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Massage Therapist Salary by Metro

National median $62,000. Top quartile $77,000. The full band across 50 metros.

Metro Mult. p25 p50 p75 p90
San Francisco 1.25× $62,500 $77,500 $96,250 $115,000
New York 1.20× $60,000 $74,400 $92,400 $110,400
Seattle 1.18× $59,000 $73,160 $90,860 $108,560
Washington DC 1.17× $58,500 $72,540 $90,090 $107,640
Los Angeles 1.15× $57,500 $71,300 $88,550 $105,800
San Diego 1.13× $56,500 $70,060 $87,010 $103,960
Boston 1.12× $56,000 $69,440 $86,240 $103,040
Sacramento 1.10× $55,000 $68,200 $84,700 $101,200
Anchorage 1.10× $55,000 $68,200 $84,700 $101,200
Portland 1.08× $54,000 $66,960 $83,160 $99,360
Hartford 1.08× $54,000 $66,960 $83,160 $99,360
Minneapolis 1.07× $53,500 $66,340 $82,390 $98,440
Baltimore 1.07× $53,500 $66,340 $82,390 $98,440
Philadelphia 1.06× $53,000 $65,720 $81,620 $97,520
Honolulu 1.06× $53,000 $65,720 $81,620 $97,520
Austin 1.05× $52,500 $65,100 $80,850 $96,600
Chicago 1.05× $52,500 $65,100 $80,850 $96,600
Dallas 1.04× $52,000 $64,480 $80,080 $95,680
Detroit 1.04× $52,000 $64,480 $80,080 $95,680
Raleigh 1.04× $52,000 $64,480 $80,080 $95,680
Denver 1.03× $51,500 $63,860 $79,310 $94,760
Houston 1.03× $51,500 $63,860 $79,310 $94,760
Salt Lake City 1.03× $51,500 $63,860 $79,310 $94,760
Providence 1.03× $51,500 $63,860 $79,310 $94,760
Charlotte 1.02× $51,000 $63,240 $78,540 $93,840
Milwaukee 1.02× $51,000 $63,240 $78,540 $93,840
Nashville 1.01× $50,500 $62,620 $77,770 $92,920
Richmond 1.01× $50,500 $62,620 $77,770 $92,920
National (US) 1.00× $50,000 $62,000 $77,000 $92,000
Pittsburgh 1.00× $50,000 $62,000 $77,000 $92,000
Columbus 1.00× $50,000 $62,000 $77,000 $92,000
Kansas City 1.00× $50,000 $62,000 $77,000 $92,000
Cincinnati 1.00× $50,000 $62,000 $77,000 $92,000
St Louis 1.00× $50,000 $62,000 $77,000 $92,000
Indianapolis 1.00× $50,000 $62,000 $77,000 $92,000
Buffalo 0.99× $49,500 $61,380 $76,230 $91,080
Virginia Beach 0.99× $49,500 $61,380 $76,230 $91,080
Omaha 0.99× $49,500 $61,380 $76,230 $91,080
Miami 0.98× $49,000 $60,760 $75,460 $90,160
Phoenix 0.98× $49,000 $60,760 $75,460 $90,160
Tampa 0.98× $49,000 $60,760 $75,460 $90,160
New Orleans 0.97× $48,500 $60,140 $74,690 $89,240
Louisville 0.97× $48,500 $60,140 $74,690 $89,240
Memphis 0.96× $48,000 $59,520 $73,920 $88,320
Birmingham 0.96× $48,000 $59,520 $73,920 $88,320
Atlanta 0.95× $47,500 $58,900 $73,150 $87,400
San Antonio 0.95× $47,500 $58,900 $73,150 $87,400
Orlando 0.95× $47,500 $58,900 $73,150 $87,400
Las Vegas 0.95× $47,500 $58,900 $73,150 $87,400
Oklahoma City 0.95× $47,500 $58,900 $73,150 $87,400

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