What are the main factors that influence a Beauty Adviser's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Beauty Adviser's salary?

A Beauty Adviser's salary grows with experience: starting around $54,308 for beginners, reaching about $55,873 at mid-level, and approach $59,020 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Beauty Adviser?

Beauty Adviser salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Beauty Adviser roles are District of Columbia $62,209, California $61,973, Massachusetts $61,148. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Beauty Adviser roles make?

Salaries for Beauty Adviser level roles vary by specialization: Investment Adviser: $114,533; Business Adviser: $90,272; Insurance Adviser: $85,059; Immigration Adviser: $81,226; Safety Adviser: $75,361.

How do different companies affect a Beauty Adviser's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Beauty Adviser roles. Large, established industry leaders like Mskcc ($110,264) and Health Street ($108,691) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $86,641.

Beauty Adviser Salary in the United States

How much does a Beauty Adviser make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Beauty Adviser in the United States is $56,186 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, a Beauty Adviser's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,762
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,914 to $63,292
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,651

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Beauty Adviser Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,292	$5,274	$1,217	$30
Average	$56,186	$4,682	$1,081	$27
25th Percentile	$44,914	$3,743	$864	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Beauty Adviser Salaries

A Beauty Adviser'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 Beauty Adviser Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Beauty Adviser'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): $54,308
Early Career (1-2 years): $55,090
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $55,873
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $56,969
Expert (over 8 years): $59,020

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Beauty Adviser	$54,308
Intermediate Level Beauty Adviser	$55,090
Senior Level Beauty Adviser	$55,873
Specialist Level Beauty Adviser	$56,969
Expert Level Beauty Adviser	$59,020

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How Do Beauty Adviser Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Beauty Advisers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,209.
California: $61,973.
Massachusetts: $61,148.

District of Columbia $62,209

California $61,973

Massachusetts $61,148

Washington $60,923

New Jersey $60,900

Alaska $60,822

Connecticut $60,046

New York $59,732

Hawaii $58,726

Rhode Island $58,254

Maryland $57,934

Minnesota $57,495

Colorado $57,327

Illinois $57,271

Oregon $57,057

Delaware $56,900

New Hampshire $56,801

Virginia $56,580

Pennsylvania $55,933

Nevada $55,608

North Dakota $55,501

Michigan $55,332

Wisconsin $55,270

Vermont $55,147

Texas $54,804

Maine $54,782

Arizona $54,748

Ohio $54,709

Georgia $54,192

Indiana $53,933

Wyoming $53,883

Utah $53,804

Iowa $53,770

Kansas $53,501

Louisiana $53,422

North Carolina $53,394

Missouri $53,383

Florida $53,163

Montana $53,045

Nebraska $52,933

Kentucky $52,871

South Carolina $52,647

Tennessee $52,506

Idaho $52,450

New Mexico $52,040

Oklahoma $51,950

Alabama $51,618

South Dakota $51,062

Arkansas $50,759

West Virginia $50,596

Mississippi $50,107

Top Paying Cities for Beauty Advisers

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: $70,868
San Francisco: $70,171
Oakland: $68,615

San Jose, CA $70,868

San Francisco, CA $70,171

Oakland, CA $68,615

New York, NY $65,114

Queens Village, NY $64,693

Paramus, NJ $64,243

Passaic, NJ $64,187

Bergenfield, NJ $64,131

Stamford, CT $64,047

Huntington, NY $63,991

Newark, NJ $63,625

Bridgeport, CT $63,513

New Brunswick, NJ $63,328

Vallejo, CA $63,210

Middlesex, NJ $63,176

Somerset, NJ $63,125

Petaluma, CA $62,996

Santa Cruz, CA $62,777

Boston, MA $62,665

Monterey, CA $62,384

Fairbanks, AK $62,344

Los Angeles, CA $62,238

Washington, DC $62,209

Seattle, WA $62,108

Santa Rosa, CA $62,097

Juneau, AK $61,934

Orange, CA $61,749

Anchorage, AK $61,648

Anaheim, CA $61,608

Santa Ana, CA $61,524

Nassau, NY $61,490

Long Beach, CA $61,468

Danbury, CT $61,451

Santa Maria, CA $61,260

Everett, WA $61,249

Bremerton, WA $60,973

Trenton, NJ $60,867

Sacramento, CA $60,844

San Diego, CA $60,816

Brockton, MA $60,794

Tacoma, WA $60,771

Santa Barbara, CA $60,692

Lowell, MA $60,468

New Suffolk, NY $60,445

Nashua, NH $60,378

Lompoc, CA $60,288

Ventura, CA $60,232

Stockton, CA $60,215

New Haven, CT $60,102

Atlantic City, NJ $59,956

Hartford, CT $59,833

Modesto, CA $59,805

Poughkeepsie, NY $59,681

New Britain, CT $59,653

Olympia, WA $59,574

Kennewick, WA $59,574

New London, CT $59,563

Norwich, CT $59,546

Lawrence, MA $59,518

Bakersfield, CA $59,361

Riverside, CA $59,282

New Bedford, MA $59,282

Richland, WA $59,226

Portsmouth, NH $59,181

Vineland, NJ $59,170

San Bernardino, CA $59,125

Boulder, CO $58,968

Worcester, MA $58,923

Portland, OR $58,872

Saint Paul, MN $58,805

Minneapolis, MN $58,805

Philadelphia, PA $58,726

Honolulu, HI $58,428

Springfield, MA $58,231

Providence, RI $58,226

Chicago, IL $58,063

Bellingham, WA $57,995

Baltimore, MD $57,934

Chico, CA $57,793

Wilmington, DE $57,698

Pittsfield, MA $57,642

Manchester, NH $57,535

Spokane, WA $57,288

Denver, CO $57,282

Albany, NY $57,018

Troy, NY $56,995

Schenectady, NY $56,877

Burlington, VT $56,754

Portland, ME $56,557

Salem, OR $56,512

Yakima, WA $56,501

Ann Arbor, MI $56,484

Rochester, MN $56,327

Fresno, CA $56,299

Reno, NV $56,299

Milwaukee, WI $56,248

Detroit, MI $56,192

Allentown, PA $56,175

Carson City, NV $56,169

Houston, TX $56,085

Colorado Springs, CO $56,080

Syracuse, NY $56,051

Eugene, OR $55,945

Bismarck, ND $55,877

Gary, IN $55,877

Galveston, TX $55,877

Springfield, OR $55,832

Medford, OR $55,697

Fort Collins, CO $55,675

Austin, TX $55,630

Mesa, AZ $55,512

Phoenix, AZ $55,501

Dallas, TX $55,484

Reading, PA $55,450

Saint Cloud, MN $55,428

Concord, NH $55,377

Madison, WI $55,355

Utica, NY $55,203

Raleigh, NC $55,158

Las Vegas, NV $55,152

Rochester, NY $55,113

Des Moines, IA $55,108

Atlanta, GA $55,018

Battle Creek, MI $55,001

Salt Lake City, UT $54,984

Lancaster, PA $54,900

Champaign, IL $54,888

Harrisburg, PA $54,821

Durham, NC $54,770

Kansas City, MO $54,765

Kansas City, KS $54,754

Fort Worth, TX $54,748

Boca Raton, FL $54,725

Cleveland, OH $54,720

Columbus, OH $54,709

Pittsburgh, PA $54,703

Richmond, VA $54,681

Indianapolis, IN $54,669

Cincinnati, OH $54,596

Petersburg, VA $54,512

Billings, MT $54,388

Lansing, MI $54,388

Huntsville, AL $54,388

Lebanon, PA $54,383

Dayton, OH $54,377

Pueblo, CO $54,377

Appleton, WI $54,360

Buffalo, NY $54,338

Racine, WI $54,310

Charlotte, NC $54,304

Saint Louis, MO $54,287

Springfield, IL $54,265

Elkhart, IN $54,253

York, PA $54,253

Gastonia, NC $54,248

Benton Harbor, MI $54,248

Beaumont, TX $54,214

Lorain, OH $54,203

Toledo, OH $54,180

Binghamton, NY $54,152

Rock Hill, SC $54,147

Rockford, IL $54,119

Fargo, ND $54,091

Elyria, OH $54,091

Flagstaff, AZ $54,051

Fort Lauderdale, FL $54,018

Miami, FL $53,984

Duluth, MN $53,894

Bangor, ME $53,821

Cedar Rapids, IA $53,759

Louisville, KY $53,731

Grand Rapids, MI $53,720

Hialeah, FL $53,714

Casper, WY $53,635

Scranton, PA $53,568

New Orleans, LA $53,551

Virginia Beach, VA $53,546

Akron, OH $53,517

Peoria, IL $53,444

Sarasota, FL $53,433

Green Bay, WI $53,394

Baton Rouge, LA $53,366

Charleston, SC $53,355

Nashville, TN $53,338

Jamestown, NY $53,326

Davenport, IA $53,326

Tucson, AZ $53,298

Cheyenne, WY $53,281

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,265

Tampa, FL $53,253

Omaha, NE $53,242

Port Arthur, TX $53,220

Evansville, IN $53,220

Bradenton, FL $53,197

Santa Fe, NM $53,096

Orlando, FL $53,040

Clearwater, FL $52,978

Canton, OH $52,860

La Crosse, WI $52,860

Grand Forks, ND $52,843

Albuquerque, NM $52,826

Tulsa, OK $52,826

Newport News, VA $52,821

High Point, NC $52,804

Ogden, UT $52,781

Corpus Christi, TX $52,736

Laramie, WY $52,703

Norfolk, VA $52,703

Rock Island, IL $52,669

Saginaw, MI $52,658

Jacksonville, FL $52,652

Salisbury, NC $52,641

Memphis, TN $52,630

Moline, IL $52,602

Fort Myers, FL $52,585

Waterloo, IA $52,512

Spartanburg, SC $52,456

Lincoln, NE $52,427

Fort Wayne, IN $52,416

Birmingham, AL $52,354

Cedar Falls, IA $52,343

Provo, UT $52,338

Springfield, OH $52,332

San Antonio, TX $52,321

Greensboro, NC $52,298

South Bend, IN $52,293

Winston Salem, NC $52,287

Boise, ID $52,270

Savannah, GA $52,231

Muskegon, MI $52,130

Lima, OH $52,062

Lake Charles, LA $52,040

Anderson, IN $52,029

Lexington, KY $52,012

Augusta, GA $51,995

Greenville, SC $51,995

Wichita, KS $51,944

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,944

Columbia, SC $51,894

Bloomington, IN $51,753

Roanoke, VA $51,719

Asheville, NC $51,646

Knoxville, TN $51,551

Shreveport, LA $51,545

Wilmington, NC $51,472

Frankfort, KY $51,366

Oklahoma City, OK $51,326

Chillicothe, OH $51,304

Longview, TX $51,298

Topeka, KS $51,281

Mobile, AL $51,197

Terre Haute, IN $51,174

Erie, PA $51,169

Altoona, PA $51,141

Melbourne, FL $51,124

Amarillo, TX $51,101

Killeen, TX $51,085

Fayetteville, AR $51,040

Sioux Falls, SD $51,000

Chattanooga, TN $50,967

Idaho Falls, ID $50,961

Gainesville, FL $50,843

Portsmouth, OH $50,815

Little Rock, AR $50,804

Lynchburg, VA $50,804

Lafayette, LA $50,781

Youngstown, OH $50,781

Temple, TX $50,759

Daytona Beach, FL $50,747

Clarksville, TN $50,742

Pensacola, FL $50,736

Hopkinsville, KY $50,568

Charleston, WV $50,562

Florence, SC $50,534

Sioux City, IA $50,500

Macon, GA $50,337

Tallahassee, FL $50,332

Fayetteville, NC $50,320

Waco, TX $50,309

Wichita Falls, TX $50,309

Pine Bluff, AR $50,287

Vincennes, IN $50,180

Lubbock, TX $50,158

Great Falls, MT $50,124

Alamogordo, NM $50,118

Abilene, TX $50,073

Rapid City, SD $50,000

Monroe, LA $50,000

Albany, GA $49,966

Huntington, WV $49,961

Jackson, MS $49,955

Greenville, MS $49,950

Parkersburg, WV $49,893

Montgomery, AL $49,882

Johnstown, PA $49,871

Springfield, MO $49,826

Biloxi, MS $49,798

Sumter, SC $49,680

Columbus, GA $49,674

Twin Falls, ID $49,641

Pascagoula, MS $49,568

Kingsport, TN $49,421

Gulfport, MS $49,405

Alexandria, LA $49,219

Fort Smith, AR $49,079

El Paso, TX $48,927

Helena, MT $48,854

Las Cruces, NM $48,674

Harlingen, TX $48,517

Pocatello, ID $48,466

Florence, AL $48,449

Brownsville, TX $48,438

Dothan, AL $48,348

Mcallen, TX $48,320

Columbus, MS $47,904

Altus, OK $47,646

Lawton, OK $47,539

Pierre, SD $47,337

What Skills Can Increase a Beauty Adviser's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Customer Service (Mentioned in 11.23% Job Postings): Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees "who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest". Customer service concerns the priority an organization assigns to customer service relative to components such as product innovation and pricing. In this sense, an organization that values good customer service may spend more money in training employees than the average organization or may proactively interview customers for feedback. From the point of view of an overall sales process engineering effort, customer service plays an important role in an organization's ability to generate income and revenue. From that perspective, customer service should be included as part of an overall approach to systematic improvement. One good customer service experience can change the entire perception a customer holds towards the organization.
Credit Card (Mentioned in 2.19% Job Postings): A credit card is a type of credit facility, provided by banks that allow customers to borrow funds within a pre-approved credit limit.
Point of Sale (Mentioned in 0.78% Job Postings): Accepting payments from customers for goods and services either in person or online.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Customer Service	11.23%
Credit Card	2.19%
Point of Sale	0.78%

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 a Beauty Adviser's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Empathy: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Selling Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$62,367	11%
Empathy	$60,119	7%
Selling Skills	$60,119	7%
Written Communication	$59,557	6%
Team Building	$59,557	6%
Commitment	$58,996	5%

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Beauty Adviser Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Beauty Adviser'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

$44,914

Average $56,186/year

$63,292

$3,743

Average $4,682/month

$5,274

$864

Average $1,081/week

$1,217

$22

Average $27/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,292	$5,274	$1,217	$30
Average	$56,186	$4,682	$1,081	$27
25th Percentile	$44,914	$3,743	$864	$22

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Salary Trends for Beauty Adviser

Salaries for a Beauty Adviser can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,398 in 2023 to around $54,025 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Beauty Adviser salary trends, .

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