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What tattoo artists make
Median
$42,000
Lower end
$31,000
Upper end
$62,000
Job Bank's national median is $20 an hour, about $42,000 a year at 40 hours a week, with a low of $15 and a high of $30. Job Bank pools tattoo artists with estheticians in one occupation code, so treat these as rough. Most artists are self-employed and keep a share of each tattoo, and there is no official figure for that income.