The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of massage therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $35,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,500.
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 | $63,850 | 10.07% | 52.64% |
| 2021 | $57,420 | 40.61% | - |
| 2020 | $34,100 | 1.82% | - |
| 2019 | $33,480 | -41.01% | - |
| 2018 | $47,210 | -9.09% | - |
| 2017 | $51,500 | 2.08% | - |
| 2016 | $50,430 | -4.08% | - |
| 2015 | $52,490 | 15.09% | - |
| 2014 | $44,570 | 44.47% | - |
| 2013 | $24,750 | -22.18% | - |
| 2012 | $30,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,850 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for massage therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of massage therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 59.9 percent (59.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.