Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$41,310avg. a year
$19.86 an hour · 5,480 employed
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $41,310 a year. That is $2,490 (6%) more than the Texas average of $38,820. The U.S. average is $43,960.
$31,080Median pay
$19.86Average hourly
+6%vs. Texas average
5,480Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 20.
12,800 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$43,780
$21.05 an hour
26,630 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$40,050
$19.26 an hour
3180 jobs
Waco, TX
$37,240
$17.91 an hour
42,210 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$37,180
$17.88 an hour
590 jobs
Midland, TX
$37,100
$17.84 an hour
6220 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$36,270
$17.44 an hour
7270 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$35,730
$17.18 an hour
8110 jobs
Abilene, TX
$34,880
$16.77 an hour
9110 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$34,520
$16.59 an hour
10250 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$34,450
$16.56 an hour
11380 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$34,290
$16.49 an hour
12210 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$34,130
$16.41 an hour
13290 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$34,070
$16.38 an hour
14510 jobs
El Paso, TX
$33,600
$16.15 an hour
15150 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$33,490
$16.10 an hour
1650 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$33,030
$15.88 an hour
1760 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$32,280
$15.52 an hour
18190 jobs
Tyler, TX
$30,830
$14.82 an hour
1990 jobs
Longview, TX
$28,980
$13.93 an hour
20120 jobs
Laredo, TX
$28,690
$13.79 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
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Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $41,310 a year, and the median is $31,080. About 5,480 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $2,490 (6%) more than the Texas average of $38,820.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.85 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 39-5012. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.