How much does a Tanning Specialist make in the United States?
As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Tanning Specialist in the United States is $48,107 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.
However, a Tanning Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $59,332
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,624 to $53,983
Key Factors That Influence Tanning Specialist Salaries
A Tanning Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Tanning Specialist 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 Tanning Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $53,264.
California: $53,061.
Massachusetts: $52,354.
District of Columbia$53,264
California$53,061
Massachusetts$52,354
Washington$52,162
New Jersey$52,143
Alaska$52,075
Connecticut$51,411
New York$51,142
Hawaii$50,281
Rhode Island$49,877
Maryland$49,603
Minnesota$49,227
Colorado$49,083
Illinois$49,035
Oregon$48,852
Delaware$48,717
New Hampshire$48,633
Virginia$48,443
Pennsylvania$47,890
Nevada$47,611
North Dakota$47,520
Michigan$47,375
Wisconsin$47,322
Vermont$47,217
Texas$46,923
Maine$46,904
Arizona$46,875
Ohio$46,841
Georgia$46,399
Indiana$46,177
Wyoming$46,134
Utah$46,067
Iowa$46,038
Kansas$45,807
Louisiana$45,740
North Carolina$45,716
Missouri$45,706
Florida$45,518
Montana$45,417
Nebraska$45,321
Kentucky$45,268
South Carolina$45,076
Tennessee$44,956
Idaho$44,907
New Mexico$44,556
Oklahoma$44,479
Alabama$44,195
South Dakota$43,719
Arkansas$43,459
West Virginia$43,320
Mississippi$42,901
Top Paying Cities for Tanning Specialists
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: $60,677
San Francisco: $60,012
Oakland: $58,748
San Jose, CA$60,677
San Francisco, CA$60,012
Oakland, CA$58,748
New York, NY$55,389
Paramus, NJ$54,716
Queens Village, NY$54,713
Passaic, NJ$54,668
Bergenfield, NJ$54,663
Stamford, CT$54,558
Huntington, NY$54,538
Newark, NJ$54,182
Bridgeport, CT$54,081
Vallejo, CA$53,985
New Brunswick, NJ$53,966
Petaluma, CA$53,937
Middlesex, NJ$53,846
Somerset, NJ$53,812
Santa Cruz, CA$53,749
Boston, MA$53,456
Monterey, CA$53,287
Seattle, WA$53,177
Santa Rosa, CA$53,167
Los Angeles, CA$53,153
Juneau, AK$53,028
Washington, DC$52,975
Orange, CA$52,804
Santa Ana, CA$52,677
Long Beach, CA$52,629
Anaheim, CA$52,619
Anchorage, AK$52,595
Santa Maria, CA$52,451
Everett, WA$52,441
Danbury, CT$52,272
Bremerton, WA$52,205
Tacoma, WA$52,032
New Suffolk, NY$52,031
Sacramento, CA$52,018
Santa Barbara, CA$51,965
Trenton, NJ$51,912
San Diego, CA$51,912
Brockton, MA$51,859
Fairbanks, AK$51,741
Lompoc, CA$51,618
Lowell, MA$51,579
Ventura, CA$51,570
Nashua, NH$51,561
Stockton, CA$51,556
Modesto, CA$51,205
Poughkeepsie, NY$51,099
Olympia, WA$51,007
Kennewick, WA$51,007
New Haven, CT$50,988
Lawrence, MA$50,815
Hartford, CT$50,767
Riverside, CA$50,757
New Bedford, MA$50,709
Richland, WA$50,709
Bakersfield, CA$50,642
San Bernardino, CA$50,622
New Britain, CT$50,618
Atlantic City, NJ$50,618
New London, CT$50,598
Norwich, CT$50,584
Portsmouth, NH$50,574
Boulder, CO$50,472
Portland, OR$50,406
Worcester, MA$50,401
Minneapolis, MN$50,252
Philadelphia, PA$50,185
Honolulu, HI$50,026
Saint Paul, MN$50,003
Vineland, NJ$49,992
Providence, RI$49,853
Chicago, IL$49,713
Bellingham, WA$49,656
Springfield, MA$49,617
Baltimore, MD$49,603
Chico, CA$49,482
Pittsfield, MA$49,352
Manchester, NH$49,261
Spokane, WA$49,049
Denver, CO$49,045
Albany, NY$48,818
Troy, NY$48,799
Nassau, NY$48,748
Schenectady, NY$48,698
Wilmington, DE$48,660
Burlington, VT$48,592
Salem, OR$48,573
Portland, ME$48,424
Yakima, WA$48,376
Rochester, MN$48,227
Reno, NV$48,203
Fresno, CA$48,203
Milwaukee, WI$48,159
Detroit, MI$48,111
Ann Arbor, MI$48,103
Allentown, PA$48,097
Colorado Springs, CO$48,015
Syracuse, NY$47,991
Carson City, NV$47,991
Houston, TX$47,924
Eugene, OR$47,900
Gary, IN$47,842
Springfield, OR$47,803
Bismarck, ND$47,794
Galveston, TX$47,760
Medford, OR$47,688
Fort Collins, CO$47,669
Concord, NH$47,645
Austin, TX$47,630
Mesa, AZ$47,529
Reading, PA$47,524
Phoenix, AZ$47,520
Dallas, TX$47,505
Saint Cloud, MN$47,459
Madison, WI$47,395
Utica, NY$47,265
Rochester, NY$47,188
Des Moines, IA$47,183
Raleigh, NC$47,178
Atlanta, GA$47,106
Battle Creek, MI$47,091
Salt Lake City, UT$47,077
Lancaster, PA$47,005
Harrisburg, PA$46,938
Kansas City, MO$46,889
Champaign, IL$46,880
Kansas City, KS$46,880
Fort Worth, TX$46,875
Columbus, OH$46,867
Boca Raton, FL$46,856
Pittsburgh, PA$46,836
Richmond, VA$46,817
Indianapolis, IN$46,808
Cleveland, OH$46,803
Las Vegas, NV$46,745
Cincinnati, OH$46,745
Petersburg, VA$46,673
Huntsville, AL$46,601
Lansing, MI$46,569
Lebanon, PA$46,562
Pueblo, CO$46,557
Appleton, WI$46,543
Buffalo, NY$46,524
Dayton, OH$46,509
Racine, WI$46,500
Charlotte, NC$46,495
Saint Louis, MO$46,481
York, PA$46,452
Elkhart, IN$46,452
Gastonia, NC$46,442
Billings, MT$46,431
Beaumont, TX$46,418
Lorain, OH$46,408
Benton Harbor, MI$46,399
Toledo, OH$46,389
Binghamton, NY$46,365
Rock Hill, SC$46,360
Rockford, IL$46,336
Springfield, IL$46,317
Elyria, OH$46,312
Fargo, ND$46,312
Flagstaff, AZ$46,278
Fort Lauderdale, FL$46,250
Duluth, MN$46,221
Miami, FL$46,221
Cheyenne, WY$46,187
Grand Forks, ND$46,187
Bangor, ME$46,081
Cedar Rapids, IA$46,028
Durham, NC$46,008
Louisville, KY$46,004
Grand Rapids, MI$45,995
Hialeah, FL$45,990
Casper, WY$45,922
Scranton, PA$45,865
New Orleans, LA$45,850
Virginia Beach, VA$45,845
Akron, OH$45,821
Peoria, IL$45,759
Sarasota, FL$45,749
Nashville, TN$45,716
Omaha, NE$45,716
Green Bay, WI$45,716
Baton Rouge, LA$45,692
Charleston, SC$45,682
Jamestown, NY$45,658
Davenport, IA$45,658
Tucson, AZ$45,634
Saint Petersburg, FL$45,605
Tampa, FL$45,595
Evansville, IN$45,566
Port Arthur, TX$45,566
Bradenton, FL$45,547
Santa Fe, NM$45,461
Orlando, FL$45,374
Clearwater, FL$45,360
Canton, OH$45,259
La Crosse, WI$45,259
Albuquerque, NM$45,230
Newport News, VA$45,225
High Point, NC$45,210
Ogden, UT$45,191
Corpus Christi, TX$45,153
Norfolk, VA$45,124
Laramie, WY$45,124
Rock Island, IL$45,095
Saginaw, MI$45,085
Jacksonville, FL$45,081
Salisbury, NC$45,071
Boise, ID$45,061
Moline, IL$45,037
Fort Myers, FL$45,023
Memphis, TN$45,013
Tulsa, OK$44,989
Waterloo, IA$44,960
Spartanburg, SC$44,912
Lincoln, NE$44,888
Fort Wayne, IN$44,879
Provo, UT$44,874
Cedar Falls, IA$44,816
San Antonio, TX$44,797
Greensboro, NC$44,778
South Bend, IN$44,773
Savannah, GA$44,720
Muskegon, MI$44,701
Birmingham, AL$44,696
Winston Salem, NC$44,672
Lake Charles, LA$44,556
Anderson, IN$44,547
Lexington, KY$44,532
Augusta, GA$44,518
Greenville, SC$44,518
Lima, OH$44,479
Wichita, KS$44,474
Tuscaloosa, AL$44,474
Columbia, SC$44,431
Springfield, OH$44,422
Asheville, NC$44,345
Bloomington, IN$44,311
Knoxville, TN$44,138
Shreveport, LA$44,133
Wilmington, NC$44,070
Roanoke, VA$44,070
Topeka, KS$43,984
Frankfort, KY$43,978
Oklahoma City, OK$43,945
Chillicothe, OH$43,926
Longview, TX$43,921
Melbourne, FL$43,916
Sioux Falls, SD$43,839
Mobile, AL$43,835
Terre Haute, IN$43,815
Altoona, PA$43,787
Amarillo, TX$43,753
Killeen, TX$43,738
Fayetteville, AR$43,700
Chattanooga, TN$43,686
Sioux City, IA$43,642
Idaho Falls, ID$43,633
Lynchburg, VA$43,594
Gainesville, FL$43,532
Portsmouth, OH$43,508
Little Rock, AR$43,498
Lafayette, LA$43,479
Youngstown, OH$43,479
Daytona Beach, FL$43,450
Clarksville, TN$43,445
Pensacola, FL$43,440
Temple, TX$43,437
Hopkinsville, KY$43,296
Erie, PA$43,286
Florence, SC$43,267
Charleston, WV$43,190
Great Falls, MT$43,166
Macon, GA$43,099
Tallahassee, FL$43,094
Fayetteville, NC$43,084
Waco, TX$43,075
Helena, MT$43,041
Pine Bluff, AR$43,023
Vincennes, IN$42,964
Lubbock, TX$42,945
Alamogordo, NM$42,916
Twin Falls, ID$42,873
Rapid City, SD$42,858
Jackson, MS$42,771
Huntington, WV$42,768
Greenville, MS$42,767
Parkersburg, WV$42,718
Montgomery, AL$42,709
Wichita Falls, TX$42,661
Springfield, MO$42,661
Biloxi, MS$42,637
Monroe, LA$42,589
Johnstown, PA$42,555
Sumter, SC$42,536
Columbus, GA$42,531
Pascagoula, MS$42,440
Abilene, TX$42,440
Kingsport, TN$42,314
Albany, GA$42,314
Gulfport, MS$42,300
Alexandria, LA$42,141
Fort Smith, AR$42,021
El Paso, TX$41,891
Las Cruces, NM$41,675
Harlingen, TX$41,552
Pocatello, ID$41,545
Florence, AL$41,482
Brownsville, TX$41,473
Mcallen, TX$41,372
Dothan, AL$41,304
Columbus, MS$41,018
Altus, OK$40,794
Lawton, OK$40,703
Pierre, SD$40,530
Tanning Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Tanning Specialist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Aerospace & Defense
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average.
In contrast, Tanning Specialist positions in Internet or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Tanning Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Tanning Specialist
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$60,133
$29.0
25%
Aerospace & Defense
$57,728
$28.0
20%
Chemicals
$57,728
$28.0
20%
Insurance
$55,322
$27.0
15%
Biotechnology
$52,917
$25.0
10%
Tanning Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Tanning Specialist'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.
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Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on October 01, 2026
$44,624
Average$48,107/year
$53,983
$3,719
Average$4,009/month
$4,499
$858
Average$925/week
$1,038
$21
Average$23/hour
$26
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$53,983
$4,499
$1,038
$26
Average
$48,107
$4,009
$925
$23
25th Percentile
$44,624
$3,719
$858
$21
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Tanning Spa and Wellness Manager$78,685
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IS Specialist$65,320
Tanning Associate$59,170
Airbrush Tanning Technician$50,363
Specialist$48,027
Airbrush Artist/Tanning Sales Associate$40,061
Tanning Consultant$38,818
Activity Specialist$36,863
Salary Trends for Tanning Specialist
Salaries for a Tanning Specialist can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $42,953 in 2023
to around $42,739 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Tanning Specialist salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Tanning Specialist
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Tanning Specialist
Here are companies hiring for Tanning Specialist and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Tanning Specialist
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Tanning Specialist?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Tanning Specialist roles,
with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.
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