The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $127,470, Alaska is the highest paying state for massage therapists. It is followed by Vermont (average annual salary $80,360). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $127,470 |
$41,710 | 430 |
| 2 | Vermont | $80,360 |
$27,590 | 150 |
| 3 | Oregon | $77,080 |
$34,430 | 1,690 |
| 4 | Washington | $76,290 |
$39,160 | 3,140 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $66,140 |
$33,650 | 770 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $62,400 |
$40,960 | 240 |
| 7 | Hawaii | $61,520 |
$23,120 | 1,260 |
| 8 | Illinois | $60,880 |
$34,370 | 2,620 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $58,940 |
$29,170 | 2,850 |
| 10 | California | $58,920 |
$30,830 | 12,660 |
| 11 | Michigan | $58,240 |
$31,410 | 1,790 |
| 12 | Maryland | $57,860 |
$35,980 | 1,080 |
| 13 | Idaho | $57,220 |
$31,810 | 300 |
| 14 | Nebraska | $55,990 |
$25,910 | 360 |
| 15 | North Carolina | $55,170 |
$32,470 | 1,990 |
| 16 | Virginia | $52,870 |
$25,060 | 1,850 |
| 17 | Montana | $52,260 |
$22,430 | 190 |
| 18 | Utah | $51,100 |
$24,420 | 1,670 |
| 19 | Colorado | $51,010 |
$28,640 | 4,980 |
| 20 | District of Columbia | $50,500 |
$40,150 | 310 |
| 21 | Indiana | $49,930 |
$33,770 | 1,180 |
| 22 | Arizona | $49,920 |
$29,920 | 2,390 |
| 23 | Massachusetts | $49,740 |
$35,840 | 3,870 |
| 24 | Wyoming | $49,650 |
$31,150 | 30 |
| 25 | New York | $49,350 |
$34,250 | 4,660 |
| 26 | North Dakota | $49,330 |
$29,500 | 130 |
| 27 | Tennessee | $49,010 |
$20,450 | 1,810 |
| 28 | Minnesota | $48,600 |
$43,540 | 1,250 |
| 29 | West Virginia | $48,550 |
$25,690 | 130 |
| 30 | New Jersey | $48,250 |
$29,960 | 2,330 |
| 31 | Texas | $48,100 |
$24,290 | 6,580 |
| 32 | Iowa | $47,450 |
$31,980 | 490 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $47,350 |
$26,240 | 310 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | $47,180 |
$19,110 | 1,280 |
| 35 | Ohio | $47,140 |
$29,640 | 2,290 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $47,110 |
$23,500 | 620 |
| 37 | Kansas | $47,090 |
$22,280 | 510 |
| 38 | Florida | $46,720 |
$29,000 | 7,980 |
| 39 | Georgia | $46,720 |
$19,310 | 1,700 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $45,330 |
$30,850 | 230 |
| 41 | Maine | $44,930 |
$27,550 | 120 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $44,500 |
$17,560 | 1,560 |
| 43 | Delaware | $43,600 |
$24,040 | 160 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $41,510 |
$26,080 | 280 |
| 45 | South Dakota | $41,500 |
$29,650 | 120 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $38,440 |
$25,480 | 290 |
| 47 | Nevada | $36,010 |
$18,520 | 1,650 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $35,580 |
$18,780 | 250 |
| 49 | Rhode Island | $30,350 |
$24,540 | 130 |
| 50 | Missouri | $28,730 |
$23,190 | 1,240 |
| 51 | Alabama | $25,670 |
$18,780 | 480 |
| 52 | Guam | $20,390 |
$20,150 | 70 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $18,790 |
$18,440 | 140 |