Posted pay by role
Every number on this page comes from real job listings, not a survey.
Our sister job board, AestheticHires, collects med spa and aesthetics openings from employer career sites, applicant tracking systems and job boards across the U.S.
On October 5, 2026, it had 2,683 live listings from 957 employers, and half of them (50%) stated pay.
Here's the median posted hourly pay by role.
Median posted hourly pay, by role
The median is only half the story, so here is the middle half of posted pay (the 25th to 75th percentile) for each role, with how many employers it rests on.
| Role | Median | Middle half | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aesthetic nurse practitioner | $65.00/hr | $55.00–$75.00 | 60 |
| Nurse injector | $55.00/hr | $45.00–$70.00 | 89 |
| Aesthetic registered nurse | $40.00/hr | $33.00–$52.50 | 42 |
| Esthetician | $25.50/hr | $21.50–$32.50 | 164 |
| Master esthetician | $25.50/hr | $22.50–$31.00 | 14 |
| Laser technician | $23.50/hr | $22.50–$25.50 | 10 |
| Sales consultant (base) | $22.00/hr | $19.25–$28.25 | 14 |
| Front desk coordinator | $20.75/hr | $18.50–$23.00 | 75 |
| Patient coordinator | $20.00/hr | $17.00–$23.00 | 29 |
Some roles are mostly posted as salaries instead.
| Role | Median salary | Middle half | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aesthetic nurse practitioner | $124,000 | $109,000–$146,500 | 23 |
| Nurse injector | $125,000 | $110,000–$150,000 | 12 |
| Sales consultant (base) | $95,000 | $85,000–$101,000 | 7 |
| Med spa manager | $82,500 | $75,000–$95,000 | 15 |
| Esthetician | $62,500 | $51,000–$74,000 | 16 |
Injectors: part-time, contract and commission
Injector hiring looks different from every other role in the data.
Half of nurse injector listings (50%) are part-time, the highest share of any clinical role.
Aesthetic NPs are the most likely to be hired as contractors, at 38% of listings, against 24% for aesthetic RNs and 6% for nurse injectors.
50% part-time
Half of nurse injector listings are part-time, often a few clinic days a week alongside another job.
38% contract
More than a third of aesthetic NP listings are contract roles rather than employment.
31% mention commission
Nearly a third of employers hiring injectors describe commission, per-unit or production-based pay.
$45–$70 an hour
The middle half of posted nurse injector pay, before any commission.
The commission share matters when you read the pay figures.
Posted ranges are mostly base pay, and the variable part lives in the listing text, from "$45 to $50 per hour plus commission" to fully commission-based roles.
So an injector comparing your listing with the one next to it is weighing base, commission and schedule together, not one hourly number.
National chains vs independent med spas
We split employers into national chains (30 companies hiring in five or more cities) and independents (927 employers).
Neither group simply pays more: it depends on the role.
National chains
- Estheticians: $27.50/hr median (14 chains)
- Aesthetic NPs: $70.00/hr median (8 chains)
- Med spa managers: $85,000 median (6 chains)
- Nurse injectors: $46.25/hr median (6 chains)
- Patient coordinators: $18.75/hr median (5 chains)
Independent med spas
- Estheticians: $23.75/hr median (150 employers)
- Aesthetic NPs: $65.00/hr median (52 employers)
- Med spa managers: $80,000 median (9 employers)
- Nurse injectors: $55.00/hr median (83 employers)
- Patient coordinators: $20.75/hr median (24 employers)
Chains posted higher medians for estheticians, NPs and managers, and lower ones for nurse injectors and patient coordinators.
The esthetician gap has the most data behind it, at $3.75 an hour, or about $7,800 a year on a full-time schedule.
The injector gap runs the other way and is larger, at $8.75 an hour, though only six chains posted injector pay.
Chains are also less likely to state pay on any given listing: 44% of chain listings do, against 58% of independent listings.
Per employer the two groups are close (67% of chains and 64% of independents post pay on at least one listing), so the gap comes from chains leaving pay off some locations.
The front desk books your consults
The two roles that answer most new patient calls and messages are also the lowest paid in the data.
Front desk coordinators post a median $20.75 an hour and patient coordinators $20.00.
47% of front desk listings are part-time, and only 16% of employers hiring for the role mention commission.
That's worth a second look if you spend money on ads or SEO.
Every inquiry those campaigns produce lands with this role, and how fast and how well it gets answered decides whether it turns into a booked consult.
Sales consultants, the role many chains use for that job, are paid the other way around: a low base ($22.00 an hour median) and commission at 57% of employers.
Perks employers name
Free or discounted treatments are the most common perk in med spa listings, named by more than half of employers in most roles.
Employers naming free or discounted treatments, by role
Training is named far less often, by 14% of employers hiring injectors and 15% of those hiring estheticians.
Sign-on bonuses barely show up at all, in 1% or fewer of employers for every role above.
What this means for practice owners
Check your posted pay against the middle half for the role, not the median alone.
A nurse injector listing at $45 an hour is at the bottom quarter of what candidates see, and one at $70 is at the top quarter.
If you pay commission, say so in the listing, with the structure.
Nearly a third of injector employers already do, and a base rate without it looks low next to theirs.
Post pay at all if you don't today.
Roughly a third of employers (36% of independents) never stated pay on any listing in the data, so a stated range already sets you apart from them.
And look at the front desk with the same eye you give your marketing.
It's the lowest paid role in the practice and the one that turns every paid inquiry into a booked consult or a lost one.
If you want to see how well your inquiries convert today, a free audit is the place to start.
How we did it
Source. Listings come from AestheticHires, which collects med spa and aesthetics openings from employer career sites, applicant tracking systems and job boards. We used every listing live on October 5, 2026: 2,683 listings from 957 employers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C..
Roles. Each listing is assigned a role from its title. Listings that didn't fit a defined role (232) are included in the overall counts but not in any role's figures.
Pay. We used the midpoint of each posted range. Each employer and range counts once per role, so a chain posting the same range at 50 locations counts once. Hourly and annual pay are kept separate, ranges outside $7.25–$300 an hour or $20,000–$500,000 a year are dropped as parsing errors, and a figure is shown only with at least 10 distinct ranges from at least 5 employers. Medians are rounded to the nearest $0.25 an hour or $500 a year.
Chains. A national chain is an employer hiring in five or more cities in the data (30 companies). Everyone else counts as independent.
Listing text. Commission, perks and training are counted per employer: an employer counts if any of its listings for that role mention it. Commission includes per-unit, production-based and retail commission.
What it can't see. Posted pay is what employers advertise, not what they end up paying, and it is mostly base pay. Listings without pay (50%) aren't in the pay figures, and employers that post pay may differ from those that don't.
Data. The figures by role and segment are available as a CSV download. We don't publish individual listings or employer pay.
For journalists
You're welcome to use these figures with a link to this page.
Gabe Meierotto, founder of More Booked Consults and AestheticHires and former Director of CRO at LaserAway (2018–2023), can talk about what the data means for med spa owners.
Reach him at hello@morebookedconsults.com.
Frequently asked questions
Where does this data come from?
From AestheticHires, the aesthetics job board run by More Booked Consults founder Gabe Meierotto. It collects med spa and aesthetics job listings from employer career sites, applicant tracking systems and job boards. The figures cover the 2,683 listings that were live on October 5, 2026, from 957 employers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C..
How is the median pay calculated?
We take the midpoint of each posted pay range. Chains often post the same range on dozens of locations, so each employer and range is counted once per role, otherwise one chain would set the median. Hourly and annual pay are reported separately, and a figure is only shown when it rests on at least 10 distinct ranges from at least 5 employers.
Does posted pay include commission?
Usually not. Posted ranges are mostly base pay. Commission, per-unit pay and bonuses are described in the listing text, which is why we report how many employers mention them rather than folding them into the pay figures. Total earnings for commissioned roles, injectors and sales consultants especially, can run well above the posted base.
How much should I pay a nurse injector?
The middle half of posted nurse injector pay sits between $45 and $70 an hour, with a median of $55, from 89 employers. Where you land inside that range depends on your market, the injector's experience and book, and whether you add commission or per-unit pay on top. Use the range as a check on what candidates are seeing next to your listing, not as a rule.
Can I use these numbers in an article?
Yes. Please cite More Booked Consults and link to this page. The figures by role are available as a CSV, and Gabe Meierotto is available to comment on what they mean for practice owners.