The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of massage therapists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $27,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,610.
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 | $48,450 | 11.54% | 24.40% |
| 2021 | $42,860 | 14.56% | - |
| 2020 | $36,620 | -1.45% | - |
| 2019 | $37,150 | 5.81% | - |
| 2018 | $34,990 | 18.35% | - |
| 2017 | $28,570 | 1.96% | - |
| 2016 | $28,010 | -25.67% | - |
| 2015 | $35,200 | -4.20% | - |
| 2014 | $36,680 | -1.17% | - |
| 2013 | $37,110 | 1.29% | - |
| 2012 | $36,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,450 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for massage therapists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of massage therapists in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 44.8 percent (44.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area and 39.1 percent (39.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Waco.