The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of massage therapists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $27,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,550.
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 | $48,940 | 9.75% | 27.34% |
| 2021 | $44,170 | -3.96% | - |
| 2020 | $45,920 | 2.13% | - |
| 2019 | $44,940 | 7.88% | - |
| 2018 | $41,400 | 8.19% | - |
| 2017 | $38,010 | 5.89% | - |
| 2016 | $35,770 | 6.46% | - |
| 2015 | $33,460 | 13.45% | - |
| 2014 | $28,960 | -3.73% | - |
| 2013 | $30,040 | -18.38% | - |
| 2012 | $35,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,940 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for massage therapists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of massage therapists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 44.3 percent (44.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 39.7 percent (39.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Waco.