US beauty salon businesses with no employees took in $30,832 a year on average in 2024, and 60% took in less than $25,000.

Census Nonemployer Statistics, NAICS 812112: $26.7 billion across 867,242 businesses. Receipts are revenue before expenses such as booth rent and products, not take-home pay. One-person nail businesses averaged $41,294 and barbers $32,831.

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Nonemployer Statistics: 2024 (US file, NAICS 812111, 812112, 812113)

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