Earnings

Median hourly wages in May 2012 for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists were $10.95. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.

Source:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-2015 edition, Barbers, Hairdressers, and Cosmetologists.