A survey puts the median hourly pay for employed manicurists at $17.19. It doesn't count you.

What Do Nail Techs Actually Make an Hour?

Not a salary chart. Your price, your costs, your hours - run through the same math every time.

Where do you do nails?

What do you do most?

What do you charge for it?Your number, not anyone else's.How long does it take, door to door?Count your setup and cleanup - that time is yours too.Clients in a normal week?Not your best week - a normal one.What do you pay for your space?Rent, or your share of the room.What else do you pay for, every month?Supplies you restock, insurance, license fees, booking software - whatever keeps this running.

In a normal week, how many hours does the business actually take?

Everything - clients, cleanup, ordering, social, driving.

We started with your booked hours (14.0). Add whatever else it takes.

Cleanup & setupOrdering & adminSocial mediaDriving

Type what you actually charge - that's the one number we can't guess for you.