Bottom quarter
$36K
Hair Stylist Salary in Birmingham
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$49K
Top quarter
$65K
Top 10%
$84K
Adjusted for Birmingham at 0.96× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Hair Stylist in Birmingham pulls a median of $48,960 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $65,280 and the top 10% at $84,480. Birmingham's cost-of-living tilt is 0.96× — the band reflects that. $65,280 is what top-quartile Hair Stylist pay looks like in Birmingham. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$65,280 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$57,120 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$48,960 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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