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Average Shampooers Salary in Tennessee

Shampooers in Tennessee earn a median annual salary of $26,420, which is -16.0% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Tennessee (state).

$26,420
Tennessee median annual wage
$13/hour median
-16.0%
Difference vs national median
National median is $31,470
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$20,910
25th
$21,010
Median
$26,420
75th
$26,820
90th
$28,340

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 Tennessee, 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
91.9%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$28,758
Goods: 96.2%
Services: 72.1%
Rents: 79.1%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
District of Columbia$36,320Compare200
California$35,970Compare1,790
Connecticut$32,640CompareN/A
New York$32,050Compare710
New Jersey$31,470Compare1,400
Maryland$31,200Compare420

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 Tennessee

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$229,0501.10
Neurologists$228,3501.80
Podiatrists$213,1800.39
Nurse Anesthetists$203,4002.20
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates$178,7300.96
Pediatricians, General$176,1501.00
Orthodontists$174,830N/A
Chief Executives$173,8701.19

Tennessee has salary data for 754 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Shampooers in Tennessee

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Shampooers are projected to change by +5.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 2,700 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.