The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of massage therapists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $23,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,370.
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 | $46,120 | 2.86% | 11.01% |
| 2021 | $44,800 | 17.92% | - |
| 2018 | $36,770 | 8.16% | - |
| 2017 | $33,770 | -14.60% | - |
| 2016 | $38,700 | 5.63% | - |
| 2015 | $36,520 | -18.29% | - |
| 2014 | $43,200 | -1.27% | - |
| 2013 | $43,750 | 6.19% | - |
| 2012 | $41,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,120 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for massage therapists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of massage therapists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 29.6 percent (29.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greenville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greensboro-High Point | |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Winston-Salem | |
| Wilmington | |
| Asheville | |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton | |
| Fayetteville | |
| Greenville |