $38,060 | $32,530 | $40,790 |
| 101 | Janesville, WI | $38,040 | $25,960 | $43,990 |
| 102 | [Minneapolis, MN-WI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/minneapolis-mn) | $38,000 | $28,830 | $42,520 |
| 103 | [Sacramento, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/sacramento-ca) | $37,980 | $34,570 | $39,640 |
| 104 | Merced, CA | $37,840 | $34,720 | $39,370 |
| 105 | Eau Claire, WI | $37,790 | $23,550 | $44,820 |
| 106 | Hanford, CA | $37,750 | $34,590 | $39,330 |
| 107 | Redding, CA | $37,730 | $34,320 | $39,400 |
| 108 | Appleton, WI | $37,710 | $26,710 | $43,120 |
| 109 | El Centro, CA | $37,670 | $34,440 | $39,250 |
| 110 | [Green Bay, WI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/green-bay-wi) | $37,560 | $24,980 | $43,760 |
| 111 | [Bridgeport, CT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/bridgeport-ct) | $37,540 | $34,130 | $39,230 |
| 112 | [Hartford, CT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/hartford-ct) | $37,480 | $34,030 | $39,190 |
| 113 | Springfield, IL | $37,400 | $31,200 | $40,460 |
| 114 | [Worcester, MA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/worcester-ma) | $37,400 | $32,590 | $39,770 |
| 115 | [Milwaukee, WI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/milwaukee-wi) | $37,340 | $23,980 | $43,910 |
| 116 | [Austin, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/austin-tx) | $37,270 | $25,980 | $42,830 |
| 117 | Topeka, KS | $37,230 | $28,640 | $41,450 |
| 118 | [Fresno, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/fresno-ca) | $37,190 | $34,530 | $38,480 |
| 119 | Fond du Lac, WI | $37,130 | $24,480 | $43,370 |
| 120 | [Visalia, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/visalia-ca) | $37,070 | $34,340 | $38,400 |
| 121 | [Waterbury, CT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/waterbury-ct) | $37,020 | $34,010 | $38,500 |
| 122 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $36,920 | $24,070 | $43,260 |
| 123 | [Bakersfield, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/bakersfield-ca) | $36,900 | $34,440 | $38,110 |
| 124 | [Tucson, AZ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tucson-az) | $36,860 | $30,700 | $39,890 |
| 125 | [Knoxville, TN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/knoxville-tn) | $36,840 | $22,530 | $43,910 |
| 126 | [New Haven, CT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/new-haven-ct) | $36,380 | $34,010 | $37,540 |
| 127 | [New York, NY-NJ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/new-york-ny) | $36,380 | $33,570 | $37,770 |
| 128 | [Springfield, MA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/springfield-ma) | $36,380 | $31,510 | $38,770 |
| 129 | [Modesto, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/modesto-ca) | $36,360 | $34,670 | $37,190 |
| 130 | Norwich, CT | $36,360 | $34,010 | $37,520 |
| 131 | Lake Havasu City, AZ | $36,340 | $30,580 | $39,170 |
| 132 | [Dallas, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/dallas-tx) | $36,250 | $26,670 | $40,980 |
| 133 | [Toledo, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/toledo-oh) | $36,230 | $26,350 | $41,100 |
| 134 | [Charleston, SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/charleston-sc) | $35,980 | $19,740 | $43,990 |
| 135 | [Houston, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/houston-tx) | $35,920 | $25,210 | $41,200 |
| 136 | [Providence, RI-MA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/providence-ri) | $35,860 | $31,280 | $38,110 |
| 137 | [Montgomery, AL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/montgomery-al) | $35,760 | $23,190 | $41,930 |
| 138 | [Kiryas Joel, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/kiryas-joel-ny) | $35,610 | $32,430 | $37,190 |
| 139 | Johnson City, TN | $35,400 | $21,030 | $42,490 |
| 140 | Florence, SC | $35,340 | $18,470 | $43,640 |
| 141 | [Memphis, TN-MS-AR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/memphis-tn) | $35,340 | $21,610 | $42,100 |
| 142 | [Greenville, SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/greenville-sc) | $35,300 | $19,280 | $43,200 |
| 143 | [Syracuse, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/syracuse-ny) | $35,190 | $32,240 | $36,670 |
| 144 | [Trenton, NJ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/trenton-nj) | $35,190 | $32,880 | $36,320 |
| 145 | [Fort Wayne, IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/fort-wayne-in) | $35,070 | $25,020 | $40,020 |
| 146 | [Buffalo, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/buffalo-ny) | $34,820 | $32,240 | $36,090 |
| 147 | Dothan, AL | $34,550 | $23,570 | $39,960 |
| 148 | [Atlantic City, NJ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/atlantic-city-nj) | $34,530 | $32,260 | $35,650 |
| 149 | [Albany, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/albany-ny) | $34,340 | $32,240 | $35,380 |
| 150 | Vineland, NJ | $34,340 | $32,220 | $35,380 |
| 151 | Evansville, IN | $34,170 | $20,880 | $40,730 |
| 152 | [San Antonio, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-antonio-tx) | $34,090 | $22,800 | $39,640 |
| 153 | Binghamton, NY | $34,030 | $32,240 | $34,900 |
| 154 | Dover, DE | $34,030 | $31,200 | $35,420 |
| 155 | [Tulsa, OK](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tulsa-ok) | $34,010 | $27,080 | $37,420 |
| 156 | Columbus, GA-AL | $33,970 | $19,530 | $41,060 |
| 157 | [Allentown, PA-NJ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/allentown-pa) | $33,920 | $21,740 | $39,940 |
| 158 | Hilton Head Island, SC | $33,720 | $19,050 | $40,930 |
| 159 | Daphne, AL | $33,240 | $22,940 | $38,310 |
| 160 | [Rochester, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/rochester-ny) | $33,180 | $32,240 | $33,650 |
| 161 | Lawrence, KS | $33,110 | $23,170 | $38,000 |
| 162 | [Mobile, AL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/mobile-al) | $33,070 | $21,170 | $38,920 |
| 163 | [Wichita, KS](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/wichita-ks) | $32,970 | $24,190 | $37,290 |
| 164 | [Atlanta, GA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/atlanta-ga) | $32,860 | $21,780 | $38,330 |
| 165 | [York, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/york-pa) | $32,660 | $20,740 | $38,540 |
| 166 | [Little Rock, AR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/little-rock-ar) | $32,450 | $24,900 | $36,150 |
| 167 | [Harrisburg, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/harrisburg-pa) | $31,990 | $21,280 | $37,270 |
| 168 | [Lancaster, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lancaster-pa) | $31,720 | $21,130 | $36,920 |
| 169 | [Pittsburgh, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/pittsburgh-pa) | $31,260 | $20,700 | $36,460 |
| 170 | [Scranton, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/scranton-pa) | $31,120 | $20,780 | $36,190 |
| 171 | [New Orleans, LA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/new-orleans-la) | $31,050 | $20,680 | $36,170 |
| 172 | State College, PA | $31,030 | $19,410 | $36,770 |
| 173 | Altoona, PA | $30,970 | $20,680 | $36,050 |
| 174 | Erie, PA | $30,870 | $19,490 | $36,460 |
| 175 | [El Paso, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/el-paso-tx) | $30,580 | $23,110 | $34,260 |
| 176 | [Baton Rouge, LA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/baton-rouge-la) | $30,180 | $22,590 | $33,900 |
| 177 | Manhattan, KS | $30,180 | $17,430 | $36,460 |
| 178 | [Salt Lake City, UT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/salt-lake-city-ut) | $30,120 | $21,220 | $34,510 |
| 179 | [Reading, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/reading-pa) | $29,850 | $20,430 | $34,510 |
| 180 | [Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/philadelphia-pa) | $29,810 | $21,440 | $33,950 |
| 181 | [Lafayette, LA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lafayette-la) | $29,370 | $18,950 | $34,490 |
| 182 | [Provo, UT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/provo-ut) | $29,080 | $20,260 | $33,400 |
| 183 | [Shreveport, LA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/shreveport-la) | $28,700 | $19,680 | $33,130 |
| 184 | [Ogden, UT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/ogden-ut) | $28,390 | $19,840 | $32,610 |
| 185 | Alexandria, LA | $28,020 | $19,320 | $32,300 |
| 186 | Monroe, LA | $28,000 | $19,240 | $32,300 |
| 187 | [Augusta, GA-SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/augusta-ga) | $27,160 | $21,200 | $30,100 |

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