Aesthetic Doctor Salary in the United States

How much does an Aesthetic Doctor make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for an Aesthetic Doctor in the United States is $187,265 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $90.

However, an Aesthetic Doctor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $205,223
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $176,315 to $196,665
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $166,346
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Aesthetic Doctor Salaries by Percentile

Annual
Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $196,665 $16,389 $3,782 $95
Average $187,265 $15,605 $3,601 $90
25th Percentile $176,315 $14,693 $3,391 $85
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Key Factors That Influence Aesthetic Doctor Salaries

An Aesthetic Doctor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Aesthetic Doctor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Aesthetic Doctor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

  • Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $185,744
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $186,201
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $187,265
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $188,482
  • Expert (over 8 years): $189,837
Levels Salary
Entry Level Aesthetic Doctor$185,744
Intermediate Level Aesthetic Doctor$186,201
Senior Level Aesthetic Doctor$187,265
Specialist Level Aesthetic Doctor$188,482
Expert Level Aesthetic Doctor$189,837
$185,744 0 yr
$186,201 < 2 yrs
$187,265 2-4 yrs
$188,482 5-8 yrs
$189,837 > 8 yrs
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What Am I Worth?

Top Paying Cities for Aesthetic Doctors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

  • San Jose: $236,197
  • San Francisco: $233,875
  • Oakland: $228,688

What Skills Can Increase an Aesthetic Doctor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Leadership (Mentioned in 3.14% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
  • Software Development (Mentioned in 2.16% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.
  • Ansible (Mentioned in 1.59% Job Postings): Ansible is a suite of software tools that enables infrastructure as code. It is open-source and the suite includes software provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment functionality.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Leadership 3.14%
Software Development 2.16%
Ansible 1.59%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Aesthetic Doctor's salary.
  • Team Building: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
  • Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
  • Microservices: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Team Building
$205,992
10%
Analysis
$198,501
6%
Microservices
$198,501
6%
Accountability
$196,628
5%
Communication Skills
$196,628
5%
Leadership
$196,628
5%
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Aesthetic Doctor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Aesthetic Doctor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Aesthetic Doctor

Salaries for an Aesthetic Doctor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $166,716 in 2023 to around $163,560 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Aesthetic Doctor salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Aesthetic Doctor Over Time

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