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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 TitleSalary / 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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Comments

  1. Linda says

    April 23, 2020 at 1:27 pm

    I work for just cuts now I have been getting 22.70 Mon to Friday and Saturday 30.19 is that right. I have been hairdressing for 20 plus years

    Reply
  2. Annie says

    September 1, 2013 at 12:59 pm

    Hi, does the salary and wages in above table include superannuation or not?

    Reply

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