Manicurists and Pedicurists Salary — Modesto, California

The average Manicurists and Pedicurists in Modesto, California earns $36,360 a year.

$36,360 / year, mean
↓ 5.9% below national average 4th percentile in California

Modesto is among the lowest-paying cities in California for this specific role. That's close to the national average for manicurists and pedicurists — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
390
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.3%
Cost of living 104 #25 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $468,302 #30 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $79,661 #52 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Modesto ranks #25 for cost of living and #30 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Seattle $53,570 Portland $49,460 Bend $48,820 Salem $48,790 Kennewick $47,790 Spokane $47,620 Medford $46,360 San Jose $45,870 Louisville $45,790 Detroit $45,080 Mount Vernon $44,670 Naples $44,440 Grand Rapids $44,300 Yakima $43,510 Lansing $43,440 Charlottesville $43,380 Ann Arbor $43,280 Punta Gorda $42,550 San Diego $42,370 Fort Myers $42,310 Harrisonburg $42,020 Tampa $41,850 Napa $41,820 Sarasota $41,510 Jacksonville $41,440 Port St. Lucie $41,360 Santa Rosa $41,240 Miami $41,060 San Francisco $41,060 San Luis Obispo $41,000 Vallejo $41,000 Chicago $40,780 Orlando $40,760 Salinas $40,730 Santa Maria $40,080 Bloomington $40,060 Baltimore $39,920 Riverside $39,810 Oxnard $39,740 Richmond $39,430 Virginia Beach $39,320 Sebastian $39,250 Traverse City $39,040 Lakeland $39,010 Stockton $38,910 Hagerstown $38,890 Pensacola $38,890 Deltona $38,800 Winchester $38,590 Los Angeles $38,410 Ocala $38,140 Kingston $38,070 Sacramento $37,970 Merced $37,840 Hanford $37,760 Redding $37,720 El Centro $37,660 Springfield $37,400 Austin $37,270 Fresno $37,180 Visalia $37,060 Bakersfield $36,900 New York $36,380 Modesto $36,360 Dallas $36,260 Houston $35,920 Kiryas Joel $35,610 Syracuse $35,200 Trenton $35,190 Fort Wayne $35,070 Buffalo $34,820 Atlantic City $34,530 Albany $34,350 Vineland $34,340 Evansville $34,180 San Antonio $34,080 Dover $34,030 Binghamton $34,020 Allentown $33,930 Rochester $33,180 York $32,660 Harrisburg $32,000 Lancaster $31,720 Pittsburgh $31,260 Scranton $31,110 State College $31,040 Altoona $30,980 Erie $30,860 El Paso $30,580 Reading $29,860 Philadelphia $29,810
CityMean salaryvs. Modesto
Albany, New York$34,350-5.5%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$33,930-6.7%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$30,980-14.8%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$43,280+19.0%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$34,530-5.0%
Austin, Texas$37,270+2.5%
Bakersfield, California$36,900+1.5%
Baltimore, Maryland$39,920+9.8%
Bend, Oregon$48,820+34.3%
Binghamton, New York$34,020-6.4%
Bloomington, Illinois$40,060+10.2%
Buffalo, New York$34,820-4.2%
Fort Myers, Florida$42,310+16.4%
Charlottesville, Virginia$43,380+19.3%
Chicago, Illinois$40,780+12.2%
Dallas, Texas$36,260-0.3%
Deltona, Florida$38,800+6.7%
Detroit, Michigan$45,080+24.0%
Dover, Delaware$34,030-6.4%
El Centro, California$37,660+3.6%
El Paso, Texas$30,580-15.9%
Erie, Pennsylvania$30,860-15.1%
Evansville, Indiana$34,180-6.0%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$35,070-3.5%
Fresno, California$37,180+2.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$44,300+21.8%
Hagerstown, Maryland$38,890+7.0%
Hanford, California$37,760+3.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$32,000-12.0%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$42,020+15.6%
Houston, Texas$35,920-1.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$41,440+14.0%
Kennewick, Washington$47,790+31.4%
Kingston, New York$38,070+4.7%
Kiryas Joel, New York$35,610-2.1%
Lakeland, Florida$39,010+7.3%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$31,720-12.8%
Lansing, Michigan$43,440+19.5%
Los Angeles, California$38,410+5.6%
Louisville, Kentucky$45,790+25.9%
Medford, Oregon$46,360+27.5%
Merced, California$37,840+4.1%
Miami, Florida$41,060+12.9%
Mount Vernon, Washington$44,670+22.9%
Napa, California$41,820+15.0%
Naples, Florida$44,440+22.2%
New York, New York$36,380+0.1%
Sarasota, Florida$41,510+14.2%
Ocala, Florida$38,140+4.9%
Orlando, Florida$40,760+12.1%
Oxnard, California$39,740+9.3%
Pensacola, Florida$38,890+7.0%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$29,810-18.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$31,260-14.0%
Portland, Oregon$49,460+36.0%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$41,360+13.8%
Punta Gorda, Florida$42,550+17.0%
Reading, Pennsylvania$29,860-17.9%
Redding, California$37,720+3.7%
Richmond, Virginia$39,430+8.4%
Riverside, California$39,810+9.5%
Rochester, New York$33,180-8.7%
Sacramento, California$37,970+4.4%
Salem, Oregon$48,790+34.2%
Salinas, California$40,730+12.0%
San Antonio, Texas$34,080-6.3%
San Diego, California$42,370+16.5%
San Francisco, California$41,060+12.9%
San Jose, California$45,870+26.2%
San Luis Obispo, California$41,000+12.8%
Santa Maria, California$40,080+10.2%
Santa Rosa, California$41,240+13.4%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$31,110-14.4%
Seattle, Washington$53,570+47.3%
Sebastian, Florida$39,250+7.9%
Spokane, Washington$47,620+31.0%
Springfield, Illinois$37,400+2.9%
State College, Pennsylvania$31,040-14.6%
Stockton, California$38,910+7.0%
Syracuse, New York$35,200-3.2%
Tampa, Florida$41,850+15.1%
Traverse City, Michigan$39,040+7.4%
Trenton, New Jersey$35,190-3.2%
Vallejo, California$41,000+12.8%
Vineland, New Jersey$34,340-5.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$39,320+8.1%
Visalia, California$37,060+1.9%
Winchester, Virginia$38,590+6.1%
Yakima, Washington$43,510+19.7%
York, Pennsylvania$32,660-10.2%
Gross salary
36,360/yr
Estimated take-home
30,805/yr
Est. total withheld
15.3%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Community reality check

Community reality check for Modesto

These notes add local color around Modesto, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 39-5092 SOC code
Official area Modesto, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 33700 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
552,250