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

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

How does experience change A Stylist's salary?

A Stylist's salary grows with experience: a Fashion Designer I (0-2 years)earns $59,925, a Stylist (2-4 years)earns $73,944, a Fashion Designer III (4-7 years)earns $94,998, a Fashion Designer IV (7+ years)earns $122,424, a Manager of Fashion Design (7+ years)earns $125,518,

What are the highest paying states for a Stylist?

Stylist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Stylist roles are District of Columbia $82,475, California $82,162, Massachusetts $81,067. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Stylist roles make?

Salaries for Stylist level roles vary by specialization: Lead Stylist: $124,120; Photo Stylist: $88,854; Associate Stylist: $76,749; Food Stylist: $71,082; Editorial Stylist: $65,503.

How do different companies affect a Stylist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Stylist roles. Large, established industry leaders like Hansoll Textile Ltd ($116,862) and Nestl├⌐ ($110,692) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $65,790.

Stylist Salary in the United States

How much does a Stylist make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Stylist in the United States is $74,490 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $88,669
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,417 to $81,912
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,068

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Stylist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,912	$6,826	$1,575	$39
Average	$74,490	$6,207	$1,432	$36
25th Percentile	$66,417	$5,535	$1,277	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Stylist Salaries

A Stylist'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 Stylist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Stylist'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): $59,925
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,944
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,998
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $122,424
Expert (over 8 years): $125,518

Levels	Salary
Fashion D... Level Stylist	$59,925
Stylist Level Stylist	$73,944
Fashion D... Level Stylist	$94,998
Fashion D... Level Stylist	$122,424
Manager o... Level Stylist	$125,518

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How Do Stylist 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 Stylists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $82,475.
California: $82,162.
Massachusetts: $81,067.

District of Columbia $82,475 California $82,162 Massachusetts $81,067 Washington $80,769 New Jersey $80,739 Alaska $80,635 Connecticut $79,607 New York $79,190

Hawaii $77,856 Rhode Island $77,231 Maryland $76,806 Minnesota $76,225 Colorado $76,002 Illinois $75,927 Oregon $75,644 Delaware $75,436

New Hampshire $75,304 Virginia $75,011 Pennsylvania $74,154 Nevada $73,722 North Dakota $73,581 Michigan $73,357 Wisconsin $73,275 Vermont $73,111

Texas $72,657 Maine $72,627 Arizona $72,583 Ohio $72,530 Georgia $71,845 Indiana $71,502 Wyoming $71,435 Utah $71,331

Iowa $71,286 Kansas $70,929 Louisiana $70,825 North Carolina $70,787 Missouri $70,772 Florida $70,482 Montana $70,326 Nebraska $70,177

Kentucky $70,095 South Carolina $69,797 Tennessee $69,610 Idaho $69,536 New Mexico $68,992 Oklahoma $68,873 Alabama $68,434 South Dakota $67,696

Arkansas $67,294 West Virginia $67,078 Mississippi $66,430

Top Paying Cities for Stylists

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: $93,954
San Francisco: $93,030
Oakland: $90,967

San Jose, CA $93,954

San Francisco, CA $93,030

Oakland, CA $90,967

New York, NY $86,326

Queens Village, NY $85,767

Paramus, NJ $85,171

Passaic, NJ $85,097

Bergenfield, NJ $85,022

Stamford, CT $84,911

Huntington, NY $84,836

Newark, NJ $84,352

Bridgeport, CT $84,203

New Brunswick, NJ $83,957

Vallejo, CA $83,801

Middlesex, NJ $83,756

Somerset, NJ $83,689

Petaluma, CA $83,518

Santa Cruz, CA $83,227

Boston, MA $83,078

Monterey, CA $82,706

Fairbanks, AK $82,654

Los Angeles, CA $82,512

Washington, DC $82,475

Seattle, WA $82,341

Santa Rosa, CA $82,326

Juneau, AK $82,110

Orange, CA $81,864

Anchorage, AK $81,730

Anaheim, CA $81,678

Santa Ana, CA $81,566

Nassau, NY $81,521

Long Beach, CA $81,492

Danbury, CT $81,469

Santa Maria, CA $81,216

Everett, WA $81,201

Bremerton, WA $80,836

Trenton, NJ $80,694

Sacramento, CA $80,665

San Diego, CA $80,627

Brockton, MA $80,598

Tacoma, WA $80,568

Santa Barbara, CA $80,464

Lowell, MA $80,166

New Suffolk, NY $80,136

Nashua, NH $80,046

Lompoc, CA $79,927

Ventura, CA $79,853

Stockton, CA $79,830

New Haven, CT $79,681

Atlantic City, NJ $79,488

Hartford, CT $79,324

Modesto, CA $79,287

Poughkeepsie, NY $79,123

New Britain, CT $79,086

Olympia, WA $78,981

Kennewick, WA $78,981

New London, CT $78,966

Norwich, CT $78,944

Lawrence, MA $78,907

Bakersfield, CA $78,698

Riverside, CA $78,594

New Bedford, MA $78,594

Richland, WA $78,519

Portsmouth, NH $78,460

Vineland, NJ $78,445

San Bernardino, CA $78,385

Boulder, CO $78,177

Worcester, MA $78,117

Portland, OR $78,050

Saint Paul, MN $77,961

Minneapolis, MN $77,961

Philadelphia, PA $77,856

Honolulu, HI $77,462

Springfield, MA $77,201

Providence, RI $77,193

Chicago, IL $76,977

Bellingham, WA $76,888

Baltimore, MD $76,806

Chico, CA $76,620

Wilmington, DE $76,493

Pittsfield, MA $76,419

Manchester, NH $76,277

Spokane, WA $75,949

Denver, CO $75,942

Albany, NY $75,592

Troy, NY $75,562

Schenectady, NY $75,406

Burlington, VT $75,242

Portland, ME $74,981

Salem, OR $74,922

Yakima, WA $74,907

Ann Arbor, MI $74,884

Rochester, MN $74,676

Fresno, CA $74,638

Reno, NV $74,638

Milwaukee, WI $74,571

Detroit, MI $74,497

Allentown, PA $74,475

Carson City, NV $74,467

Houston, TX $74,355

Colorado Springs, CO $74,348

Syracuse, NY $74,311

Eugene, OR $74,169

Bismarck, ND $74,080

Gary, IN $74,080

Galveston, TX $74,080

Springfield, OR $74,020

Medford, OR $73,841

Fort Collins, CO $73,812

Austin, TX $73,752

Mesa, AZ $73,596

Phoenix, AZ $73,581

Dallas, TX $73,558

Reading, PA $73,514

Saint Cloud, MN $73,484

Concord, NH $73,417

Madison, WI $73,387

Utica, NY $73,186

Raleigh, NC $73,126

Las Vegas, NV $73,119

Rochester, NY $73,067

Des Moines, IA $73,059

Atlanta, GA $72,940

Battle Creek, MI $72,918

Salt Lake City, UT $72,895

Lancaster, PA $72,784

Champaign, IL $72,769

Harrisburg, PA $72,679

Durham, NC $72,612

Kansas City, MO $72,605

Kansas City, KS $72,590

Fort Worth, TX $72,583

Boca Raton, FL $72,553

Cleveland, OH $72,545

Columbus, OH $72,530

Pittsburgh, PA $72,523

Richmond, VA $72,493

Indianapolis, IN $72,478

Cincinnati, OH $72,381

Petersburg, VA $72,270

Billings, MT $72,106

Lansing, MI $72,106

Huntsville, AL $72,106

Lebanon, PA $72,098

Dayton, OH $72,091

Pueblo, CO $72,091

Appleton, WI $72,069

Buffalo, NY $72,039

Racine, WI $72,002

Charlotte, NC $71,994

Saint Louis, MO $71,972

Springfield, IL $71,942

Elkhart, IN $71,927

York, PA $71,927

Gastonia, NC $71,920

Benton Harbor, MI $71,920

Beaumont, TX $71,875

Lorain, OH $71,860

Toledo, OH $71,830

Binghamton, NY $71,793

Rock Hill, SC $71,786

Rockford, IL $71,748

Fargo, ND $71,711

Elyria, OH $71,711

Flagstaff, AZ $71,659

Fort Lauderdale, FL $71,614

Miami, FL $71,570

Duluth, MN $71,450

Bangor, ME $71,353

Cedar Rapids, IA $71,272

Louisville, KY $71,234

Grand Rapids, MI $71,219

Hialeah, FL $71,212

Casper, WY $71,108

Scranton, PA $71,018

New Orleans, LA $70,996

Virginia Beach, VA $70,988

Akron, OH $70,951

Peoria, IL $70,854

Sarasota, FL $70,840

Green Bay, WI $70,787

Baton Rouge, LA $70,750

Charleston, SC $70,735

Nashville, TN $70,713

Jamestown, NY $70,698

Davenport, IA $70,698

Tucson, AZ $70,661

Cheyenne, WY $70,638

Saint Petersburg, FL $70,616

Tampa, FL $70,601

Omaha, NE $70,586

Port Arthur, TX $70,556

Evansville, IN $70,556

Bradenton, FL $70,527

Santa Fe, NM $70,393

Orlando, FL $70,318

Clearwater, FL $70,236

Canton, OH $70,080

La Crosse, WI $70,080

Grand Forks, ND $70,057

Albuquerque, NM $70,035

Tulsa, OK $70,035

Newport News, VA $70,028

High Point, NC $70,005

Ogden, UT $69,975

Corpus Christi, TX $69,916

Laramie, WY $69,871

Norfolk, VA $69,871

Rock Island, IL $69,826

Saginaw, MI $69,812

Jacksonville, FL $69,804

Salisbury, NC $69,789

Memphis, TN $69,774

Moline, IL $69,737

Fort Myers, FL $69,715

Waterloo, IA $69,618

Spartanburg, SC $69,543

Lincoln, NE $69,506

Fort Wayne, IN $69,491

Birmingham, AL $69,409

Cedar Falls, IA $69,394

Provo, UT $69,387

Springfield, OH $69,380

San Antonio, TX $69,365

Greensboro, NC $69,335

South Bend, IN $69,327

Winston Salem, NC $69,320

Boise, ID $69,298

Savannah, GA $69,245

Muskegon, MI $69,111

Lima, OH $69,022

Lake Charles, LA $68,992

Anderson, IN $68,977

Lexington, KY $68,955

Augusta, GA $68,933

Greenville, SC $68,933

Wichita, KS $68,866

Tuscaloosa, AL $68,866

Columbia, SC $68,799

Bloomington, IN $68,612

Roanoke, VA $68,568

Asheville, NC $68,471

Knoxville, TN $68,344

Shreveport, LA $68,337

Wilmington, NC $68,240

Frankfort, KY $68,098

Oklahoma City, OK $68,046

Chillicothe, OH $68,016

Longview, TX $68,009

Topeka, KS $67,987

Mobile, AL $67,875

Terre Haute, IN $67,845

Erie, PA $67,838

Altoona, PA $67,800

Melbourne, FL $67,778

Amarillo, TX $67,748

Killeen, TX $67,726

Fayetteville, AR $67,666

Sioux Falls, SD $67,614

Chattanooga, TN $67,569

Idaho Falls, ID $67,562

Gainesville, FL $67,406

Portsmouth, OH $67,368

Little Rock, AR $67,353

Lynchburg, VA $67,353

Lafayette, LA $67,324

Youngstown, OH $67,324

Temple, TX $67,294

Daytona Beach, FL $67,279

Clarksville, TN $67,271

Pensacola, FL $67,264

Hopkinsville, KY $67,041

Charleston, WV $67,033

Florence, SC $66,996

Sioux City, IA $66,951

Macon, GA $66,735

Tallahassee, FL $66,728

Fayetteville, NC $66,713

Waco, TX $66,698

Wichita Falls, TX $66,698

Pine Bluff, AR $66,668

Vincennes, IN $66,527

Lubbock, TX $66,497

Great Falls, MT $66,452

Alamogordo, NM $66,445

Abilene, TX $66,385

Rapid City, SD $66,288

Monroe, LA $66,288

Albany, GA $66,244

Huntington, WV $66,236

Jackson, MS $66,229

Greenville, MS $66,221

Parkersburg, WV $66,147

Montgomery, AL $66,132

Johnstown, PA $66,117

Springfield, MO $66,057

Biloxi, MS $66,020

Sumter, SC $65,864

Columbus, GA $65,856

Twin Falls, ID $65,811

Pascagoula, MS $65,715

Kingsport, TN $65,521

Gulfport, MS $65,499

Alexandria, LA $65,253

Fort Smith, AR $65,067

El Paso, TX $64,865

Helena, MT $64,769

Las Cruces, NM $64,530

Harlingen, TX $64,322

Pocatello, ID $64,255

Florence, AL $64,232

Brownsville, TX $64,217

Dothan, AL $64,098

Mcallen, TX $64,061

Columbus, MS $63,510

Altus, OK $63,167

Lawton, OK $63,026

Pierre, SD $62,757

What Skills Can Increase a Stylist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Products and Services (Mentioned in 6.91% Job Postings): Knowledge of the full array of our organization's products and services including those that are created for internal customers; insight into the differentiating factors that distinguish them from those of competitors.
Photoshop (Mentioned in 1.9% Job Postings): Photoshop is an image creation, graphic design and photo editing software developed by Adobe. It is used to demonstrate knowledge of image resolution, image size, and image file format for web, video, and print.
Interior Design (Mentioned in 1.38% Job Postings): Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordinates, and manages such projects. Interior design is a multifaceted profession that includes conceptual development, space planning, site inspections, programming, research, communicating with the stakeholders of a project, construction management, and execution of the design.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Products and Services	6.91%
Photoshop	1.9%
Interior Design	1.38%

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 Stylist's salary.

Cold Calling: Can increase your salary by up to 24%.
Product Development: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.
Illustrator: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Cold Calling	$92,367	24%
Product Development	$91,622	23%
Illustrator	$90,132	21%
Photoshop	$89,387	20%
Adobe	$89,387	20%
Conceptual Design	$88,643	19%

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Stylist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Stylist'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

$66,417

Average $74,490/year

$81,912

$5,535

Average $6,207/month

$6,826

$1,277

Average $1,432/week

$1,575

$32

Average $36/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,912	$6,826	$1,575	$39
Average	$74,490	$6,207	$1,432	$36
25th Percentile	$66,417	$5,535	$1,277	$32

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Salary Trends for Stylist

Salaries for a Stylist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $71,003 in 2023 to around $70,836 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Stylist salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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