Massage Therapists Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 370 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Massage Therapists

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Alaska $135,630 90
Alaska $135,200 570
Fairbanks, AK $130,590 50
Vermont $105,490 60
Hawaii / Kauai $96,950 200
Kahului, HI $96,820 330

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $135,630 90
      Alaska $135,200 570
      Fairbanks, AK $130,590 50
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tuscaloosa, AL $59,150 30
      Daphne, AL $54,080 40
      Huntsville, AL $49,410 70
      Alabama $48,960 510
      Montgomery, AL $46,810 60
      Auburn, AL $46,060 30
      Mobile, AL $44,350 40
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $37,110 40
      Fayetteville, AR $31,660 70
      Arkansas $31,280 320
      Little Rock, AR $30,020 110
      Hot Springs, AR $27,040 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Prescott Valley, AZ $77,340 80
      Arizona $59,550 2,840
      Tucson, AZ $58,330 330
      Phoenix, AZ $56,450 2,310
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chico, CA $84,840 60
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $59,660 70
      Salinas, CA $59,630 220
      Stockton, CA $59,440 170
      Los Angeles, CA $58,790 6,060
      Santa Cruz, CA $56,790 100
      San Jose, CA $56,720 830
      Vallejo, CA $52,000 90
      San Luis Obispo, CA $49,820 150
      Bakersfield, CA $49,030 110
      Oxnard, CA $48,820 260
      Santa Rosa, CA $48,680 290
      California $48,430 15,240
      Sacramento, CA $48,230 870
      Riverside, CA $47,570 1,350
      North Coast Region of California $46,990 40
      Redding, CA $46,910 70
      Modesto, CA $45,360 60
      Fresno, CA $45,240 270
      San Francisco, CA $43,110 1,680
      San Diego, CA $41,600 1,640
      Santa Maria, CA $39,070 220
      Napa, CA $38,170 250
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $35,350 60
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $75,570 380
      Grand Junction, CO $67,020 80
      Greeley, CO $61,670 110
      Northwest Colorado $61,410 210
      Fort Collins, CO $60,060 380
      Colorado $59,560 4,160
      Denver, CO $59,290 2,180
      Pueblo, CO $57,940 30
      Colorado Springs, CO $57,290 640
      Southwest Colorado $56,330 90
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Connecticut $77,660 40
      Bridgeport, CT $63,180 300
      New Haven, CT $59,770 180
      Connecticut $59,270 990
      Waterbury, CT $59,040 60
      Hartford, CT $49,400 330
      Norwich, CT $48,740 60
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $62,500 1,260
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $53,920 —
      Sussex Delaware $47,710 80
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $55,370 200
      Wildwood, FL $51,770 50
      North Port, FL $51,080 390
      Miami, FL $50,740 2,180
      Jacksonville, FL $50,060 530
      Tampa, FL $50,000 1,290
      Florida $49,880 7,660
      Gainesville, FL $49,520 90
      Ocala, FL $49,460 70
      Cape Coral, FL $49,340 290
      Palm Bay, FL $49,160 170
      Orlando, FL $49,040 1,230
      Crestview, FL $48,940 100
      Punta Gorda, FL $48,930 50
      Sebastian, FL $48,930 80
      Port St. Lucie, FL $48,900 —
      Lakeland, FL $48,630 70
      Deltona, FL $48,580 210
      Pensacola, FL $48,530 150
      Panama City, FL $48,320 40
      South Florida $45,600 100
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Athens, GA $65,150 90
      Augusta, GA-SC $61,960 130
      Atlanta, GA $56,790 1,430
      Georgia $56,740 2,020
      Savannah, GA $56,460 50
      Gainesville, GA $50,080 30
      Middle Georgia $47,880 30
      Columbus, GA-AL $47,040 40
      Brunswick, GA $31,340 50
      North Georgia $21,770 80
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $23,060 40
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $96,950 200
      Kahului, HI $96,820 330
      Hawaii $80,590 1,420
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $73,300 290
      Ames, IA $63,180 40
      Iowa $62,400 700
      Cedar Rapids, IA $62,050 70
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $61,890 30
      Southeast Iowa $60,790 —
      Waterloo, IA $53,530 30
      Davenport, IA-IL $52,780 90
      Dubuque, IA $51,720 40
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $75,270 60
      Boise City, ID $70,470 130
      Idaho $70,470 270
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $61,590 3,700
      Illinois $60,640 4,600
      Rockford, IL $59,760 210
      West Central Illinois $59,270 70
      Springfield, IL $57,570 70
      Champaign, IL $57,300 90
      Peoria, IL $56,420 80
      Bloomington, IL $56,310 50
      South Illinois $47,290 90
      Northwest Illinois $45,310 50
      East Central Illinois $43,000 40
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Elkhart, IN $73,260 30
      Indianapolis, IN $57,650 530
      Fort Wayne, IN $57,450 120
      Kokomo, IN $57,060 40
      Evansville, IN $53,710 50
      Indiana $52,740 1,240
      Northern Indiana $50,880 60
      Terre Haute, IN $44,830 50
      Bloomington, IN $40,080 50
      South Bend, IN-MI $38,120 70
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $47,940 690
      Lawrence, KS $47,940 50
      Topeka, KS $47,390 100
      Wichita, KS $46,560 200
      Manhattan, KS $45,310 30
      Kansas $41,890 60
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $71,650 120
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $63,880 250
      Kentucky $54,890 650
      Central Kentucky $48,670 30
      South Central Kentucky $48,190 30
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lake Charles, LA $68,470 60
      New Orleans, LA $60,260 110
      Baton Rouge, LA $58,800 160
      Slidell, LA $58,620 60
      Louisiana $58,010 540
      Shreveport, LA $46,810 50
      Lafayette, LA $35,610 90
      Monroe, LA $21,730 60
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pittsfield, MA $81,720 110
      Boston, MA-NH $60,050 1,840
      Massachusetts $59,470 2,490
      Worcester, MA $58,070 230
      Springfield, MA $57,320 70
      Barnstable Town, MA $53,060 50
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $60,850 900
      Maryland $58,390 1,330
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $48,410 50
      Maryland $48,260 40
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $76,060 290
      Maine $67,420 480
      Southwest Maine $63,290 60
      Northeast Maine $61,940 40
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $77,750 60
      Lansing, MI $71,120 100
      Niles, MI $69,580 40
      Saginaw, MI $67,020 40
      Southern Michigan $64,930 30
      Kalamazoo, MI $60,270 70
      Michigan $54,510 2,060
      Traverse City, MI $53,960 30
      Ann Arbor, MI $53,830 80
      Detroit, MI $53,370 1,120
      Flint, MI $51,770 50
      Grand Rapids, MI $51,500 190
      Mid Michigan $39,030 50
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Duluth, MN-WI $78,780 100
      Rochester, MN $77,840 50
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $76,010 1,070
      Minnesota $75,500 1,440
      St. Cloud, MN $73,300 30
      Southeast Minnesota $51,100 50
      Northwest Minnesota $47,040 90
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Springfield, MO $71,540 130
      Southwest Missouri $70,030 30
      Missouri $66,870 1,280
      St. Louis, MO-IL $60,480 750
      Kansas City, MO-KS $52,450 610
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jackson, MS $45,580 70
      Mississippi $42,510 190
      Gulfport, MS $36,920 80
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Missoula, MT $60,980 40
      Bozeman, MT $53,970 70
      Montana $52,000 280
      Billings, MT $50,130 60
      West Montana $48,160 —
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Raleigh, NC $80,130 720
      Durham, NC $74,530 130
      Wilmington, NC $70,560 140
      Winston, NC $68,130 90
      North Carolina $61,670 2,750
      Eastern North Carolina $61,480 50
      Greensboro, NC $61,380 160
      Pinehurst, NC $61,210 80
      Asheville, NC $59,630 140
      Western North Carolina $58,930 90
      Charlotte, NC-SC $58,180 950
      Fayetteville, NC $50,630 100
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $75,710 70
      North Dakota $70,720 150
      Bismarck, ND $57,340 30
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $55,240 250
      Nebraska $55,080 340
      Lincoln, NE $50,390 60
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $62,830 60
      New Hampshire $62,830 180
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $62,130 200
      New Jersey $56,760 2,430
      Trenton, NJ $47,670 90
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $47,660 180
      New Mexico $47,660 320
      Santa Fe, NM $33,630 70
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $55,610 1,770
      Nevada $52,000 2,050
      Reno, NV $47,690 250
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ithaca, NY $80,340 40
      Kingston, NY $72,060 90
      Kiryas Joel, NY $62,950 140
      Buffalo, NY $62,810 290
      Rochester, NY $62,580 220
      New York $58,730 4,700
      New York, NY-NJ $57,660 5,170
      Glens Falls, NY $53,480 30
      Albany, NY $49,360 190
      Capital/Northern New York $42,150 40
      Syracuse, NY $41,890 100
      Central East New York $40,830 50
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $58,390 610
      Dayton, OH $56,670 130
      Cleveland, OH $52,410 480
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $52,000 620
      Ohio $50,430 2,480
      Southern Ohio $50,360 40
      Toledo, OH $49,200 140
      Akron, OH $47,350 230
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,630 40
      Eastern Ohio $45,620 50
      West Northwestern Ohio $45,030 60
      Youngstown, OH $44,980 —
      Canton, OH $43,320 60
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $67,860 250
      Southeast Oklahoma $64,250 40
      Oklahoma $48,140 550
      Tulsa, OK $48,140 240
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grants Pass, OR $94,610 40
      Bend, OR $93,160 190
      Albany, OR $92,310 40
      Salem, OR $87,880 140
      Medford, OR $83,510 130
      Central Oregon $83,200 40
      Oregon $82,860 2,280
      Portland, OR-WA $81,580 1,680
      Eugene, OR $81,460 200
      Corvallis, OR $78,480 40
      Coast Oregon $75,460 80
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $62,220 —
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      State College, PA $83,200 40
      Central Pennsylvania $63,240 40
      York, PA $58,170 80
      Pittsburgh, PA $58,150 520
      Allentown, PA-NJ $57,900 180
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $57,700 1,410
      Scranton, PA $57,700 90
      Pennsylvania $57,660 2,700
      Lancaster, PA $56,790 120
      Harrisburg, PA $56,360 160
      Erie, PA $56,140 90
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $50,960 40
      Altoona, PA $50,480 40
      Reading, PA $50,430 100
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $49,920 80
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $48,820 50
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $22,410 130
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $56,660 —
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hilton Head Island, SC $81,630 110
      Charleston, SC $64,380 370
      Greenville, SC $63,490 310
      South Carolina $62,830 1,500
      Northwestern South Carolina $61,690 40
      Spartanburg, SC $60,100 270
      Columbia, SC $59,980 220
      Northeastern South Carolina $57,800 40
      Myrtle Beach, SC $49,840 100
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $52,000 40
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $40,780 60
      South Dakota $40,780 140
      Rapid City, SD $39,750 30
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Clarksville, TN-KY $55,240 80
      Nashville, TN $51,040 470
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $50,820 80
      Tennessee $49,670 1,270
      Knoxville, TN $48,930 190
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $48,350 210
      Johnson City, TN $45,250 40
      East Tennessee $38,420 80
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Waco, TX $72,560 60
      Dallas, TX $58,780 2,270
      Austin, TX $58,490 1,290
      North Region of Texas $58,380 50
      Abilene, TX $58,090 50
      Houston, TX $57,730 2,100
      Texas $56,540 7,780
      San Antonio, TX $55,060 760
      Killeen, TX $55,010 90
      Hill Country Region of Texas $54,300 70
      Tyler, TX $54,140 50
      Northwestern Region of Texas $53,990 30
      Longview, TX $50,330 40
      College Station, TX $49,590 60
      Corpus Christi, TX $49,530 80
      Lubbock, TX $49,070 80
      El Paso, TX $44,100 170
      McAllen, TX $39,450 100
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. George, UT $62,070 200
      Salt Lake City, UT $61,530 620
      Ogden, UT $61,010 370
      Utah $61,010 1,820
      Provo, UT $58,480 410
      High Desert Utah $57,080 40
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $34,250 150
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $56,850 2,150
      Richmond, VA $53,030 330
      Charlottesville, VA $52,420 80
      Roanoke, VA $51,870 60
      Lynchburg, VA $50,450 60
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $49,910 410
      West Virginia $42,730 270
      Winchester, VA-WV $38,490 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $105,490 60
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $88,390 2,090
      Bellingham, WA $87,980 150
      Washington $82,820 3,590
      Yakima, WA $80,930 80
      Bremerton, WA $79,870 50
      Kennewick, WA $78,900 90
      Wenatchee, WA $77,990 40
      Olympia, WA $75,650 170
      Spokane, WA $73,540 310
      Eastern Washington $70,140 30
      Western Washington $66,560 160
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sheboygan, WI $83,200 40
      Green Bay, WI $71,710 50
      Western Wisconsin $69,690 30
      La Crosse, WI-MN $67,240 60
      Oshkosh, WI $66,930 —
      Racine, WI $64,740 40
      Eau Claire, WI $61,020 60
      Janesville, WI $60,320 30
      Appleton, WI $58,310 70
      Northeastern Wisconsin $57,890 80
      Wisconsin $57,530 1,610
      Milwaukee, WI $54,720 530
      South Central Wisconsin $48,700 130
      Madison, WI $45,000 290
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Morgantown, WV $45,880 40
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $42,730 50
      Charleston, WV $38,910 50
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $32,430 110
      Western Wyoming $31,030 60