Massage Therapists salary
The median pay for massage therapists in the United States is $58,450 a year. About 98,790 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,640
- 25th percentile
- $43,480
- Median percentile
- $58,450
- 75th percentile
- $78,320
- 90th percentile
- $100,200
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $134,930
- Washington $87,360
- Oregon $86,970
- Hawaii $81,280
- New Hampshire $80,360
- Rhode Island $74,960
- North Dakota $74,140
- Maine $73,290
- Michigan $70,960
- District of Columbia $64,110
- Massachusetts $63,390
- Minnesota $63,070
- New York $62,630
- Arizona $62,400
- Maryland $62,270
- Connecticut $62,260
- Virginia $62,220
- Utah $62,130
- Missouri $62,050
- Wyoming $61,980
- Colorado $61,060
- North Carolina $60,650
- Illinois $60,490
- Idaho $60,420
- Kentucky $59,790
- Texas $59,370
- Delaware $58,870
- Pennsylvania $58,300
- Wisconsin $58,070
- South Carolina $58,000
- Iowa $57,710
- Ohio $55,990
- Indiana $55,590
- Nebraska $53,950
- Montana $53,540
- Nevada $53,540
- South Dakota $52,000
- Georgia $50,820
- New Jersey $50,150
- Tennessee $50,070
- Kansas $49,990
- Florida $49,680
- Alabama $48,930
- West Virginia $46,600
- California $45,970
- Mississippi $40,490
- Arkansas $39,990
- New Mexico $37,840
- Oklahoma $36,630
- Louisiana $36,480
By metro area
- Fairbanks, AK $130,590
- Pittsfield, MA $102,120
- Kahului, HI $96,820
- Salem, OR $96,080
- Grants Pass, OR $94,610
- Bend, OR $94,580
- Seattle, WA $94,220
- Bozeman, MT $85,670
- Portland, OR $84,730
- Yakima, WA $84,100
- Eugene, OR $83,880
- Bellingham, WA $83,790
- Sheboygan, WI $83,200
- Bremerton, WA $82,690
- State College, PA $82,490
- Medford, OR $82,370
- Wilmington, NC $81,390
- Wenatchee, WA $81,030
- Manchester, NH $80,360
- Ithaca, NY $80,340
- Kennewick, WA $79,950
- Prescott Valley, AZ $79,600
- Olympia, WA $78,320
- Portland, ME $78,090
- Kingston, NY $77,150
- Spokane, WA $77,150
- Lexington, KY $76,250
- Des Moines, IA $76,090
- Minneapolis, MN $75,340
- Boston, MA $75,160
- Lansing, MI $74,880
- Fargo, ND $74,140
- Bridgeport, CT $73,540
- Athens, GA $73,330
- Elkhart, IN $73,260
- St. George, UT $72,780
- Waco, TX $72,560
- Flint, MI $72,100
- Boulder, CO $71,870
- Raleigh, NC $71,480
- Detroit, MI $70,960
- Ogden, UT $70,430
- Winston, NC $70,120
- Niles, MI $69,580
- Abilene, TX $68,730
- Kiryas Joel, NY $68,640
- Grand Rapids, MI $68,470
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $68,230
- Savannah, GA $67,470
- Springfield, MO $66,150
- Rochester, NY $66,110
- Saginaw, MI $66,090
- Lincoln, NE $65,860
- Washington, DC $65,220
- Racine, WI $64,740
- Appleton, WI $64,360
- Greeley, CO $64,020
- Baltimore, MD $63,820
- Chico, CA $63,290
- Greensboro, NC $63,250
- New Haven, CT $63,160
- Phoenix, AZ $63,080
- Roanoke, VA $63,070
- Grand Junction, CO $62,550
- Davenport, IA $62,400
- Albany, NY $62,310
- Charleston, SC $62,140
- Hilton Head Island, SC $62,120
- Salt Lake City, UT $61,980
- Sioux City, IA $61,890
- Norwich, CT $61,870
- Buffalo, NY $61,830
- Fort Collins, CO $61,770
- Salinas, CA $61,400
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $61,310
- Provo, UT $61,290
- Springfield, IL $61,280
- Chicago, IL $61,200
- Champaign, IL $61,170
- Durham, NC $61,170
- La Crosse, WI $61,050
- Rockford, IL $60,880
- Oshkosh, WI $60,840
- San Luis Obispo, CA $60,640
- Denver, CO $60,490
- Austin, TX $60,460
- Providence, RI $60,420
- Pueblo, CO $60,410
- Ann Arbor, MI $60,370
- Janesville, WI $60,320
- Daphne, AL $60,160
- Spartanburg, SC $60,100
- Colorado Springs, CO $60,030
- Green Bay, WI $59,630
- Philadelphia, PA $59,560
- Duluth, MN $59,550
- York, PA $59,540
- Columbia, SC $59,310
- Pittsburgh, PA $59,290
- Houston, TX $59,150
- St. Louis, MO $59,020
- Dallas, TX $59,010
- Lancaster, PA $59,000
- Charlotte, NC $58,930
- Vallejo, CA $58,870
- Augusta, GA $58,800
- Montgomery, AL $58,750
- Tucson, AZ $58,610
- Erie, PA $58,600
- Springfield, MA $58,500
- Charlottesville, VA $58,450
- Scranton, PA $58,380
- Santa Cruz, CA $58,050
- Richmond, VA $57,730
- Columbus, OH $57,580
- Virginia Beach, VA $57,510
- Bakersfield, CA $57,300
- Youngstown, OH $57,130
- Kokomo, IN $57,060
- Hagerstown, MD $57,010