Beauty salons in North Carolina 2,386 establishments · 9,493 employees · 2024
Firms (NC)
2,386
Employment
9,493
Avg Annual Pay
$37,079
State Rank
#11 of 52
How North Carolina compares to national
Metric
North Carolina
National
North Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
2,386
78,196
3.1% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$37,079
$35,013
+$2,066 (+5.9%)
Location quotient
0.98
1.00
2% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
4.0
4.7
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Year-over-year firm growth
-1.4%
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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 0.98 means beauty salons are 2% under-represented in North Carolina's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
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