Considering that...
1) I'm referring to companies like MAC, Bobbi Brown, Clinique, etc.
2) I have no makeup sales or makeup artist experience yet.
3) I live in California (bay area).
2006-06-30 08:02:21 · 10 answers · asked by melon_rose 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Makeup
It depends on the area. If you have no experience than you would probably start at the low end. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a retail sales person makes between $9 and $15 an hour in California. THis is more than other areas because California, especially the bay area, has an extremly high cost of living.
Most counterpersonnel are paid a base salary and comission based on the products that they sale. like MAC rarely hires people specifically for their counter with no experience. They usually hire from within (i.e someone who has worked at a lower end counter in the same department like Clinique or Bobbi Brown or has been to cosmetology school.) MAC is the hardest counter to break into and when you see adds for department stores (Macy's etc) they are usually for the other counters because their personnel has gotten picked up by MAC.
MAC has the BEST make up artist training and many counter clerks leave MAC to become sucessful makeup artist for movies, photo shoots, weddings, etc.
You may want to try a place like ulta or sephora to get started in the industry
2006-06-30 08:36:53 · answer #1 · answered by foxxxydiva 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Starting Salary For Makeup Artist
2016-11-01 08:09:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cousin worked at the MAC counter in Macy's Union Square in San Francisco. She started there with no make up experience and was paid between $15-17 per hour.
2006-06-30 08:06:38 · answer #3 · answered by Maina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with cosmetics there is an hourly wage (about $5 or minium wage) then you will earn commission on what you sell. the commission rate will differ with each department store. it should range between 3-5% of your sales.
pay with comission should average out to $12-$15 per hour.
2006-06-30 08:13:08 · answer #4 · answered by sweetsxyazn2002 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say around $17 to $19 an hour
2006-07-07 08:12:57 · answer #5 · answered by jeannette_burnard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
15 ? are you insane?
Depends on the department store, but you'll be lucky if you get a few dollars above the min wage.
2006-06-30 08:29:33 · answer #6 · answered by niyawolf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably $6 or $7 per hour at the most.
2006-06-30 08:06:35 · answer #7 · answered by BonesofaTeacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Minimum wage.
2006-06-30 08:05:50 · answer #8 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if u just start out w/ no experience w/ make-up stores the pay would prob. start @ 7.55 but other than that i have no idea.
2006-07-07 07:10:10 · answer #9 · answered by redneck_yacht_club 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to be around AT LEAST $15.00 an hour. If not, it should be.
2006-06-30 08:06:15 · answer #10 · answered by Snow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋