Hair salons by US metro, 2022

The US had 82,964 hair salons with paid staff in 2022, employing 386,665 people at an average of $30,393 a year. 87% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 4.7 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 8,355.

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Hair salons in the biggest US metros

Metro	Businesses	Employees	Avg pay	Under 10 staff	Rank of 387
New York	8,355	36,610	$29,172	89%	1st
Los Angeles	3,438	12,299	$31,684	91%	2nd
Chicago	2,914	15,152	$31,383	86%	3rd
Miami	2,504	7,484	$31,538	92%	4th
Philadelphia	2,164	14,137	$27,957	79%	5th
Boston	1,988	11,166	$33,177	84%	6th
Atlanta	1,899	7,865	$32,448	89%	7th
Dallas	1,775	8,604	$34,020	88%	8th
Washington	1,711	9,223	$37,398	81%	9th
Houston	1,488	7,425	$33,241	86%	10th

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

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 812112 (Beauty salons). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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