According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), as of May 2022, there were about 86,300 massage therapists employed in the United States. Massage therapists are employed in a variety of settings, including spas, franchised clinics, physicians’ offices, and fitness centers. According to BLS estimates, as of May 2022, the national mean wage for massage therapists was $57,060 per year. The national median wage for the profession was $49,860 per year. The pay scale for the profession varies widely, with practitioners in some regions earning significantly more than their peers elsewhere. This variation in pay is readily seen in May 2022 data from the BLS, which reveals the following about massage therapist average pay in the top 25 U.S. metro areas, which collectively held about 48% of all massage therapist jobs:
Massage Therapist Average Pay in the Top 25 Metro Areas
| Metropolitan Area | Median Annual Wage | Mean Annual Wage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City | $48,950 | $63,610 | ||
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | $59,930 | $64,320 | ||
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | $61,420 | $63,820 | ||
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | $48,940 | $48,040 | ||
| 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | $48,450 | $54,070 | ||
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | $60,810 | $64,850 | ||
| 7 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | $61,340 | $64,080 | ||
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | $46,950 | $50,720 | ||
| 9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta | $47,630 | $48,290 | ||
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $49,740 | $58,600 | ||
| 11 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler | $50,800 | $61,390 | ||
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley | $67,730 | $78,210 | ||
| 13 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | $48,110 | $58,550 | ||
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | $52,530 | $60,050 | ||
| 15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | $77,280 | $76,010 | ||
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | $48,600 | $55,390 | ||
| 17 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | $47,900 | $56,700 | ||
| 18 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | $47,290 | $51,910 | ||
| 19 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | $51,480 | $53,820 | ||
| 20 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | $55,650 | $66,030 | ||
| 21 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $39,030 | $45,230 | ||
| 22 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | $46,750 | $48,880 | ||
| 23 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia | $49,920 | $60,870 | ||
| 24 | San Antonio-New Braunfels | $46,870 | $50,680 | ||
| 25 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | $78,930 | $73,410 | ||
| National | $49,860 | $57,060 | |||
Report Period: May 2022
Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas from the 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on July 19, 2023
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