The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of massage therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $30,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,500.
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 | $47,900 | 1.65% | 37.35% |
| 2021 | $47,110 | 31.61% | - |
| 2020 | $32,220 | 2.27% | - |
| 2019 | $31,490 | 18.04% | - |
| 2018 | $25,810 | -15.42% | - |
| 2017 | $29,790 | -19.67% | - |
| 2016 | $35,650 | -3.42% | - |
| 2015 | $36,870 | 6.18% | - |
| 2014 | $34,590 | 43.05% | - |
| 2013 | $19,700 | -52.34% | - |
| 2012 | $30,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,900 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for massage therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of massage therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 29.3 percent (29.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 46.6 percent (46.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.