Wyoming Cosmetologist Salary

According to the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, experienced cosmetologists working as stylists and hairdressers earned $41,913, while manicurists in this bracket earned an average of $29,255.

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Hair and nail professional salaries for entry-level employees were quite similar. Cosmetologists averaged $17,477, while manicurists earned an average of $16,894.

Cosmetologists in all salary brackets earned substantially more in the Cheyenne area than those in the Casper area:

Wyoming Area
Average
90th Percentile
Cheyenne
$31243
$44770
Casper
$27216
$37523

This information underestimates the take home pay of these professionals, because tips are not included in the official salary figures shown here.

Wyoming Hair and Nail Professional Employment Levels and Job Growth Rates

The number of hairstylists, hairdressers and manicurists os expected to increase in Wyoming between 2012 and 2022. The rate of job growth for manicurists is expected to be more than 50% higher than for hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists.

Manicurist jobs are expected to increase by 7% while the rate of hair professional job growth should be 4.5% during this ten-year period. More than eight times as many hair professionals than nail specialists were employed in Wyoming in 2014. Four hundred and ninety hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists worked in the state, while 60 nail technicians were employed in Wyoming as of 2014.

Nail Technician Salaries in Wyoming

Since salons generally hire separate professionals to beautify hair and nails, Wyoming and the federal government provide separate salary data for cosmetologists and manicurists.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a breakdown of 2013 cosmetology salary levels by percentile in key regions of Wyoming:

Area name
Employment
Annual mean wage
Casper WY
110
27010
Cheyenne WY
120
31010
Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
Estimate not released
21210
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
Estimate not released
33720
Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
90
24830
Southeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area
80
21160

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