The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of massage therapists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $30,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,420 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,420. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,160.
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 | $36,420 | 12.52% | -34.71% |
| 2021 | $31,860 | -53.86% | - |
| 2020 | $49,020 | 4.92% | - |
| 2019 | $46,610 | -20.55% | - |
| 2018 | $56,190 | 3.10% | - |
| 2017 | $54,450 | 9.90% | - |
| 2016 | $49,060 | 10.31% | - |
| 2015 | $44,000 | -11.50% | - |
| 2012 | $49,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,420 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for massage therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of massage therapists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 46.2 percent (46.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 29.7 percent (29.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.