The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of massage therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $29,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,320.
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 | $48,110 | 4.45% | 22.68% |
| 2021 | $45,970 | 2.39% | - |
| 2020 | $44,870 | 18.77% | - |
| 2019 | $36,450 | 18.60% | - |
| 2018 | $29,670 | -21.67% | - |
| 2017 | $36,100 | 2.24% | - |
| 2016 | $35,290 | -0.68% | - |
| 2015 | $35,530 | 23.84% | - |
| 2014 | $27,060 | -37.03% | - |
| 2013 | $37,080 | -0.32% | - |
| 2012 | $37,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,110 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for massage therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of massage therapists in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 29.0 percent (29.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 46.8 percent (46.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.