The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of massage therapists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $36,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,900.
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 | $48,950 | 7.15% | 14.28% |
| 2021 | $45,450 | -13.62% | - |
| 2020 | $51,640 | 3.35% | - |
| 2019 | $49,910 | 8.82% | - |
| 2018 | $45,510 | -14.37% | - |
| 2017 | $52,050 | -2.84% | - |
| 2016 | $53,530 | -1.18% | - |
| 2015 | $54,160 | 14.99% | - |
| 2014 | $46,040 | 4.13% | - |
| 2013 | $44,140 | 4.94% | - |
| 2012 | $41,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,950 in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is in the middle of salary range for massage therapists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of massage therapists in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 39.4 percent (39.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingston and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kingston | |
| Binghamton | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Glens Falls | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Syracuse | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Ithaca | |
| Rochester | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown |