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Massage Therapists Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of massage therapists in Modesto is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Massage Therapists in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,760
25th Percentile Wage
$33,180
50th Percentile Wage
$61,560
75th Percentile Wage
$73,640
90th Percentile Wage
$92,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,760.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of massage therapists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$61,560
39.31% 11.68%
2021
$37,360
-47.46% -
2020
$55,090
1.31% -
2019
$54,370
- -

Table 2. Compare Massage Therapists Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,560 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for massage therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of massage therapists in Modesto is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 58.4 percent (58.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$67,730
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$65,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$63,850
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$63,480
Modesto
$61,560
Fresno
$60,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$59,930
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,710
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$59,070
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$58,670
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$56,290
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$54,090
Redding
$52,040
Stockton
$48,670
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$48,110
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$47,990
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$47,900
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$46,590
Vallejo-Fairfield
$46,380
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$45,830
Yuba City
$44,910
Visalia-Porterville
$44,660
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$41,210
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$40,520
Bakersfield-Delano
$37,910
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$36,420
Napa
$34,100
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$33,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$33,250
Salinas
$33,170
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,130
Chico
$27,080
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$25,600

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.