The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of massage therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of massage therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,930 | 20.07% | 31.25% |
| 2021 | $47,900 | 34.20% | - |
| 2020 | $31,520 | -3.81% | - |
| 2019 | $32,720 | -2.23% | - |
| 2018 | $33,450 | -3.89% | - |
| 2017 | $34,750 | -18.56% | - |
| 2016 | $41,200 | 1.89% | - |
| 2015 | $40,420 | -1.93% | - |
| 2012 | $41,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,930 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for massage therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of massage therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 57.3 percent (57.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.