Massage Therapists Salary

Median Salary
$58,450
per year
Hourly Rate
$28.10
per hour
Employment
98,790
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$33,640
25th percentile
$43,480
Median
$58,450
75th percentile
$78,320
90th percentile
$100,200

💰 Massage Therapists Salary by State

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$36K
$135K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Alaska$134,930+130.8%
Washington$87,360+49.5%
Oregon$86,970+48.8%
Hawaii$81,280+39.1%
New Hampshire$80,360+37.5%
Rhode Island$74,960+28.2%
North Dakota$74,140+26.8%
Maine$73,290+25.4%
Michigan$70,960+21.4%
District of Columbia$64,110+9.7%
Massachusetts$63,390+8.5%
Minnesota$63,070+7.9%
New York$62,630+7.2%
Arizona$62,400+6.8%
Maryland$62,270+6.5%
Connecticut$62,260+6.5%
Virginia$62,220+6.4%
Utah$62,130+6.3%
Missouri$62,050+6.2%
Wyoming$61,980+6.0%
Colorado$61,060+4.5%
North Carolina$60,650+3.8%
Illinois$60,490+3.5%
Idaho$60,420+3.4%
Kentucky$59,790+2.3%
Texas$59,370+1.6%
Delaware$58,870+0.7%
Pennsylvania$58,300-0.3%
Wisconsin$58,070-0.7%
South Carolina$58,000-0.8%
Iowa$57,710-1.3%
Ohio$55,990-4.2%
Indiana$55,590-4.9%
Nebraska$53,950-7.7%
Montana$53,540-8.4%
Nevada$53,540-8.4%
South Dakota$52,000-11.0%
Georgia$50,820-13.1%
New Jersey$50,150-14.2%
Tennessee$50,070-14.3%
Kansas$49,990-14.5%
Florida$49,680-15.0%
Alabama$48,930-16.3%
West Virginia$46,600-20.3%
California$45,970-21.4%
Mississippi$40,490-30.7%
Arkansas$39,990-31.6%
New Mexico$37,840-35.3%
Oklahoma$36,630-37.3%
Louisiana$36,480-37.6%

🏙️ Massage Therapists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Fairbanks-College, AK$130,590+123.4%
Pittsfield, MA$102,120+74.7%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$96,820+65.6%
Salem, OR$96,080+64.4%
Grants Pass, OR$94,610+61.9%
Bend, OR$94,580+61.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$94,220+61.2%
Bozeman, MT$85,670+46.6%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$84,730+45.0%
Yakima, WA$84,100+43.9%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$83,880+43.5%
Bellingham, WA$83,790+43.4%
Sheboygan, WI$83,200+42.3%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$82,690+41.5%
State College, PA$82,490+41.1%
Medford, OR$82,370+40.9%
Wilmington, NC$81,390+39.2%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$81,030+38.6%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$80,360+37.5%
Ithaca, NY$80,340+37.5%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$79,950+36.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$79,600+36.2%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$78,320+34.0%
Portland-South Portland, ME$78,090+33.6%
Kingston, NY$77,150+32.0%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$77,150+32.0%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$76,250+30.5%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$76,090+30.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$75,340+28.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$75,160+28.6%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$74,880+28.1%
Fargo, ND-MN$74,140+26.8%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$73,540+25.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$73,330+25.5%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$73,260+25.3%
St. George, UT$72,780+24.5%
Waco, TX$72,560+24.1%
Flint, MI$72,100+23.4%
Boulder, CO$71,870+23.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$71,480+22.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$70,960+21.4%
Ogden, UT$70,430+20.5%
Winston-Salem, NC$70,120+20.0%
Niles, MI$69,580+19.0%
Abilene, TX$68,730+17.6%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$68,640+17.4%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$68,470+17.1%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$68,230+16.7%
Savannah, GA$67,470+15.4%
Springfield, MO$66,150+13.2%
Rochester, NY$66,110+13.1%
Saginaw, MI$66,090+13.1%
Lincoln, NE$65,860+12.7%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$65,220+11.6%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$64,740+10.8%
Appleton, WI$64,360+10.1%
Greeley, CO$64,020+9.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$63,820+9.2%
Chico, CA$63,290+8.3%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$63,250+8.2%
New Haven, CT$63,160+8.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$63,080+7.9%
Roanoke, VA$63,070+7.9%
Grand Junction, CO$62,550+7.0%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$62,400+6.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$62,310+6.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$62,140+6.3%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$62,120+6.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$61,980+6.0%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$61,890+5.9%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$61,870+5.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$61,830+5.8%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$61,770+5.7%
Salinas, CA$61,400+5.0%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$61,310+4.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$61,290+4.9%
Springfield, IL$61,280+4.8%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$61,200+4.7%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$61,170+4.7%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$61,170+4.7%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$61,050+4.4%
Rockford, IL$60,880+4.2%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$60,840+4.1%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$60,640+3.7%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$60,490+3.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$60,460+3.4%
Guam$60,420+3.4%
Boise City, ID$60,420+3.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$60,420+3.4%
Pueblo, CO$60,410+3.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$60,370+3.3%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$60,320+3.2%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$60,160+2.9%
Spartanburg, SC$60,100+2.8%
Colorado Springs, CO$60,030+2.7%
Green Bay, WI$59,630+2.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$59,560+1.9%
Duluth, MN-WI$59,550+1.9%
York-Hanover, PA$59,540+1.9%
Columbia, SC$59,310+1.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$59,290+1.4%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$59,150+1.2%
St. Louis, MO-IL$59,020+1.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$59,010+1.0%
Lancaster, PA$59,000+0.9%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$58,930+0.8%
Vallejo, CA$58,870+0.7%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$58,800+0.6%
Montgomery, AL$58,750+0.5%
Tucson, AZ$58,610+0.3%
Erie, PA$58,600+0.3%
Springfield, MA$58,500+0.1%
Charlottesville, VA$58,450+0.0%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$58,380-0.1%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$58,050-0.7%
Richmond, VA$57,730-1.2%
Columbus, OH$57,580-1.5%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$57,510-1.6%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$57,300-2.0%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$57,130-2.3%
Kokomo, IN$57,060-2.4%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$57,010-2.5%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$56,870-2.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$56,850-2.7%
Punta Gorda, FL$56,800-2.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$56,720-3.0%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$56,350-3.6%
Tyler, TX$56,300-3.7%
Peoria, IL$56,270-3.7%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$56,260-3.7%
Fayetteville, NC$56,230-3.8%
Rochester, MN$56,220-3.8%
Corpus Christi, TX$56,210-3.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$55,990-4.2%
Kansas City, MO-KS$55,810-4.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$55,730-4.7%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$55,160-5.6%
Bloomington, IL$55,150-5.6%
Toledo, OH$54,850-6.2%
Cleveland, OH$54,770-6.3%
Longview, TX$54,480-6.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$54,470-6.8%
Lubbock, TX$54,200-7.3%
Killeen-Temple, TX$54,120-7.4%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$53,920-7.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$53,540-8.4%
Rapid City, SD$52,970-9.4%
Barnstable Town, MA$52,560-10.1%
Evansville, IN$52,560-10.1%
Johnson City, TN$52,410-10.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$52,140-10.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$51,980-11.1%
Omaha, NE-IA$51,950-11.1%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$51,770-11.4%
St. Cloud, MN$51,760-11.4%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$51,470-11.9%
Canton-Massillon, OH$50,980-12.8%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$50,980-12.8%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$50,860-13.0%
Redding, CA$50,690-13.3%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$50,620-13.4%
Jacksonville, FL$50,600-13.4%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$50,600-13.4%
Altoona, PA$50,480-13.6%
Reading, PA$50,430-13.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$50,300-13.9%
Gainesville, FL$50,270-14.0%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$50,240-14.0%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$50,190-14.1%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$50,060-14.4%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$50,010-14.4%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$49,940-14.6%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$49,830-14.7%
Port St. Lucie, FL$49,760-14.9%
Worcester, MA$49,600-15.1%
Tuscaloosa, AL$49,560-15.2%
Huntsville, AL$49,410-15.5%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$49,360-15.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$49,350-15.6%
College Station-Bryan, TX$49,320-15.6%
Fresno, CA$49,290-15.7%
Madison, WI$49,080-16.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$48,960-16.2%
Lawrence, KS$48,880-16.4%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$48,850-16.4%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$48,730-16.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$48,610-16.8%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$48,480-17.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$48,370-17.2%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$48,190-17.6%
Topeka, KS$48,140-17.6%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$48,030-17.8%
Akron, OH$47,990-17.9%
Asheville, NC$47,780-18.3%
Reno, NV$47,560-18.6%
Ocala, FL$47,550-18.6%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$47,410-18.9%
Santa Fe, NM$47,390-18.9%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$47,320-19.0%
Knoxville, TN$47,120-19.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$47,090-19.4%
El Paso, TX$46,820-19.9%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$46,810-19.9%
Wichita, KS$46,560-20.3%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$46,060-21.2%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$45,400-22.3%
Modesto, CA$45,360-22.4%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$45,200-22.7%
Jackson, MS$45,090-22.9%
Terre Haute, IN$44,830-23.3%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$44,760-23.4%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$44,150-24.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$43,920-24.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$43,530-25.5%
Eau Claire, WI$43,480-25.6%
Syracuse, NY$43,480-25.6%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$43,030-26.4%
Lake Charles, LA$42,830-26.7%
Billings, MT$42,090-28.0%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$41,920-28.3%
Bloomington, IN$41,350-29.3%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$40,280-31.1%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$39,780-31.9%
Charleston, WV$39,520-32.4%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$39,500-32.4%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$39,360-32.7%
Napa, CA$39,330-32.7%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$38,130-34.8%
Tulsa, OK$37,500-35.8%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$37,110-36.5%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$36,920-36.8%
Albuquerque, NM$36,440-37.7%
Oklahoma City, OK$36,380-37.8%
Lafayette, LA$35,610-39.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$30,820-47.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$29,770-49.1%
Puerto Rico$29,000-50.4%
Mobile, AL$28,010-52.1%
Hot Springs, AR$27,040-53.7%
Monroe, LA$21,730-62.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.