The approximately 1,230 Cosmetologists who are employed in North Dakota are licensed by the State Board of Cosmetology, which upholds the practice standards of North Dakota’s beauty industry. The Board also licenses manicurists and pedicurists (nail technicians) who practice in the state.
Earning Expectations of Beauty School Graduates
The following Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) table lists the salary expectations of cosmetologists in North Dakota as compared to national averages:
North Dakota
United States
Number Employed
1290
351960
Mean Annual Salary
$30800
$27530
Median Annual Salary
$27260
$23140
10th Percentile Salary
$17890
$17010
25th Percentile Salary
$21130
$18680
90th Percentile Salary
$49910
$44220
Mean Hourly Wage
$14.81
$13.24
Median Hourly Wage
$13.10
$11.12
10th Percentile Hourly Wage
$ 8.59
$ 8.18
25th Percentile Hourly Wage
$13.10
$ 8.98
90th Percentile Hourly Wage
$24.00
$21.26
The following lists salaries of manicurists and pedicurists in North Dakota as compared to national averages:
North Dakota
United States
Mean Annual Salary
$19250
$21790
Median Annual Salary
$17910
$19340
10th Percentile Salary
$15760
$16700
25th Percentile Salary
$16560
$17810
90th Percentile Salary
$28090
$30330
Mean Hourly Wage
$9.25
$10.48
Median Hourly Wage
$8.61
$9.30
10th Percentile Hourly Wage
$7.58
$8.03
25th Percentile Hourly Wage
$7.96
$8.56
90th Percentile Hourly Wage
$13.50
$14.58
Cosmetologist Salaries in Different Nonmetropolitan Areas of North Dakota
Salaries vary between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas and between different nonmetropolitan locations. The following lists cosmetologist salaries in four different nonmetropolitan areas of North Dakota:
Far Western
West Central
East Central
Mean Annual Salary
$26630
$35440
$26620
Median Annual Salary
$25570
$33680
$23320
10th Percentile Salary
$19560
$18640
$18820
25th Percentile Salary
$21490
$26030
$20610
90th Percentile Salary
$36170
$56320
$42330
Mean Hourly Wage
$12.81
$17.04
$12.80
Median Hourly Wage
$12.26
$16.19
$11.16
10th Percentile Wage
$9.40
$8.96
$9.05
25th Percentile Wage
$10.33
$12.51
$ 9.91
90th Percentile Wage
$17.39
$27.08
$20.35
Nail technician salaries in different nonmetropolitan areas are not available.
The following tables describe cosmetologist salary and wage data for the three largest cities in North Dakota and manicurist/pedicurist salary and wage data for Fargo, North Dakota’s largest city:
Cosmetologist Salaries in North Dakota
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Bismarck ND
320
15.74
32740
14.02
19.01
25.5
29160
39540
53030
Fargo ND-MN
380
12.70
26420
11.05
14.81
21.46
22980
30810
44630
Grand Forks ND-MN
120
13.46
28000
11.87
16.18
21.65
24700
33660
45040
Manicurist and Pedicurist Salaries in North Dakota
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Fargo ND-MN
Estimate not released
8.17
16990
8.39
8.92
9.24
17450
18560
19220
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