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Highest Paying Industries for Massage Therapists

The top 64 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $66,540, individual and family services is the highest paying industry for massage therapists. It is followed by social assistance industry (average annual salary $64,280). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of massage therapists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 64 Highest Paying Industries for Massage Therapists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Individual and Family Services	$66,540	$37,060	40
2	Social Assistance	$64,280	$32,980	40
3	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$62,690	$26,190	130
4	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$62,690	$26,190	130
5	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$56,990	$21,590	310
6	Other Schools and Instruction	$56,990	$21,590	310
7	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$51,670	$26,270	40
8	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$50,710	$25,790	40
9	Educational Services - Privately owned	$49,530	$19,330	560
10	Offices of Physicians	$48,880	$27,270	n/a
11	Educational Services	$46,670	$19,680	650
12	Offices of Chiropractors	$46,180	$23,160	10,440
13	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$45,490	$18,690	30
14	Hospitals - Privately owned	$44,770	$26,210	740
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$44,540	$26,190	690
16	Home Health Care Services	$44,380	$27,920	n/a
17	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$44,030	$25,410	870
18	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$43,760	$25,330	820
19	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$42,860	$23,200	130
20	Health Care and Social Assistance	$41,640	$21,770	30,400
21	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$41,500	$21,650	29,370
22	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$41,260	$23,360	100
23	Hospitals - State government owned	$40,790	$21,910	n/a
24	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$40,650	$21,270	26,970
25	Outpatient Care Centers	$40,170	$27,030	200
26	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$39,860	$21,760	n/a
27	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$39,520	$22,550	1,730
28	Educational Services - State government owned	$39,150	$27,880	80
29	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$38,830	$21,550	70
30	Hospitals - Local government owned	$38,830	$21,550	70
31	Civic and Social Organizations	$38,630	$17,370	150
32	State government, including schools and hospitals	$38,600	$22,110	150
33	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$38,210	$19,910	14,770
34	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$38,170	$23,800	n/a
35	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$38,110	$28,070	70
36	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$37,240	$17,700	70
37	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$37,090	$18,580	90
38	Technical and trade schools - Privately owned	$36,810	$18,600	160
39	Technical and Trade Schools	$36,810	$18,600	160
40	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$36,330	$17,560	180
41	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$36,110	$18,390	100
42	Federal, State, and Local Government	$36,110	$18,390	100
43	Personal Care Services	$35,570	$18,270	40,900
44	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$35,560	$18,270	41,330
45	Personal and Laundry Services	$35,540	$18,270	41,130
46	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$35,200	$19,110	460
47	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$35,110	$17,670	3,300
48	Employment Services	$35,040	$18,290	n/a
49	Administrative and Support Services	$34,980	$18,340	n/a
50	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$34,980	$18,340	n/a
51	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$34,820	$18,530	60
52	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$34,290	$17,630	3,710
53	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$34,220	$17,640	3,850
54	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$34,190	$17,630	3,780
55	Spectator Sports	$34,190	$18,410	n/a
56	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$33,790	$18,660	320
57	Gambling Industries	$31,830	$17,800	70
58	Traveler Accommodation	$30,350	$17,200	8,310
59	Accommodation	$30,340	$17,200	8,330
60	Accommodation and Food Services	$30,340	$17,200	8,330
61	Health and Personal Care Stores	$28,200	$16,780	140
62	Other Personal Services	$27,940	$20,290	230
63	Retail Trade	$27,530	$16,970	170
64	Casino Hotels	$18,750	$16,040	1,140