Pay by state · 50 states
Manicurist and Pedicurist Salary by State (2026)
Manicurists and Pedicurists earn the most in Hawaii at $60,790 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $22,900 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $35,760. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $60,790Hawaii
- National median
- $35,760BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $22,900Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Manicurist and Pedicurist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of manicurists and pedicurists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIHawaii | $60,790 | $30,910 | $62,510 | 40 | $55,288 |
| 2 | NENebraska | $56,940 | $33,460 | $82,610 | 310 | $63,194 |
| 3 | WAWashington | $49,900 | $46,310 | $58,120 | 5,570 | $46,630 |
| 4 | MEMaine | $48,540 | $46,220 | $75,880 | 200 | $50,015 |
| 5 | AKAlaska | $47,890 | $38,570 | $57,060 | 180 | $46,786 |
| 6 | OROregon | $46,080 | $36,080 | $48,650 | 2,210 | $44,582 |
| 7 | IAIowa | $45,420 | $30,210 | $57,770 | 190 | $51,754 |
| 8 | KYKentucky | $45,310 | $32,440 | $47,670 | 240 | $50,256 |
| 9 | SDSouth Dakota | $45,310 | $36,120 | $53,970 | 250 | $51,148 |
| 10 | NVNevada | $41,880 | $36,810 | $59,990 | 1,020 | $41,889 |
| 11 | MOMissouri | $39,100 | $29,600 | $48,410 | 1,630 | $43,054 |
| 12 | WVWest Virginia | $38,260 | $36,490 | $46,790 | 120 | $42,750 |
| 13 | FLFlorida | $37,840 | $29,710 | $48,260 | 4,470 | $36,591 |
| 14 | MDMaryland | $37,300 | $36,020 | $45,560 | 2,080 | $35,538 |
| 15 | MSMississippi | $37,300 | $30,350 | $45,800 | 520 | $42,897 |
| 16 | COColorado | $37,110 | $34,870 | $46,490 | 3,970 | $36,011 |
| 17 | ILIllinois | $37,050 | $31,200 | $46,410 | 2,470 | $37,066 |
| 18 | MIMichigan | $36,890 | $33,140 | $59,210 | 1,020 | $38,340 |
| 19 | WIWisconsin | $36,680 | $29,860 | $45,750 | 2,350 | $38,982 |
| 20 | CACalifornia | $36,630 | $35,480 | $39,590 | 39,210 | $33,083 |
| 21 | VAVirginia | $36,630 | $34,070 | $47,430 | 4,230 | $36,230 |
| 22 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $36,620 | $36,400 | $48,690 | N/A | $33,321 |
| 23 | NJNew Jersey | $36,370 | $32,220 | $37,260 | 11,520 | $33,427 |
| 24 | INIndiana | $36,140 | $29,110 | $43,970 | 510 | $38,723 |
| 25 | MNMinnesota | $36,040 | $30,840 | $44,840 | 3,260 | $36,544 |
| 26 | OHOhio | $35,590 | $28,390 | $45,240 | 3,680 | $38,362 |
| 27 | MAMassachusetts | $35,470 | $34,940 | $44,800 | 4,660 | $33,539 |
| 28 | AZArizona | $35,290 | $33,200 | $36,650 | 2,440 | $35,053 |
| 29 | NHNew Hampshire | $35,100 | $33,510 | $43,880 | 490 | $33,697 |
| 30 | IDIdaho | $34,910 | $26,840 | $40,220 | 160 | $36,557 |
| 31 | RIRhode Island | $34,910 | $31,200 | $35,720 | N/A | $34,132 |
| 32 | TNTennessee | $34,810 | $28,130 | $40,000 | 1,200 | $37,890 |
| 33 | NCNorth Carolina | $34,740 | $29,700 | $46,650 | 1,900 | $36,830 |
| 34 | CTConnecticut | $34,720 | $34,010 | $35,510 | 4,490 | $33,510 |
| 35 | NYNew York | $34,660 | $34,070 | $34,930 | 19,710 | $32,116 |
| 36 | TXTexas | $34,040 | $30,780 | $38,900 | 5,340 | $35,072 |
| 37 | SCSouth Carolina | $33,810 | $20,240 | $43,260 | 710 | $36,064 |
| 38 | MTMontana | $33,660 | $29,040 | $34,900 | 110 | $35,564 |
| 39 | NDNorth Dakota | $33,430 | $31,130 | $47,960 | 270 | $37,579 |
| 40 | OKOklahoma | $31,330 | $28,760 | $33,340 | 480 | $35,666 |
| 41 | DEDelaware | $31,200 | $31,200 | $36,510 | 780 | $31,260 |
| 42 | KSKansas | $30,930 | $27,520 | $37,550 | 1,510 | $34,341 |
| 43 | ALAlabama | $30,300 | $27,550 | $45,850 | 920 | $34,113 |
| 44 | UTUtah | $28,820 | $21,480 | $38,940 | 1,150 | $29,151 |
| 45 | LALouisiana | $28,170 | $22,550 | $36,580 | 2,210 | $31,936 |
| 46 | PAPennsylvania | $27,990 | $21,510 | $33,180 | 9,610 | $28,687 |
| 47 | ARArkansas | $27,690 | $26,680 | $28,200 | 230 | $31,851 |
| 48 | GAGeorgia | $26,910 | $22,620 | $36,130 | 1,710 | $27,946 |
| 49 | NMNew Mexico | $25,720 | $25,720 | $32,980 | N/A | $27,892 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,900 | $22,230 | $22,900 | 190 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Manicurists and Pedicurists, that changes the ranking: Hawaii leads on raw pay at $60,790, while Nebraska leads once prices are taken into account at $63,194.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Manicurist and Pedicurist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Manicurists and Pedicurists the most?
Hawaii reports the highest median wage for Manicurists and Pedicurists at $60,790 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Nebraska ($56,940) and Washington ($49,900).
Which state pays Manicurists and Pedicurists the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Manicurists and Pedicurists at $22,900 a year, $37,890 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Manicurists and Pedicurists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Nebraska first at $63,194 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $56,940. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.