Beauty salons in Washington 1,536 establishments · 8,419 employees · 2024
Firms (WA)
1,536
Employment
8,419
Avg Annual Pay
$40,795
State Rank
#15 of 52
How Washington compares to national
Metric
Washington
National
Washington vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,536
78,196
2.0% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$40,795
$35,013
+$5,782 (+16.5%)
Location quotient
1.00
1.00
matches the national rate
Avg firm size (employees)
5.5
4.7
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Year-over-year firm growth
+2.2%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.00 means beauty salons are at roughly the national rate in Washington's business mix.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 812112. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json