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Barbershops by US metro, 2022

The US had 7,363 barbershops with paid staff in 2022, employing 28,674 people at an average of $31,315 a year. 90% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 3.9 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 1,301.

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Barbershops in the biggest US metros

MetroBusinessesEmployeesAvg payUnder 10 staffRank of 387
New York1,3012,969$26,94598%1st
Miami294551$25,90498%2nd
Chicago244945$30,16185%3rd
Philadelphia237931$31,99289%4th
Los Angeles2281,048$32,71984%5th
Washington198757$33,11488%6th
Dallas1961,526$37,82877%7th
Atlanta155525$32,86391%8th
Boston124362$32,99793%9th
Houston107861$31,31579%14th

Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs barbershops hand to AI first.

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 812111 (Barber shops). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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