How much does a manicure cost?

The average reported price for a manicure at a US nail salon is $25. Eight in ten salons charge between $20 and $35, from 9,751 customer reports.

How much more does a gel manicure cost?

The average reported price for a gel manicure is $40, from 8,944 customer reports.

Where do these prices come from?

Customers report what they were charged, and salons that publish a menu have it read from that menu. No salon pays to appear or to change a price. When nobody has reported a price yet, we print “price unknown” rather than a guess.

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Prices

Real prices, reported by customers. State by state and city by city.

You report what a manicure actually costs — 3,279 cities and counting.

Salons rarely publish menus and review sites sell placement. So we hand the pen over: you tell us what you were charged and rate the visit. When no one's reported yet, we say so. An honest "unknown" beats a confident guess.

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What Nails Cost

50,293 REPORTED PRICES · UPDATED 09/2026

Average prices from 10,767 US nail salons with a reported price. Each rail holds the middle 80% of what salons charge; the mark is the average. One salon in ten costs less than the rail, one in ten costs more.

Manicure
$25
$20$35
Pedicure
$35
$30$50
Gel Manicure
$40
$31.65$50
Acrylic Full Set
$50
$35$65
Dip Powder
$50
$40$55
Nail Art
$6
$5$15

By State

MEDIAN REPORTED PRICE

Nail salon prices state by state. A state gets a price once at least 5 salons there report one for that service; a dash means nobody has yet.

Average reported nail salon price per service, by US state
State	Manicure	Pedicure	Gel Manicure	Acrylic Full Set
Alabama	$22.50	Not reported	$35	$37.50
Alaska	$35	$45	$50	$65
Arizona	$25	$35	$40	$50
California	$25	$35	$40	$51
Colorado	$25	$37	$40	$50
Connecticut	$22	$35	$35	$55
Delaware	$25	$35	$36	$45
Florida	$25	$35	$37	$45
Georgia	$21	$35	$40	$45
Hawaii	$25	$37	$45	$55
Idaho	$30	$45	$40	$55
Illinois	$25	$35	$42	$50
Indiana	$25	$38	$40	$50
Iowa	$25	$39	$40	$50
Kansas	$25	$35	$40	$45
Kentucky	$25	$35	$35	$40
Maine	$25	$39	$38.50	$50
Maryland	$25	$37	$40	$45
Massachusetts	$23	$38	$38	$50
Michigan	$25	$35	$35	$48
Minnesota	$28	$41	$40	$55
Mississippi	$25	$35	$35	$40
Missouri	$25	$35	$40	$45
Nebraska	$25	$35	$39.50	$50
Nevada	$25	$35	$45	$50
New Hampshire	$30	$40	$40	$50
New Jersey	$20	$35	$35	$50
New Mexico	$25	$35	$35	$50
New York	$25	$38.80	$40	$50
North Carolina	$25	$35.50	$40	$50
North Dakota	$30	$45	$40	$60
Ohio	$25	$40	$40	$50
Oklahoma	$21.50	$34	$38	$45
Oregon	$29	$40	$40	$60
Pennsylvania	$25	$35	$38	$50
Rhode Island	$25	$40	$40	$55
South Carolina	$26	$39	$40	$50
South Dakota	$30	$40	$45	$55
Tennessee	$25	$40	$45	$50
Texas	$22	$35	$40	$45
Utah	$25	$35	$35	$45
Vermont	$25	$44.50	$42.50	Not reported
Virginia	$25	$38	$40	$50
Washington	$29	$40	$40	$55
Washington, D.C.	$25	$40	$43	$55
West Virginia	$25	$40	$40	$50
Wisconsin	$25	$40	$40	$55

By City

THE CITIES WITH THE MOST REPORTED PRICES

Nail salon prices city by city. An underlined price opens the salons that charge it, which happens once at least 5 of them have reported one. City names open the full city guide.

Average reported nail salon price per service, by US city
City	Manicure	Pedicure	Gel Manicure	Acrylic Full Set
Alexandria, VA, VA	$25	$38	$40	$50
Atlanta, GA, GA	$22	$35	$40	$45
Austin, TX, TX	$25	$38	$40	$55
Chicago, IL, IL	$25	$40	$45	$55
Cincinnati, OH, OH	$25	$40	$40	$50
Columbia, SC, SC	$25.50	$40	$40	$50
Columbus, OH, OH	$28	$41	$45	$50
Dallas, TX, TX	$22	$35	$40	$45
Denver, CO, CO	$30	$42	$45	$50
Fort Worth, TX, TX	$20	$32	$40	$43.50
Glendale, AZ, AZ	$25	$34.50	$38	$50
Houston, TX, TX	$20	$35	$38	$46.50
Indianapolis, IN, IN	$26	$40	$40	$50
Jacksonville, FL, FL	$25	$33	$35	$40
Las Vegas, NV, NV	$25	$35	$45	$50
Los Angeles, CA, CA	$25	$35	$45	$65
Orlando, FL, FL	$25	$35	$35	$46.50
Phoenix, AZ, AZ	$25	$33	$38.50	$45
Portland, OR, OR	$28	$40	$40	$60
San Diego, CA, CA	$23	$33.50	$41	$55
San Jose, CA, CA	$25	$35	$38.50	$50
Scottsdale, AZ, AZ	$25	$35	$40	$55
Tampa, FL, FL	$23.50	$33	$37.50	$45
Tucson, AZ, AZ	$25	$35	$38	$50
Washington, DC, DC	$25	$40	$43	$55

Price Questions

ANSWERED FROM THE INDEX

How much does a manicure cost?: The average reported price for a manicure at a US nail salon is $25. Eight in ten salons charge between $20 and $35, from 9,751 customer reports.
How much more does a gel manicure cost?: The average reported price for a gel manicure is $40, from 8,944 customer reports.
Where do these prices come from?: Customers report what they were charged, and salons that publish a menu have it read from that menu. No salon pays to appear or to change a price. When nobody has reported a price yet, we print “price unknown” rather than a guess.

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