What are the main factors that influence a Wax Specialist Cosmetologist's salary?

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

How does experience change A Wax Specialist Cosmetologist's salary?

A Wax Specialist Cosmetologist's salary grows with experience: starting around $55,608 for beginners, reaching about $57,211 at mid-level, and approach $60,433 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Wax Specialist Cosmetologist?

Wax Specialist Cosmetologist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Wax Specialist Cosmetologist roles are District of Columbia $66,911, California $66,657, Massachusetts $65,769. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Wax Specialist Cosmetologist roles make?

Salaries for Wax Specialist Cosmetologist level roles vary by specialization: Traveling Cosmetologist: $78,535; Wax Specialist: $60,009; Wax Tech: $45,796; Wax Assembler: $44,608; Wax Technician: $39,811.

How do different companies affect a Wax Specialist Cosmetologist's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Wax Specialist Cosmetologist 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.

Wax Specialist Cosmetologist Salary in the United States

How much does a Wax Specialist Cosmetologist make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Wax Specialist Cosmetologist in the United States is $60,433 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,348
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $50,157 to $67,193
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,801

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Wax Specialist Cosmetologist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,193	$5,599	$1,292	$32
Average	$60,433	$5,036	$1,162	$29
25th Percentile	$50,157	$4,180	$965	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Wax Specialist Cosmetologist Salaries

A Wax Specialist Cosmetologist'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 Wax Specialist Cosmetologist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Wax Specialist Cosmetologist'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): $55,608
Early Career (1-2 years): $56,409
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,211
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $58,333
Expert (over 8 years): $60,433

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Wax Specialist Cosmetologist	$55,608
Intermediate Level Wax Specialist Cosmetologist	$56,409
Senior Level Wax Specialist Cosmetologist	$57,211
Specialist Level Wax Specialist Cosmetologist	$58,333
Expert Level Wax Specialist Cosmetologist	$60,433

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How Do Wax Specialist Cosmetologist 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 Wax Specialist Cosmetologists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $66,911.
California: $66,657.
Massachusetts: $65,769.

District of Columbia $66,911

California $66,657

Massachusetts $65,769

Washington $65,527

New Jersey $65,503

Alaska $65,419

Connecticut $64,585

New York $64,246

Hawaii $63,164

Rhode Island $62,657

Maryland $62,312

Minnesota $61,841

Colorado $61,660

Illinois $61,599

Oregon $61,370

Delaware $61,200

New Hampshire $61,094

Virginia $60,856

Pennsylvania $60,161

Nevada $59,810

North Dakota $59,696

Michigan $59,514

Wisconsin $59,448

Vermont $59,315

Texas $58,946

Maine $58,922

Arizona $58,886

Ohio $58,844

Georgia $58,288

Indiana $58,010

Wyoming $57,955

Utah $57,871

Iowa $57,834

Kansas $57,544

Louisiana $57,460

North Carolina $57,429

Missouri $57,417

Florida $57,182

Montana $57,055

Nebraska $56,934

Kentucky $56,867

South Carolina $56,626

Tennessee $56,475

Idaho $56,414

New Mexico $55,973

Oklahoma $55,876

Alabama $55,520

South Dakota $54,921

Arkansas $54,595

West Virginia $54,420

Mississippi $53,894

Top Paying Cities for Wax Specialist Cosmetologists

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: $76,224
San Francisco: $75,475
Oakland: $73,801

San Jose, CA $76,224

San Francisco, CA $75,475

Oakland, CA $73,801

New York, NY $70,036

Queens Village, NY $69,582

Paramus, NJ $69,099

Passaic, NJ $69,039

Bergenfield, NJ $68,978

Stamford, CT $68,887

Huntington, NY $68,827

Newark, NJ $68,434

Bridgeport, CT $68,313

New Brunswick, NJ $68,114

Vallejo, CA $67,987

Middlesex, NJ $67,951

Somerset, NJ $67,896

Petaluma, CA $67,757

Santa Cruz, CA $67,522

Boston, MA $67,401

Monterey, CA $67,099

Fairbanks, AK $67,056

Los Angeles, CA $66,942

Washington, DC $66,911

Seattle, WA $66,803

Santa Rosa, CA $66,790

Juneau, AK $66,615

Orange, CA $66,416

Anchorage, AK $66,307

Anaheim, CA $66,265

Santa Ana, CA $66,174

Nassau, NY $66,138

Long Beach, CA $66,114

Danbury, CT $66,095

Santa Maria, CA $65,890

Everett, WA $65,878

Bremerton, WA $65,582

Trenton, NJ $65,467

Sacramento, CA $65,443

San Diego, CA $65,413

Brockton, MA $65,388

Tacoma, WA $65,364

Santa Barbara, CA $65,280

Lowell, MA $65,038

New Suffolk, NY $65,014

Nashua, NH $64,941

Lompoc, CA $64,845

Ventura, CA $64,784

Stockton, CA $64,766

New Haven, CT $64,645

Atlantic City, NJ $64,488

Hartford, CT $64,355

Modesto, CA $64,325

Poughkeepsie, NY $64,192

New Britain, CT $64,162

Olympia, WA $64,077

Kennewick, WA $64,077

New London, CT $64,065

Norwich, CT $64,047

Lawrence, MA $64,017

Bakersfield, CA $63,847

Riverside, CA $63,763

New Bedford, MA $63,763

Richland, WA $63,702

Portsmouth, NH $63,654

Vineland, NJ $63,642

San Bernardino, CA $63,594

Boulder, CO $63,424

Worcester, MA $63,376

Portland, OR $63,322

Saint Paul, MN $63,249

Minneapolis, MN $63,249

Philadelphia, PA $63,164

Honolulu, HI $62,844

Springfield, MA $62,633

Providence, RI $62,627

Chicago, IL $62,451

Bellingham, WA $62,379

Baltimore, MD $62,312

Chico, CA $62,161

Wilmington, DE $62,059

Pittsfield, MA $61,998

Manchester, NH $61,883

Spokane, WA $61,617

Denver, CO $61,611

Albany, NY $61,327

Troy, NY $61,303

Schenectady, NY $61,176

Burlington, VT $61,043

Portland, ME $60,832

Salem, OR $60,783

Yakima, WA $60,771

Ann Arbor, MI $60,753

Rochester, MN $60,584

Fresno, CA $60,554

Reno, NV $60,554

Milwaukee, WI $60,499

Detroit, MI $60,439

Allentown, PA $60,421

Carson City, NV $60,415

Houston, TX $60,324

Colorado Springs, CO $60,318

Syracuse, NY $60,288

Eugene, OR $60,173

Bismarck, ND $60,101

Gary, IN $60,101

Galveston, TX $60,101

Springfield, OR $60,052

Medford, OR $59,907

Fort Collins, CO $59,883

Austin, TX $59,835

Mesa, AZ $59,708

Phoenix, AZ $59,696

Dallas, TX $59,677

Reading, PA $59,641

Saint Cloud, MN $59,617

Concord, NH $59,563

Madison, WI $59,538

Utica, NY $59,375

Raleigh, NC $59,327

Las Vegas, NV $59,321

Rochester, NY $59,279

Des Moines, IA $59,273

Atlanta, GA $59,176

Battle Creek, MI $59,158

Salt Lake City, UT $59,140

Lancaster, PA $59,049

Champaign, IL $59,037

Harrisburg, PA $58,964

Durham, NC $58,910

Kansas City, MO $58,904

Kansas City, KS $58,892

Fort Worth, TX $58,886

Boca Raton, FL $58,862

Cleveland, OH $58,856

Columbus, OH $58,844

Pittsburgh, PA $58,837

Richmond, VA $58,813

Indianapolis, IN $58,801

Cincinnati, OH $58,723

Petersburg, VA $58,632

Billings, MT $58,499

Lansing, MI $58,499

Huntsville, AL $58,499

Lebanon, PA $58,493

Dayton, OH $58,487

Pueblo, CO $58,487

Appleton, WI $58,469

Buffalo, NY $58,445

Racine, WI $58,414

Charlotte, NC $58,408

Saint Louis, MO $58,390

Springfield, IL $58,366

Elkhart, IN $58,354

York, PA $58,354

Gastonia, NC $58,348

Benton Harbor, MI $58,348

Beaumont, TX $58,312

Lorain, OH $58,300

Toledo, OH $58,275

Binghamton, NY $58,245

Rock Hill, SC $58,239

Rockford, IL $58,209

Fargo, ND $58,179

Elyria, OH $58,179

Flagstaff, AZ $58,136

Fort Lauderdale, FL $58,100

Miami, FL $58,064

Duluth, MN $57,967

Bangor, ME $57,889

Cedar Rapids, IA $57,822

Louisville, KY $57,792

Grand Rapids, MI $57,780

Hialeah, FL $57,774

Casper, WY $57,689

Scranton, PA $57,617

New Orleans, LA $57,599

Virginia Beach, VA $57,593

Akron, OH $57,562

Peoria, IL $57,484

Sarasota, FL $57,472

Green Bay, WI $57,429

Baton Rouge, LA $57,399

Charleston, SC $57,387

Nashville, TN $57,369

Jamestown, NY $57,357

Davenport, IA $57,357

Tucson, AZ $57,327

Cheyenne, WY $57,309

Saint Petersburg, FL $57,290

Tampa, FL $57,278

Omaha, NE $57,266

Port Arthur, TX $57,242

Evansville, IN $57,242

Bradenton, FL $57,218

Santa Fe, NM $57,109

Orlando, FL $57,049

Clearwater, FL $56,982

Canton, OH $56,855

La Crosse, WI $56,855

Grand Forks, ND $56,837

Albuquerque, NM $56,819

Tulsa, OK $56,819

Newport News, VA $56,813

High Point, NC $56,795

Ogden, UT $56,771

Corpus Christi, TX $56,722

Laramie, WY $56,686

Norfolk, VA $56,686

Rock Island, IL $56,650

Saginaw, MI $56,638

Jacksonville, FL $56,632

Salisbury, NC $56,620

Memphis, TN $56,607

Moline, IL $56,577

Fort Myers, FL $56,559

Waterloo, IA $56,481

Spartanburg, SC $56,420

Lincoln, NE $56,390

Fort Wayne, IN $56,378

Birmingham, AL $56,311

Cedar Falls, IA $56,299

Provo, UT $56,293

Springfield, OH $56,287

San Antonio, TX $56,275

Greensboro, NC $56,251

South Bend, IN $56,245

Winston Salem, NC $56,239

Boise, ID $56,221

Savannah, GA $56,178

Muskegon, MI $56,070

Lima, OH $55,997

Lake Charles, LA $55,973

Anderson, IN $55,961

Lexington, KY $55,943

Augusta, GA $55,925

Greenville, SC $55,925

Wichita, KS $55,870

Tuscaloosa, AL $55,870

Columbia, SC $55,816

Bloomington, IN $55,665

Roanoke, VA $55,628

Asheville, NC $55,550

Knoxville, TN $55,447

Shreveport, LA $55,441

Wilmington, NC $55,363

Frankfort, KY $55,248

Oklahoma City, OK $55,205

Chillicothe, OH $55,181

Longview, TX $55,175

Topeka, KS $55,157

Mobile, AL $55,066

Terre Haute, IN $55,042

Erie, PA $55,036

Altoona, PA $55,006

Melbourne, FL $54,988

Amarillo, TX $54,964

Killeen, TX $54,946

Fayetteville, AR $54,897

Sioux Falls, SD $54,855

Chattanooga, TN $54,819

Idaho Falls, ID $54,813

Gainesville, FL $54,686

Portsmouth, OH $54,656

Little Rock, AR $54,643

Lynchburg, VA $54,643

Lafayette, LA $54,619

Youngstown, OH $54,619

Temple, TX $54,595

Daytona Beach, FL $54,583

Clarksville, TN $54,577

Pensacola, FL $54,571

Hopkinsville, KY $54,390

Charleston, WV $54,384

Florence, SC $54,353

Sioux City, IA $54,317

Macon, GA $54,142

Tallahassee, FL $54,136

Fayetteville, NC $54,124

Waco, TX $54,112

Wichita Falls, TX $54,112

Pine Bluff, AR $54,087

Vincennes, IN $53,973

Lubbock, TX $53,948

Great Falls, MT $53,912

Alamogordo, NM $53,906

Abilene, TX $53,858

Rapid City, SD $53,779

Monroe, LA $53,779

Albany, GA $53,743

Huntington, WV $53,737

Jackson, MS $53,731

Greenville, MS $53,725

Parkersburg, WV $53,664

Montgomery, AL $53,652

Johnstown, PA $53,640

Springfield, MO $53,592

Biloxi, MS $53,562

Sumter, SC $53,435

Columbus, GA $53,429

Twin Falls, ID $53,392

Pascagoula, MS $53,314

Kingsport, TN $53,157

Gulfport, MS $53,139

Alexandria, LA $52,939

Fort Smith, AR $52,788

El Paso, TX $52,625

Helena, MT $52,546

Las Cruces, NM $52,353

Harlingen, TX $52,184

Pocatello, ID $52,129

Florence, AL $52,111

Brownsville, TX $52,099

Dothan, AL $52,003

Mcallen, TX $51,972

Columbus, MS $51,525

Altus, OK $51,247

Lawton, OK $51,132

Pierre, SD $50,915

What Skills Can Increase a Wax Specialist Cosmetologist'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 Wax Specialist Cosmetologist'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	$67,081	11%
Empathy	$64,663	7%
Selling Skills	$64,663	7%
Written Communication	$64,059	6%
Team Building	$64,059	6%
Commitment	$63,455	5%

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Wax Specialist Cosmetologist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Wax Specialist Cosmetologist'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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$50,157

Average $60,433/year

$67,193

$4,180

Average $5,036/month

$5,599

$965

Average $1,162/week

$1,292

$24

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,193	$5,599	$1,292	$32
Average	$60,433	$5,036	$1,162	$29
25th Percentile	$50,157	$4,180	$965	$24

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Salaries for a Wax Specialist Cosmetologist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $55,700 in 2023 to around $55,318 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Wax Specialist Cosmetologist salary trends, .

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