Salary guide
Students ask what barbers make. The honest answer separates official wage data from chair math, then reminds students that no school can promise clients, jobs, tips or profit.
What to know
The latest BLS OEWS annual 2025 data shows a $33,000 median annual wage for employed barbers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
The mean annual wage is higher than the median, which suggests higher earners pull the average up. It is still not a guarantee.
Haircut price times cuts per day can teach the business math, but rent, commission, supplies, taxes, downtime and no-shows matter.
Official sources checked
Licensing, exam, wage and benefits pages are checked against primary sources before they go live.
May 2025 BLS snapshot
BLS OEWS data is useful because it is official, but barber careers often include self-employment, booth rent, tips and owner economics that are not captured the same way. Use the numbers to ask better questions.
| Area | Employment | Median hourly | Median annual | Mean annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 790 | $15.86 | $33,000 | $44,340 |
| Texas | 2,580 | $14.79 | $30,760 | $41,630 |
| United States | 15,000 | $18.37 | $38,210 | $47,070 |
Source: BLS OEWS time-series API for occupation 39-5011, Annual 2025, checked September 10, 2026. Wages are for employed barbers captured by OEWS and are not a promise of DTX student outcomes.
Chair math
Move the sliders and see how price, pace, and schedule change the math. This is gross service revenue only, before the real costs of doing business.
Not a promise of pay, clients, employment, or profit. Gross service revenue does not include chair rent, shop commission, supplies, taxes, no-shows, downtime, tips, refunds, or slower weeks.
Next move
Run your haircut price, then tour the floor and ask how training, schedule, kit, and payment options fit your real life.
Search questions
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median annual wage for employed barbers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is $33,000. Many barber careers also include self-employment or booth-rent models that students should ask about directly.
No. DTX does not promise pay, clients, jobs, tips or profit. It can teach the trade, the business math and the habits behind building a chair.
Because it helps students think like operators: price, pace, days worked and expenses change the real picture.
Next step
If you want the first class, a later class, or just the numbers before deciding, use the form and choose your start timing.
