Pay by state · 50 states
Skincare Specialist Salary by State (2026)
Skincare Specialists earn the most in Washington at $79,320 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $23,440 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $45,330. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $79,320Washington
- National median
- $45,330BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $23,440Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Skincare Specialist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of skincare specialists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAWashington | $79,320 | $59,660 | $95,260 | 2,200 | $74,122 |
| 2 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $77,480 | $57,660 | $116,680 | 200 | $70,500 |
| 3 | WYWyoming | $62,400 | $48,870 | $62,990 | 100 | $67,320 |
| 4 | MTMontana | $58,500 | $46,800 | $76,040 | 280 | $61,810 |
| 5 | NENebraska | $58,420 | $49,300 | $68,790 | 550 | $64,837 |
| 6 | NDNorth Dakota | $58,160 | $37,490 | $65,000 | 190 | $65,378 |
| 7 | MEMaine | $55,850 | $44,320 | $76,260 | 260 | $57,548 |
| 8 | COColorado | $54,500 | $43,300 | $76,520 | 1,510 | $52,886 |
| 9 | OROregon | $52,110 | $39,000 | $80,140 | 1,070 | $50,416 |
| 10 | DEDelaware | $50,820 | $42,400 | $52,290 | 130 | $50,918 |
| 11 | AZArizona | $50,470 | $41,600 | $57,900 | 1,710 | $50,131 |
| 12 | TXTexas | $49,250 | $38,210 | $68,780 | 6,160 | $50,743 |
| 13 | GAGeorgia | $48,660 | $46,080 | $51,510 | 2,230 | $50,533 |
| 14 | MAMassachusetts | $47,310 | $43,880 | $49,300 | 1,360 | $44,735 |
| 15 | NMNew Mexico | $47,230 | $35,090 | $66,960 | 370 | $51,219 |
| 16 | NHNew Hampshire | $46,890 | $32,500 | $70,210 | 430 | $45,015 |
| 17 | MDMaryland | $46,590 | $37,300 | $63,190 | 1,130 | $44,389 |
| 18 | WIWisconsin | $46,220 | $30,480 | $59,660 | 1,190 | $49,121 |
| 19 | NJNew Jersey | $45,870 | $35,660 | $50,750 | 2,660 | $42,158 |
| 20 | KSKansas | $45,760 | $35,860 | $54,170 | 420 | $50,806 |
| 21 | UTUtah | $45,490 | $34,320 | $58,090 | 1,160 | $46,013 |
| 22 | ILIllinois | $45,330 | $40,340 | $47,360 | 2,960 | $45,349 |
| 23 | MIMichigan | $45,240 | $35,530 | $59,980 | 1,510 | $47,019 |
| 24 | MOMissouri | $45,200 | $37,250 | $67,970 | 1,390 | $49,770 |
| 25 | INIndiana | $44,450 | $30,160 | $52,390 | 1,120 | $47,627 |
| 26 | MNMinnesota | $44,430 | $31,090 | $62,530 | 920 | $45,051 |
| 27 | FLFlorida | $43,880 | $35,600 | $62,650 | 5,270 | $42,431 |
| 28 | RIRhode Island | $43,880 | $34,900 | $62,400 | 120 | $42,902 |
| 29 | CTConnecticut | $43,680 | $36,170 | $55,370 | 660 | $42,158 |
| 30 | PAPennsylvania | $43,620 | $26,780 | $58,970 | 2,560 | $44,705 |
| 31 | NYNew York | $42,910 | $36,780 | $63,280 | 3,510 | $39,761 |
| 32 | AKAlaska | $41,240 | $35,780 | $45,760 | 120 | $40,290 |
| 33 | MSMississippi | $41,160 | $33,480 | $80,100 | 320 | $47,336 |
| 34 | SCSouth Carolina | $39,670 | $28,690 | $58,430 | 1,210 | $42,315 |
| 35 | VAVirginia | $39,350 | $34,410 | $49,980 | 1,970 | $38,920 |
| 36 | ALAlabama | $39,260 | $31,960 | $46,170 | 590 | $44,200 |
| 37 | OHOhio | $39,150 | $36,700 | $52,870 | 1,700 | $42,199 |
| 38 | NCNorth Carolina | $39,120 | $27,610 | $57,000 | 2,680 | $41,473 |
| 39 | CACalifornia | $38,770 | $36,290 | $54,110 | 11,360 | $35,016 |
| 40 | NVNevada | $38,660 | $34,930 | $47,830 | 1,540 | $38,668 |
| 41 | KYKentucky | $38,580 | $28,210 | $46,280 | 830 | $42,791 |
| 42 | SDSouth Dakota | $38,230 | $29,000 | $46,110 | 150 | $43,156 |
| 43 | WVWest Virginia | $38,030 | $30,420 | $46,790 | 80 | $42,493 |
| 44 | OKOklahoma | $37,340 | $28,530 | $52,420 | 680 | $42,508 |
| 45 | IAIowa | $37,080 | $26,240 | $50,060 | 710 | $42,251 |
| 46 | LALouisiana | $36,890 | $29,620 | $47,880 | 600 | $41,822 |
| 47 | TNTennessee | $36,590 | $28,540 | $44,500 | 1,710 | $39,828 |
| 48 | ARArkansas | $36,520 | $26,680 | $39,890 | 340 | $42,007 |
| 49 | IDIdaho | $34,130 | $21,950 | $43,880 | 720 | $35,740 |
| 50 | PRPuerto Rico | $23,440 | $22,530 | $27,150 | 330 | 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 Skincare Specialists, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $79,320, while Washington leads once prices are taken into account at $74,122.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Skincare Specialist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Skincare Specialists the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for Skincare Specialists at $79,320 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by District of Columbia ($77,480) and Wyoming ($62,400).
Which state pays Skincare Specialists the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Skincare Specialists at $23,440 a year, $55,880 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Skincare Specialists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Washington first at $74,122 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $79,320. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.