# How do barbers make a decent living? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 28, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-barbers-make-a-decent-living/541078 "2010-05-28T16:14:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2010, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-barbers-make-a-decent-living/541078/21 "2010-05-29T12:19:39Z")
I thought they all ran SP betting shops. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-barbers-make-a-decent-living/541078/22 "2010-05-30T00:18:17Z")
45 minutes seems way over the top. Mine churns them through in around 15. ---
**Author:** ![lazybratsche](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@lazybratsche](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazybratsche)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-barbers-make-a-decent-living/541078/23 "2010-05-30T01:05:34Z")
> [@minor7flat5](#): > > And **Harmonious Discord** , yes indeed this is above minimum wage, but I can’t imagine living on minimum wage in NJ. Some must, but that’s far from a decent living. Really? I know NJ isn’t cheap, but I know that $30k is a perfectly liveable income for a single person in Boston, which I imagine has a similarly high cost of living. Supporting a spouse or child on that would be painful though… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-barbers-make-a-decent-living/541078.md?page=1)