The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of massage therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $21,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of massage therapists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $33,250 | -29.41% | 12.15% |
| 2016 | $43,030 | 5.37% | - |
| 2015 | $40,720 | 6.97% | - |
| 2014 | $37,880 | 18.95% | - |
| 2013 | $30,700 | 4.85% | - |
| 2012 | $29,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,250 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 50.9 percent (50.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 23.0 percent (23.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.