Massage Therapists Salary in the US
A massage therapists earns a national median of $58,450 a year (mean $63,830) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #453 of 825.
How much does a massage therapists earn in the US?
A massage therapists in the United States earns a median of $58,450 a year (mean $63,830), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 15% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 98,790 people work in this occupation (SOC 31-9011), ranked #453 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$58,450
per year
Mean
$63,830
per year
Employment
98,790
US workers
National rank
#453
of 825 by median
What a massage therapists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a massage therapists (SOC 31-9011) earns a median annual wage of $58,450 and a mean (average) of $63,830. The median is the midpoint — half of massage therapists earn more and half earn less — and is 15% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a massage therapists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for massage therapists is $58,450, and the mean (average) is $63,830. The median is the midpoint — half of massage therapists earn more and half earn less.
- How does massage therapists pay compare to the US average?
- At $58,450, a massage therapists earns 15% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many massage therapists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 98,790 massage therapists employed nationally (SOC 31-9011), across all industries.
- Where does this massage therapists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 31-9011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 31-9011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Published verbatim by GeraJobs. Last updated: 2026-06-27. ← All US salaries