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What makeup artists make
Median
$42,000
Lower end
$31,000
Upper end
$62,000
Job Bank does not have a page just for makeup artists. It pools them with estheticians under one occupation code, and the closest page is permanent make-up artist: a median of $20 an hour, about $42,000 a year full time, with a low of $15 and a high of $30. Freelance bridal and film artists earn per job, so real yearly totals range far wider than this.