How much does a marketing make?

On SOCELLE, marketing pay runs $173k–$173k per year, with a median of $173k, computed from 9 live U.S. postings that publish annual pay. Updated several times daily.

How much does a leadership make?

On SOCELLE, leadership pay runs $52.5k–$95k per year, with a median of $70k, computed from 77 live U.S. postings that publish annual pay. Updated several times daily.

How much does a massage therapist make?

On SOCELLE, massage therapist pay runs $52.5k–$70k per year, with a median of $65k, computed from 50 live U.S. postings that publish annual pay. Updated several times daily.

How much does a educator make?

On SOCELLE, educator pay runs $59.2k–$69.6k per year, with a median of $62.6k, computed from 18 live U.S. postings that publish annual pay. Updated several times daily.

How much does a esthetician make?

On SOCELLE, esthetician pay runs $59k–$60k per year, with a median of $60k, computed from 328 live U.S. postings that publish annual pay. Updated several times daily.

How much does a nail tech make?

On SOCELLE, nail tech pay runs $42.9k–$56k per year, with a median of $52.5k, computed from 50 live U.S. postings that publish annual pay. Updated several times daily.

How are SOCELLE salary benchmarks calculated?

From 596 live U.S. beauty & wellness postings that publish annual pay, across 7 disciplines. Each benchmark shows the 25th–75th percentile range and the median; postings without pay or outside a credible range are excluded. These are directional reads from current openings, updated several times daily — not a survey.

What is a fair commission split in a salon?

As an industry reference, commission to the professional commonly runs 40–60%, with a 50/50 split the most common starting point. Watch whether product or back-bar is deducted before or after your split. (Directional industry norm, not a SOCELLE measurement.)

Is booth rent or commission better?

It depends on your book. A common rule of thumb keeps booth rent at or below roughly 20–35% of your weekly gross — below that, renting and keeping 100% of what you charge often nets more than a commission split; above it, the rent eats your margin. SOCELLE has a free calculator to check your own numbers against these ranges.

Beauty & wellness pay — salary benchmarks + is your split fair?

Annual pay by discipline

Compensation, from the live board.

DisciplineAnnual · 25th–75th percentile · median

Marketing9 postings
$173kmedian $173k$173k
Leadership77 postings
$52.5kmedian $70k$95k
Massage therapist50 postings
$52.5kmedian $65k$70k
Educator18 postings
$59.2kmedian $62.6k$69.6k
Esthetician328 postings
$59kmedian $60k$60k
Nail tech50 postings
$42.9kmedian $52.5k$56k
Stylist64 postings
$40.6kmedian $45k$65.9k

Computed from 596 live U.S. postings on SOCELLE that publish annual pay, across 7 disciplines. The bar spans the 25th–75th percentile; the tick marks the median. Postings without pay — or outside a credible annual range — are excluded, and a discipline only appears once it has enough postings to be meaningful. These are directional market reads from current openings, not a guarantee of any individual offer.

Pay outside the US

International compensation, reported in its own currency.

The board is global, so pay abroad is reported in the local currency — no exchange-rate guesswork. Each market only appears once a discipline there has enough live postings to be meaningful.

British poundsGBP · 131 postings · 4 disciplines

DisciplineAnnual · 25th–75th percentile · median

Finance12 postings
£55kmedian £70k£70k
Stylist45 postings
£41kmedian £41k£41k
Leadership59 postings
£34kmedian £36.5k£55k
Nail tech15 postings
£27kmedian £30.2k£35.7k

Canadian dollarsCAD · 99 postings · 5 disciplines

DisciplineAnnual · 25th–75th percentile · median

Massage therapist27 postings
C$87.3kmedian C$135kC$208k
Finance12 postings
C$84kmedian C$84kC$120k
Leadership37 postings
C$65.5kmedian C$68.5kC$88.5k
Esthetician15 postings
C$40.1kmedian C$49.9kC$60k
Stylist8 postings
C$41.8kmedian C$45.5kC$53.6k

eurosEUR · 20 postings · 2 disciplines

DisciplineAnnual · 25th–75th percentile · median

Sales8 postings
€47kmedian €66.8k€86.5k
Laser technician12 postings
€16.5kmedian €48.5k€55k

Mexican pesosMXN · 19 postings · 1 discipline

DisciplineAnnual · 25th–75th percentile · median

Nail tech19 postings
MX$120kmedian MX$120kMX$149k

Australian dollarsAUD · 19 postings · 2 disciplines

DisciplineAnnual · 25th–75th percentile · median

Leadership8 postings
A$82.5kmedian A$93.6kA$105k
Massage therapist11 postings
A$70kmedian A$80kA$90k

New Zealand dollarsNZD · 10 postings · 1 discipline

DisciplineAnnual · 25th–75th percentile · median

Leadership10 postings
NZ$58kmedian NZ$58kNZ$85k

Each figure is the local-currency median and 25th–75th percentile across live postings in that market that publish annual pay, on the same methodology as the US benchmarks above. Markets are not converted to a common currency and are not directly comparable across the line — they describe pay where the role is.

How beauty & wellness pay is structured

Read the whole offer, not just the headline number.

Two roles at the same advertised pay can leave you in very different places once you account for booth rent, commission split, and tips. Here is how compensation usually works in beauty & wellness, so you can read an offer like a pro.

Booth / chair / room rent
You rent your space and keep what you charge. You run your own book, pricing, and product.
Commonly $150–$400 / week; high-demand metros and luxury rooms run higher.
A common rule of thumb: keep rent at or below roughly 20–35% of your weekly gross. Above that, the space is eating your margin.
Commission
The salon owns the book and product; you earn a percentage of the service revenue you produce.
Typically 40–60% to the professional; a 50/50 split is the most common starting point.
Watch whether product/back-bar is deducted before or after your split, and whether retail is commissioned separately.
Hourly + commission
A base hourly wage plus a smaller commission or bonus — common while a book is still building.
An hourly base (often at or modestly above local minimum) plus a service/retail commission on top.
The base is a floor, not the goal — the commission rate and the threshold it kicks in at are what move your take-home.
Tips
Client gratuity on services, kept by the professional, on top of the structure above.
Commonly 15–20% on services in the U.S.
Card-processing and salon policy can affect how (and how fast) tips reach you — confirm before you assume.

Industry reference — not SOCELLE live dataDirectional norms shown to help you read an offer. Your market, experience, and clientele move the real numbers; SOCELLE's live benchmarks above are computed from current roles that publish pay.

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