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Best States for Esthetician

Compare the best states for Esthetician using salary, licensing timeline, fees, and CredentialCompass data quality signals.

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Ranking Metric

Overall Score

Top 10 best states for Esthetician

Weighted score

Rank	State	Overall Score	Median Salary	Timeline	Initial Fee	Details
#1	MaineME	70/100	$73,500	N/A	See agency	View guide
#2	WashingtonWA	63/100	$64,880	N/A	See agency	View guide
#3	VermontVT	59/100	$61,060	N/A	See agency	View guide
#4	North DakotaND	52/100	$52,510	N/A	See agency	View guide
#5	ColoradoCO	50/100	$50,270	N/A	See agency	View guide
#6	MissouriMO	50/100	$49,410	N/A	See agency	View guide
#7	NebraskaNE	49/100	$52,010	N/A	See agency	View guide
#8	OregonOR	49/100	$52,000	N/A	See agency	View guide
#9	DelawareDE	48/100	$47,310	N/A	See agency	View guide
#10	WyomingWY	48/100	$46,920	N/A	See agency	View guide
#11	MichiganMI	47/100	$46,620	N/A	See agency	View guide
#12	New JerseyNJ	47/100	$46,130	N/A	See agency	View guide
#13	MassachusettsMA	46/100	$45,600	N/A	See agency	View guide
#14	ConnecticutCT	45/100	$45,470	N/A	See agency	View guide
#15	IndianaIN	45/100	$43,900	N/A	See agency	View guide
#16	IowaIA	45/100	$44,400	N/A	See agency	View guide
#17	New HampshireNH	45/100	$44,190	N/A	See agency	View guide
#18	New YorkNY	45/100	$45,770	N/A	See agency	View guide
#19	North CarolinaNC	45/100	$46,120	N/A	See agency	View guide
#20	PennsylvaniaPA	45/100	$43,920	N/A	See agency	View guide
#21	ArizonaAZ	44/100	$46,550	N/A	See agency	View guide
#22	GeorgiaGA	44/100	$42,340	N/A	See agency	View guide
#23	MarylandMD	44/100	$46,420	N/A	See agency	View guide
#24	TexasTX	44/100	$42,940	N/A	See agency	View guide
#25	HawaiiHI	43/100	$41,560	N/A	See agency	View guide
#26	IdahoID	43/100	$41,230	N/A	See agency	View guide
#27	LouisianaLA	43/100	$41,340	N/A	See agency	View guide
#28	MississippiMS	43/100	$42,010	N/A	See agency	View guide
#29	OhioOH	43/100	$41,660	N/A	See agency	View guide
#30	UtahUT	43/100	$44,960	N/A	See agency	View guide
#31	NevadaNV	42/100	$40,700	N/A	See agency	View guide
#32	IllinoisIL	41/100	$38,580	N/A	See agency	View guide
#33	MontanaMT	41/100	$39,620	N/A	See agency	View guide
#34	FloridaFL	40/100	$38,060	N/A	See agency	View guide
#35	Rhode IslandRI	40/100	$38,310	N/A	See agency	View guide
#36	West VirginiaWV	40/100	$37,750	N/A	See agency	View guide
#37	ArkansasAR	39/100	$37,250	N/A	See agency	View guide
#38	KansasKS	39/100	$36,240	N/A	See agency	View guide
#39	OklahomaOK	39/100	$36,320	N/A	See agency	View guide
#40	AlabamaAL	38/100	$35,710	N/A	See agency	View guide
#41	AlaskaAK	38/100	$39,440	N/A	See agency	View guide
#42	New MexicoNM	38/100	$36,000	N/A	See agency	View guide
#43	TennesseeTN	38/100	$36,090	N/A	See agency	View guide
#44	VirginiaVA	38/100	$35,860	N/A	See agency	View guide
#45	CaliforniaCA	36/100	$36,390	N/A	See agency	View guide
#46	MinnesotaMN	35/100	$35,410	N/A	See agency	View guide
#47	South CarolinaSC	35/100	$35,810	N/A	See agency	View guide
#48	WisconsinWI	33/100	$29,880	N/A	See agency	View guide
#49	South DakotaSD	32/100	$31,930	N/A	See agency	View guide
#50	KentuckyKY	30/100	$26,360	N/A	See agency	View guide

Methodology

The overall ranking weighs median salary at 40%, licensing timeline at 25%, initial licensing fee at 20%, and source/data quality at 15%.

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