Highest-paying Cities for Massage Therapists

The top 100 highest paying cities for massage therapists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of massage therapists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $128,840, Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska is the highest paying city for massage therapists. It is followed by Anchorage, Alaska (average annual salary $127,470). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of massage therapists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Massage Therapists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$128,840	$48,660	60
2	Anchorage, Alaska	$127,470	$32,530	320
3	Fairbanks, Alaska	$126,310	$48,220	40
4	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$115,740	$59,110	40
5	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$100,760	$47,200	60
6	Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$98,490	$17,760	40
7	Salisbury, Maryland	$95,250	$41,350	60
8	Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$87,800	$24,640	n/a
9	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$87,010	$35,570	40
10	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$83,200	$30,020	90
11	Kingston, New York	$80,780	$32,750	70
12	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$80,360	$46,210	70
13	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$79,530	$51,860	30
14	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$78,930	$45,140	1,190
15	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$78,020	$39,160	60
16	Bend, Oregon	$77,860	$30,170	90
17	Salem, Oregon	$77,600	$52,120	140
18	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$77,280	$46,800	1,670
19	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$75,720	$40,090	290
20	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$74,930	$43,640	150
21	Albany, Oregon	$73,590	$48,710	30
22	Medford, Oregon	$72,800	$26,990	150
23	Olympia, Washington	$72,580	$30,990	140
24	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$72,360	$24,270	30
25	Yakima, Washington	$72,320	$38,490	100
26	Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$71,780	$53,770	40
27	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$71,250	$44,740	40
28	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$69,360	$35,610	50
29	Bellingham, Washington	$68,640	$32,120	160
30	Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$68,600	$44,230	60
31	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$67,730	$34,960	1,570
32	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$67,570	$39,020	190
33	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$66,000	$23,640	310
34	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$65,710	$38,570	50
35	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$65,590	$37,780	220
36	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$65,550	$21,960	80
37	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$65,490	$33,050	90
38	Binghamton, New York	$64,980	$27,460	40
39	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$64,530	$38,850	2,560
40	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$64,460	$34,080	70
41	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$64,340	$33,030	40
42	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$63,850	$35,500	680
43	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$63,500	$39,160	110
44	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$63,480	$30,230	30
45	Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$63,420	$37,900	50
46	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$63,140	$38,370	140
47	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$62,570	$31,200	70
48	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$62,520	$26,100	40
49	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$62,450	$22,700	40
50	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$62,400	$48,370	40
51	Spokane, Washington	$62,390	$31,680	240
52	Ocean City, New Jersey	$62,230	$35,540	50
53	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$61,690	$27,420	100
54	Modesto, California	$61,560	$29,760	40
55	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$61,460	$29,240	210
56	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$61,420	$34,380	2,210
57	Framingham, Massachusetts	$61,380	$23,160	90
58	Erie, Pennsylvania	$61,370	$15,080	80
59	Longview, Washington	$61,370	$53,030	50
60	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$61,350	$41,870	50
61	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$61,340	$37,120	1,590
62	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$61,090	$44,690	50
63	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$61,010	$27,040	50
64	North Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$60,880	$28,950	30
65	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$60,820	$30,520	60
66	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$60,820	$18,110	n/a
67	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$60,810	$30,220	1,290
68	Danbury, Connecticut	$60,750	$27,610	60
69	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$60,630	$39,060	100
70	Fresno, California	$60,620	$29,390	210
71	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$60,600	$23,510	780
72	New Haven, Connecticut	$60,340	$27,510	140
73	Grand Junction, Colorado	$59,970	$26,120	60
74	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$59,930	$31,010	5,230
75	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$59,710	$22,640	30
76	Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$59,670	$24,630	80
77	St Cloud, Minnesota	$59,420	$30,090	30
78	Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$59,290	$30,600	120
79	Flint, Michigan	$59,280	$35,110	80
80	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$59,070	$32,100	150
81	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$58,740	$37,270	40
82	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$58,670	$32,650	30
83	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$58,660	$28,680	40
84	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$58,490	$27,880	1,020
85	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$58,410	$38,170	40
86	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$58,370	$23,890	70
87	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$58,240	$34,790	130
88	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$58,110	$37,350	510
89	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$58,080	$38,130	30
90	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$57,970	$51,400	30
91	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$57,620	$37,690	60
92	Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan	$57,390	$40,150	30
93	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$57,270	$24,420	40
94	Rockford, Illinois	$57,120	$44,740	110
95	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$56,760	$30,710	80
96	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$56,640	$23,870	50
97	Springfield, Illinois	$56,490	$29,000	50
98	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$56,470	$28,140	60
99	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$56,290	$30,720	760
100	Central Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$56,230	$23,910	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for massage therapists.