Hairdresser Salary Australia

Hairdresser Salary / Wage

Salary and wage information for hairdressers is compiled regularly by analysis of Australian jobs advertised in major publications. Salaries are annual unless otherwise stated.

The Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations Code (ANZSCO) for hairdressers is 391111.

Job titles and exact tasks vary in this work and examples of some occupation titles are hairdresser, hair stylist, qualified hairdresser and barber.

This occupation is currently on the Australian Combined Skilled Occupation List, (Short-term Skilled Occupation List, STSOL).

The average Australian weekly full-time ordinary earnings across all occupations in mid-2018 were $1,586, giving an annual income of approximately $82,472. This was 2.6% higher than in mid-2017.*

Data supplied from Indeed over the past 36 months, based on over 950 salaries, estimated that the average salary for a hairdresser was $53,223 per annum in Australia.

Hairdresser Salaries / Wages in 2018

Job Title	Salary / Wage $	Location
Assistant Manager/Senior Stylist Hairdresser	$30 – $40 per hour	Sydney, New South Wales
Hair Salon Manager / Hairdresser	70,000 – 90,000	Sydney, New South Wales
Barber / Hair Dresser	$27 – $37 per hour	Melbourne, Victoria
Apprentice Hairdresser	20,000 – 40,000	Melbourne, Victoria
Hairdresser / Hairstylist	$25 – $35 per hour	Sunshine Coast
1st Year Apprentice Hairdresser	25,000 – 30,000	Brisbane, Queensland
r Hairdresser	50,000 – 60,000	Gold Coast
Hairdresser / Qualified	$22 – $30 per hour	Adelaide, South Australia
Hairdresser Colourist or Stylist	50,000 – 55,000	Perth, Western Australia
Trainee’s and Apprentership Hairdressers	30,000 – 40,000	Perth, Western Australia

*Source:ABS

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