How much does a cometology teacher make and or a hair stylist?

Answer 1

Not sure about how much a teacher makes, though I believe it to be somewhere around the same figure that a K-12 teacher makes in the U.S. Also, it really depends on where you're teaching at. A higher end school will likely pay more than the lower end schools, seeing as how tuition is more for the nicer schools with better reputations.

Hair stylist figures vary greatly. It really depends what you're doing. You'll either be renting a chair from a salon, which is better money to start off usually, but you really can't make tons of money at cheaper salons or, you can get a job at a classier salon, but you'll have to bide your time to get your own chair and start making good money.

The figure for the lower-end salons would be starting off somewhere between $16,000-$24,000 and maybe working your way up to $30,000-$40,000 over a couple years, but there's basically a cap to how much you really can make at a cheaper salon, because their prices are just too low, and you can't personally raise them yourself, so your figures are based on how many customers you can get, which obviously there is a limit to realistically.

In a higher-end salon, it takes you longer to get up to the top (you'll have to be an assistant for a while, then work your way up to get your own chair/get your own hours and such) so you're looking at starting off somewhere between $12,000-$20,000 but you can begin to make lots of money if you're skilled and working at a nice salon, as long as you stick with it. I know hair stylists that are making $40,000 after only a couple years of work, and some that make six figure salaries after working for 6-8 years. These are not made up numbers; my fiance works in a very swanky salon, and I am very familiar with the people that work there. I thought six figures seemed impossible for a hair stylist, but it is in fact a very possible thing to achieve!

Bottom line is, like any other education that you receive, invest in a higher end school to be able to work in a higher end salon. It may cost you up front, but it will definitely pay off in the end, as long as you work hard and stick with it. There's plenty of money to be made in this industry. I hope this information helped. Good luck to you!