The annual salary statistics of massage therapists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of massage therapists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $25,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for massage therapists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,060.
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 | $51,740 | 22.86% | 0.97% |
| 2021 | $39,910 | 2.23% | - |
| 2020 | $39,020 | 4.72% | - |
| 2019 | $37,180 | -2.23% | - |
| 2018 | $38,010 | 10.58% | - |
| 2017 | $33,990 | 3.00% | - |
| 2016 | $32,970 | 3.03% | - |
| 2015 | $31,970 | -7.19% | - |
| 2014 | $34,270 | 0.96% | - |
| 2013 | $33,940 | -50.97% | - |
| 2012 | $51,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,740 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for massage therapists in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of massage therapists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 14.9 percent (14.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol and 60.3 percent (60.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area |