United States
Massage Therapists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$57,950
Massage Therapists in the United States earn a median of $57,950 a year, about $27.86 an hour.
Median
$57,950
per year
Hourly
$27.86
as published
Mean
$63,430
pulled up by top earners
Workers
96,040
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $48,430 | -16% |
| Texas | State | $56,540 | -2% |
| Florida | State | $49,880 | -14% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $58,790 | +1% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $57,660 | -1% |
| New York | State | $58,730 | +1% |
| Illinois | State | $60,640 | +5% |
| Colorado | State | $59,560 | +3% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $61,590 | +6% |
| Washington | State | $82,820 | +43% |
| Arizona | State | $59,550 | +3% |
| North Carolina | State | $61,670 | +6% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $57,660 | -1% |
| Massachusetts | State | $59,470 | +3% |
| Ohio | State | $50,430 | -13% |
| New Jersey | State | $56,760 | -2% |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | Metro | $56,450 | -3% |
| Oregon | State | $82,860 | +43% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $58,780 | +1% |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | Metro | $59,290 | +2% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $50,740 | -12% |
| Virginia | State | $56,850 | -2% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $57,730 | -0% |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | Metro | $88,390 | +53% |
| Michigan | State | $54,510 | -6% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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