The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of massage therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $29,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,890.
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 | $54,090 | 13.77% | -19.45% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | 4.37% | - |
| 2020 | $44,600 | 0.47% | - |
| 2019 | $44,390 | -2.28% | - |
| 2018 | $45,400 | -42.31% | - |
| 2014 | $64,610 | 6.49% | - |
| 2013 | $60,420 | -6.93% | - |
| 2012 | $64,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,090 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for massage therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of massage therapists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 20.1 percent (20.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 52.7 percent (52.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.