Sunday, December 11, 2022

20 Best Metro Markets for Massage Therapist Pay

In a recent commentary, we took a look at Massage Therapist Pay in the Top 20 Metropolitan Markets.  As is the case with many health professions, the major metropolitan areas in the U.S. are the biggest employment centers for massage therapists.  That said, it is in smaller metro markets, not the large ones, where massage therapists frequently discover better-paying employment. This is readily seen in May 2021 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which show us that only two of the 20 largest metro areas in the nation were among the 20 best metro markets for massage therapist pay:

20 Best Metro Markets for Massage Therapist Pay

Metropolitan Area # Employed Annual Mean Wages
1 Alaska non-metro 70 $114,120
2 Anchorage, AK 270 $96,260
3 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 80 $74,980
4 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 60 $74,850
5 Southeast-Central Idaho non-metro 50 $73,050
6 Eugene, OR 120 $72,990
7 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 330 $72,230
8 Bend-Redmond, OR 120 $69,930
9 Wenatchee, WA 50 $69,040
10 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (#) 1,470 $67,950
11 Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 180 $67,220
12 Salem, OR 110 $66,750
13 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1,010 $66,030
14 Ann Arbor, MI 80 $65,840
15 Eastern Washington non-metro 40 $64,890
16 Bellingham, WA 130 $64,730
17 San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward (#) 1,380 $64,030
18 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 30 $63,870
19 Upper Peninsula Michigan non-metro 40 $63,610
20 Flint, MI 80 $63,590
National $81,030 $49,260

(#) a top 20 U.S metro population area

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on December 5, 2022

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