Paid for every
hour you are here
Grow your craft in a clean, calm salon where you earn a guaranteed hourly wage on every shift, plus tips paid right away. Now hiring nail technicians and guest experience associates in Wicker Park, West Loop and South Loop.
$16 to $19 an hour
We pay per hour because it's the right thing to do. Tiers based on experience, skill and speed
Our customers love tipping our team. Tips are paid same day, right away, with full transparency, and our average digital tip is $21. We also pay nail art commissions, and we're focused on helping our team grow through trainings and resources.
Three parts, one paycheck
We pay per hour because it's the right thing to do. Your tier is based on experience, skill and speed, and every hour on the clock is paid, booked or not.
Our customers love tipping our team. Our average digital tip is $21, paid to you same day with full transparency.
We pay commission on nail art, so your creativity adds to your paycheck.
Why hourly works
in your favor
A bigger commission percentage sounds better until you count the hours without a client in the chair.
Saltmara
- ✓A guaranteed $16 to $19 for every hour on the clock
- ✓Tips paid same day with full transparency
- ✓Nail art commission on top
- ✓Slow days and last minute cancellations still pay
Commission only
- ×No guaranteed wage
- ×Paid only when a client is in the chair
- ×Nothing for downtime, slow days or cancellations
- ×Your total depends on how busy the day is
Our customers love tipping our team. Our average digital tip is $21, and it reaches you same day, right away, with full transparency.
Our pay tiers run from $16 to $19 an hour as your experience, skill and speed grow, and we back that growth with trainings and resources.
A place to build your career
Clean supplies
Tools and product you can trust at every appointment, including DND, OPI, Dazzle Dry and OSEA.
A clean, calm space
A coastal inspired salon you can be proud to work in.
Room to grow
Management and trainers who help you build your career, plus training through our Nail Tech Academy.
Guests who come back
70% of visits are returning guests and 25% of appointments request a specific tech, so you build your own following.
Steady bookings
More than 550 members visit on a regular rhythm, and half of guests book online.
Three salons, one team
Work in Wicker Park, South Loop or West Loop, with room to move as we grow.
I believe in paying every teammate for every hour on the clock. That costs this business more than most salons are willing to absorb, but I believe it is the right thing to do. Picture a slow week, or a day with no bookings at all. At a commission only salon, that time is worth zero dollars. Here, it never is.
Furqan, Owner, Saltmara
Open roles
All three salons. Illinois nail technician license required.
All three salons. Front desk, booking and guest care.
Add benefits for each role
Working at Saltmara
Join the team
Tell us a little about yourself. Our team reviews every application and will reach out to set up a conversation.