The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of massage therapists in 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 | $19,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in 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 $77,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of massage therapists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $32,280 | 9.11% | -14.62% |
| 2016 | $29,340 | -42.94% | - |
| 2015 | $41,940 | 31.50% | - |
| 2014 | $28,730 | -53.36% | - |
| 2013 | $44,060 | 16.02% | - |
| 2012 | $37,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,280 in 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 Fort Worth-Arlington is 63.2 percent (63.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 8.5 percent (8.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Waco.