SOC 39-5094 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Skincare Specialists

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$45,330

U.S. median hourly wage$21.79

U.S. employment72,890

Nationally, skincare specialists earned a median of $45,330 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 72,890 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Skincare Specialists: pay and employment by state
State
Washington	$79,320	$38.13	2,200	0.6
District of Columbia	$77,480	$37.25	200	0.3
Wyoming	$62,400	$30.00	100	0.3
Montana	$58,500	$28.13	280	0.5
Nebraska	$58,420	$28.09	550	0.5
North Dakota	$58,160	$27.96	190	0.4
Maine	$55,850	$26.85	260	0.4
Colorado	$54,500	$26.20	1,510	0.5
Oregon	$52,110	$25.05	1,070	0.5
Delaware	$50,820	$24.44	130	0.3
Arizona	$50,470	$24.27	1,710	0.5
Texas	$49,250	$23.68	6,160	0.4
Georgia	$48,660	$23.40	2,230	0.5
Massachusetts	$47,310	$22.75	1,360	0.4
New Mexico	$47,230	$22.71	370	0.4
New Hampshire	$46,890	$22.55	430	0.6
Maryland	$46,590	$22.40	1,130	0.4
Wisconsin	$46,220	$22.22	1,190	0.4
New Jersey	$45,870	$22.06	2,660	0.6
Kansas	$45,760	$22.00	420	0.3
Utah	$45,490	$21.87	1,160	0.7
Illinois	$45,330	$21.79	2,960	0.5
Michigan	$45,240	$21.75	1,510	0.3
Missouri	$45,200	$21.73	1,390	0.5
Indiana	$44,450	$21.37	1,120	0.4
Minnesota	$44,430	$21.36	920	0.3
Florida	$43,880	$21.10	5,270	0.5
Rhode Island	$43,880	$21.10	120	0.2
Connecticut	$43,680	$21.00	660	0.4
Pennsylvania	$43,620	$20.97	2,560	0.4
New York	$42,910	$20.63	3,510	0.4
Alaska	$41,240	$19.83	120	0.4
Mississippi	$41,160	$19.79	320	0.3
South Carolina	$39,670	$19.07	1,210	0.5
Virginia	$39,350	$18.92	1,970	0.5
Alabama	$39,260	$18.88	590	0.3
Ohio	$39,150	$18.82	1,700	0.3
North Carolina	$39,120	$18.81	2,680	0.5
California	$38,770	$18.64	11,360	0.6
Nevada	$38,660	$18.59	1,540	1.0
Kentucky	$38,580	$18.55	830	0.4
South Dakota	$38,230	$18.38	150	0.3
West Virginia	$38,030	$18.28	80	0.1
Oklahoma	$37,340	$17.95	680	0.4
Iowa	$37,080	$17.83	710	0.5
Louisiana	$36,890	$17.73	600	0.3
Tennessee	$36,590	$17.59	1,710	0.5
Arkansas	$36,520	$17.56	340	0.3
Idaho	$34,130	$16.41	720	0.8
Puerto Rico	$23,440	$11.27	330	0.4
Hawaii	Not published	Not published	140	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 226 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Skincare Specialists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$91,000	$43.75	160	0.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$81,490	$39.18	90	0.7
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$80,510	$38.71	1,330	0.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$76,520	$36.79	80	0.6
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$75,970	$36.53	40	0.5
Bellingham, WA	$64,830	$31.17	80	0.8
Portland-South Portland, ME	$64,370	$30.95	140	0.5
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$63,630	$30.59	200	1.2
Lincoln, NE	$61,560	$29.59	120	0.7
Waco, TX	$60,460	$29.07	30	0.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$58,930	$28.33	630	0.5
Bozeman, MT	$58,750	$28.25	80	1.1
Bismarck, ND	$58,520	$28.13	40	0.6
Omaha, NE-IA	$58,430	$28.09	390	0.8
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$57,930	$27.85	800	0.7
Rockford, IL	$57,720	$27.75	40	0.3
Rochester, MN	$57,420	$27.61	40	0.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$55,970	$26.91	150	0.9
Billings, MT	$55,730	$26.79	50	0.5
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$54,850	$26.37	740	0.6
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$54,500	$26.20	880	0.5
Boulder, CO	$54,440	$26.17	90	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$54,400	$26.15	640	0.6
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$54,290	$26.10	1,620	0.4
Missoula, MT	$53,320	$25.64	70	1.0
Fargo, ND-MN	$52,950	$25.46	90	0.6
Bend, OR	$52,730	$25.35	80	0.8
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$52,350	$25.17	1,920	0.8
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$51,810	$24.91	40	0.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$51,540	$24.78	70	0.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$51,320	$24.67	1,720	0.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$51,180	$24.60	1,340	0.6
Tucson, AZ	$51,030	$24.53	200	0.5
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$50,980	$24.51	120	0.4
Salinas, CA	$50,640	$24.35	90	0.5
Medford, OR	$50,490	$24.28	70	0.7
Jacksonville, FL	$49,700	$23.89	660	0.9
Spartanburg, SC	$49,490	$23.79	160	0.9
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$49,440	$23.77	40	0.4
Salem, OR	$49,340	$23.72	90	0.5
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$49,040	$23.58	170	0.4
Grand Junction, CO	$48,880	$23.50	50	0.7
Lancaster, PA	$48,810	$23.46	100	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$48,530	$23.33	470	0.4
Appleton, WI	$48,270	$23.21	70	0.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$48,250	$23.20	1,660	0.5
Saginaw, MI	$48,180	$23.16	30	0.4
Barnstable Town, MA	$48,140	$23.15	60	0.6
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$48,040	$23.10	60	0.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$48,000	$23.08	70	0.8
New Haven, CT	$47,960	$23.06	100	0.4
Kenosha, WI	$47,930	$23.04	40	0.5
Ogden, UT	$47,820	$22.99	200	0.7
Gainesville, GA	$47,810	$22.99	30	0.3
Green Bay, WI	$47,740	$22.95	90	0.5
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$47,730	$22.95	100	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$47,730	$22.95	590	0.7
Topeka, KS	$47,580	$22.88	30	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$47,480	$22.83	1,180	0.4
Savannah, GA	$47,420	$22.80	60	0.3
Las Cruces, NM	$47,230	$22.71	30	0.4
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$47,150	$22.67	70	0.9
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$47,140	$22.66	30	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$47,000	$22.60	790	0.4
Duluth, MN-WI	$46,940	$22.57	40	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$46,920	$22.56	490	0.5
Springfield, MA	$46,920	$22.56	50	0.2
York-Hanover, PA	$46,920	$22.56	Not published	Not published
Santa Fe, NM	$46,890	$22.55	40	0.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$46,620	$22.41	1,300	0.4
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$46,490	$22.35	4,600	0.5
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$46,460	$22.34	90	0.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$46,430	$22.32	90	0.4
Worcester, MA	$46,270	$22.25	120	0.3
Flagstaff, AZ	$46,190	$22.21	60	0.8
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$46,140	$22.18	50	0.6
Ann Arbor, MI	$46,090	$22.16	70	0.3
Iowa City, IA	$46,010	$22.12	40	0.4
Ocala, FL	$45,940	$22.09	50	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$45,810	$22.02	270	0.8
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$45,800	$22.02	30	0.8
St. Louis, MO-IL	$45,590	$21.92	620	0.5
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$45,330	$21.79	2,720	0.6
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$45,200	$21.73	60	0.5
Columbia, MO	$45,000	$21.64	60	0.5
Visalia, CA	$44,910	$21.59	50	0.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$44,900	$21.59	190	0.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$44,730	$21.51	40	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$44,680	$21.48	300	0.5
Springfield, MO	$44,620	$21.45	120	0.5
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$44,560	$21.42	160	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$44,270	$21.29	360	0.4
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$44,260	$21.28	200	0.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$44,230	$21.27	1,000	0.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$44,220	$21.26	Not published	Not published
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$44,110	$21.21	110	0.9
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$44,100	$21.20	190	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$43,920	$21.11	730	0.5
Jackson, MS	$43,880	$21.10	180	0.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$43,880	$21.10	150	0.6
Wichita, KS	$43,880	$21.10	130	0.4
Cedar Rapids, IA	$43,810	$21.06	100	0.7
El Paso, TX	$43,690	$21.00	140	0.4
St. George, UT	$43,620	$20.97	60	0.6
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$43,570	$20.95	540	0.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$43,570	$20.95	1,460	0.5
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$43,550	$20.94	30	0.4
Port St. Lucie, FL	$43,530	$20.93	Not published	Not published
Evansville, IN	$43,490	$20.91	50	0.4
Punta Gorda, FL	$43,480	$20.90	30	0.6
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$43,420	$20.87	500	0.4
Syracuse, NY	$43,250	$20.80	40	0.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$43,230	$20.79	250	0.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$42,950	$20.65	790	1.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$42,870	$20.61	150	0.4
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$42,870	$20.61	120	0.7
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$42,650	$20.51	60	0.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$42,620	$20.49	110	0.5
Pittsburgh, PA	$42,620	$20.49	Not published	Not published
Akron, OH	$42,480	$20.42	120	0.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$42,400	$20.39	100	0.3
Huntsville, AL	$42,390	$20.38	100	0.4
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$41,960	$20.18	Not published	Not published
Gainesville, FL	$41,930	$20.16	110	0.7
Erie, PA	$41,600	$20.00	40	0.4
Killeen-Temple, TX	$41,440	$19.93	60	0.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$41,300	$19.86	270	0.7
Anchorage, AK	$41,240	$19.83	90	0.5
Oklahoma City, OK	$41,220	$19.82	330	0.5
Albuquerque, NM	$41,070	$19.75	230	0.6
Charlottesville, VA	$40,780	$19.60	60	0.6
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$40,690	$19.56	780	0.6
Corpus Christi, TX	$40,390	$19.42	80	0.4
Fresno, CA	$40,360	$19.40	220	0.5
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	$40,210	$19.33	60	1.0
Tuscaloosa, AL	$39,970	$19.22	40	0.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$39,940	$19.20	60	0.3
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$39,830	$19.15	110	0.3
Asheville, NC	$39,420	$18.95	100	0.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$39,390	$18.94	90	0.5
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$39,270	$18.88	200	0.7
Birmingham, AL	$39,260	$18.88	190	0.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$39,260	$18.88	250	0.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$39,170	$18.83	30	0.4
Columbus, OH	$39,150	$18.82	340	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$39,120	$18.81	770	0.6
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$39,120	$18.81	90	0.9
Bowling Green, KY	$39,090	$18.79	40	0.4
Napa, CA	$39,020	$18.76	90	1.2
Vallejo, CA	$39,000	$18.75	50	0.4
Toledo, OH	$38,890	$18.70	110	0.4
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$38,760	$18.64	70	0.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$38,750	$18.63	330	0.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$38,730	$18.62	300	0.7
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$38,700	$18.61	1,300	1.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$38,580	$18.55	180	0.6
Rapid City, SD	$38,580	$18.55	30	0.4
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$38,480	$18.50	60	0.3
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$38,460	$18.49	60	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$38,370	$18.45	150	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$38,370	$18.45	340	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$38,360	$18.44	120	0.3
Wilmington, NC	$38,320	$18.42	120	0.6
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$38,180	$18.35	550	0.5
Winston-Salem, NC	$38,150	$18.34	150	0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$38,110	$18.32	120	0.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$38,110	$18.32	760	0.7
Columbia, SC	$37,870	$18.21	140	0.4
Reading, PA	$37,870	$18.21	60	0.3
Madison, WI	$37,720	$18.14	190	0.5
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$37,690	$18.12	Not published	Not published
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$37,640	$18.09	1,130	0.7
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$37,640	$18.10	50	0.3
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$37,590	$18.07	50	0.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$37,560	$18.06	4,500	0.7
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$37,430	$18.00	80	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$37,340	$17.95	190	0.4
Roanoke, VA	$37,240	$17.90	30	0.2
Modesto, CA	$37,200	$17.89	90	0.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$37,080	$17.83	80	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$37,010	$17.79	180	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$36,930	$17.76	50	0.3
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$36,920	$17.75	60	1.4
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$36,820	$17.70	40	0.4
Canton-Massillon, OH	$36,700	$17.64	50	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$36,680	$17.64	190	0.6
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$36,650	$17.62	130	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$36,610	$17.60	730	0.4
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$36,600	$17.59	40	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$36,590	$17.59	160	0.6
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$36,450	$17.53	120	0.6
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$36,420	$17.51	90	0.3
Clarksville, TN-KY	$36,300	$17.45	70	0.7
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$36,250	$17.43	30	0.4
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$36,160	$17.38	80	0.5
Reno, NV	$36,060	$17.34	200	0.7
Redding, CA	$35,910	$17.26	40	0.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$35,530	$17.08	40	0.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$35,530	$17.08	50	0.3
Richmond, VA	$35,370	$17.01	330	0.5
Montgomery, AL	$35,130	$16.89	50	0.3
Chico, CA	$35,090	$16.87	40	0.5
Rochester, NY	$34,960	$16.81	160	0.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$34,770	$16.72	300	0.6
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$34,700	$16.68	140	1.9
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$34,480	$16.58	90	0.3
St. Cloud, MN	$34,260	$16.47	40	0.4
Boise City, ID	$34,200	$16.44	320	0.8
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$34,190	$16.44	530	0.7
Johnson City, TN	$33,660	$16.19	40	0.5
Knoxville, TN	$32,910	$15.82	240	0.6
Idaho Falls, ID	$32,810	$15.78	50	0.6
Twin Falls, ID	$32,240	$15.50	50	1.0
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$31,580	$15.18	90	0.5
Jackson, TN	$31,410	$15.10	30	0.4
Mobile, AL	$31,070	$14.94	40	0.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$30,930	$14.87	40	0.3
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$30,040	$14.44	30	0.5
Lafayette, LA	$29,680	$14.27	70	0.4
Fayetteville, NC	$29,470	$14.17	90	0.7
Lake Charles, LA	$28,090	$13.51	40	0.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$25,510	$12.26	250	0.4
Ames, IA	Not published	Not published	30	0.5
Colorado Springs, CO	Not published	Not published	200	0.6
Greeley, CO	Not published	Not published	30	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	Not published	Not published	90	0.2

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.