Economics & margins
Beauty salon wages as a share of revenue (2024)
Wages and salaries were 43.6% of revenue at US beauty salons with paid employees in 2024, against 44.1% at barber shops and 30.5% at nail salons.
Annual payroll before deductions, without benefits or payroll taxes. Each beauty salon employee brought in about $70,100 of revenue (employees counted in March, part-time included).
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Annual Integrated Economic Survey: 2024 (US file AIES00BASIC, NAICS 812111, 812112, 812113, 812199)
US Census Bureau/2024/gov
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