Barber pay
Cut hair, shave, and groom — often self-employed.
National baseline
Public data$17.30/hr
Source: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · bls.gov/oes
By metro area
Atlanta
$16/hr
Austin
$17/hr
Baltimore
$18/hr
Birmingham
$15/hr
Boston
$20/hr
Buffalo
$17/hr
Charlotte
$16/hr
Chicago
$18/hr
Cincinnati
$16/hr
Cleveland
$16/hr
Columbus
$16/hr
Dallas–Fort Worth
$17/hr
Denver
$18/hr
Detroit
$17/hr
Grand Rapids
$16/hr
Hartford
$19/hr
Houston
$17/hr
Indianapolis
$16/hr
Jacksonville
$16/hr
Kansas City
$16/hr
Las Vegas
$17/hr
Los Angeles
$19/hr
Louisville
$16/hr
Memphis
$15/hr
Miami
$16/hr
Milwaukee
$17/hr
Minneapolis
$18/hr
Nashville
$16/hr
New Orleans
$16/hr
New York City
$20/hr
Oklahoma City
$16/hr
Orlando
$15/hr
Philadelphia
$18/hr
Phoenix
$16/hr
Pittsburgh
$17/hr
Portland
$18/hr
Providence
$18/hr
Raleigh
$17/hr
Richmond
$17/hr
Rochester
$17/hr
Sacramento
$19/hr
Salt Lake City
$16/hr
San Antonio
$16/hr
San Diego
$19/hr
San Francisco
$22/hr
San Jose
$22/hr
Seattle
$20/hr
St. Louis
$16/hr
Tampa
$16/hr
Virginia Beach
$16/hr