Average Manicurists And Pedicurists Salary in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Manicurists And Pedicurists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earn a median annual salary of $31,200, which is -12.8% compared to the national median. There are 7,320 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (metro area).

$31,200

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD median annual wage

$15/hour median

-12.8%

Difference vs national median

National median is $35,760

7,320

Local employment

2.5 jobs per 1,000 workers

2.57

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $21,300
25th: $22,040
Median: $31,200
75th: $33,270
90th: $35,670

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity

102.6%

Exact metro RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$30,423

Goods: 96.8%
Services: 114.4%
Rents: 113.1%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
Portland-South Portland, ME	$59,350	Compare	130
Omaha, NE-IA	$58,620	Compare	230
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$50,800	Compare	3,610
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$49,290	Compare	30
Fairbanks-College, AK	$47,990	Compare	40
Anchorage, AK	$47,890	Compare	120

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Radiologists	$452,940	1.10
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$380,800	0.50
Physicians, Pathologists	$365,830	0.42
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric	$341,810	0.51
Obstetricians And Gynecologists	$320,040	0.64
Orthodontists	$311,180	N/A
Family Medicine Physicians	$294,430	0.89
Chief Executives	$292,770	1.08

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has salary data for 734 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Manicurists And Pedicurists in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Manicurists And Pedicurists are projected to change by +7.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 24,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.