The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of massage therapists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $17,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,540.
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 | $41,550 | 25.85% | 16.44% |
| 2021 | $30,810 | -7.40% | - |
| 2020 | $33,090 | -4.05% | - |
| 2019 | $34,430 | -26.87% | - |
| 2018 | $43,680 | -6.48% | - |
| 2017 | $46,510 | 25.35% | - |
| 2015 | $34,720 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $34,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,550 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is in the middle of salary range for massage therapists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of massage therapists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 37.9 percent (37.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.