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A good massage practitioner should have excellent people skills.

Massage Practitioners Median Salary: $34,900

Crucial members of prosperous economies nationwide, massage practitioners received a median annual pay of $34,900 in 2010. That yearly income works out to an hourly rate of $16.80. If you are hoping to be making top dollar in your field, getting the top-notch training is positively fundamental. Incomes can fluctuate significantly by location, education, and experience.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2010 an estimated 60,040 were working as massage practitioners nationwide. A successful massage practitioner will frequently be described as social, investigative, and conventional. Even if you've got all of the right traits, good training is crucial if you want to advance in this field.

People aiming to advance in this occupation should be skilled in:

  • Trunk Strength
  • Problem Sensitivity
  • Speech Clarity
  • Static Strength
  • Near Vision

A few personal traits can be useful for massage practitioners, such as:/p>

  • Concern for Others
  • Achievement/Effort
  • Innovation

A massage practitioner should be knowledgeable in subjects like:

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Therapy and Counseling
  • English Language
  • Psychology

A massage practitioner might employ performing general physical activities, thinking creatively, or organizing, planning, and prioritizing work on a typical day at work, which makes good training certainly fundamental for success. Read on for more data about massage practitioners in metropolitan areas nationwide. Learn about everything from incomes to job density.

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Alaska
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anchorage 170 $96,500 $46.40 $114,900 $55.20 115%

Arizona
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Phoenix 1,080 $41,800 $20.10 $58,700 $28.20 36.4%
Prescott NA $34,700 $16.70 $44,500 $21.40 NA
Tucson 290 $38,800 $18.60 $56,400 $27.10 79.9%

Arkansas
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Fayetteville 130 $30,500 $14.70 $36,100 $17.40 47%
Hot Springs 60 $28,400 $13.70 $41,300 $19.90 244.9%
Little Rock 60 $41,000 $19.70 $55,500 $26.70 -61.7%

California
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 150 $33,700 $16.20 $37,900 $18.20 22.9%
Fresno 150 $39,900 $19.20 $46,600 $22.40 -1.5%
Los Angeles (Area) 2,470 $32,100 $15.40 $42,000 $20.20 0.6%
Napa 430 $36,200 $17.40 $47,500 $22.90 1387.1%
Oakland 640 $37,500 $18.10 $54,600 $26.20 41.5%
Oxnard 150 $32,200 $15.50 $44,100 $21.20 9.1%
Redding 50 $32,200 $15.50 $37,400 $18.00 91.7%
Riverside 890 $36,200 $17.40 $61,600 $29.60 65.3%
Sacramento 640 $35,500 $17.00 $43,300 $20.80 64.6%
Salinas 220 $32,200 $15.50 $46,200 $22.20 203.4%
San Diego 1,030 $39,300 $18.90 $46,900 $22.50 76.9%
San Francisco (Area) 1,930 $29,400 $14.10 $47,900 $23.00 115%
San Francisco (City) 1,290 NA NA NA NA 189%
San Jose 480 $39,900 $19.20 $64,200 $30.90 17.6%
Santa Barbara 90 $40,700 $19.60 $45,400 $21.80 15.9%
Santa Cruz 40 $19,900 $9.60 $63,900 $30.70 6.4%
Santa Rosa 110 $59,000 $28.40 $71,500 $34.40 40.3%
Vallejo 80 $29,800 $14.30 $32,000 $15.40 52.8%

Colorado
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Colorado Springs 250 $25,300 $12.20 $57,500 $27.70 121%
Denver 720 $39,200 $18.80 $63,000 $30.30 29%
Fort Collins 120 $24,100 $11.60 $35,000 $16.80 95.8%
Grand Junction 30 $38,800 $18.70 $57,100 $27.40 17.8%
Greeley 30 $33,600 $16.20 $41,700 $20.00 -4%

Connecticut
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bridgeport 290 NA NA NA NA 53.2%
Hartford 450 $27,700 $13.30 $40,900 $19.70 75%
New Haven 70 $31,500 $15.10 $54,100 $26.00 -45.3%
Norwich 120 $61,400 $29.50 $69,900 $33.60 89.4%

District of Columbia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Washington (Area) 1,580 $48,400 $23.30 $55,800 $26.80 18.2%

Florida
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Cape Coral 130 $27,000 $13.00 $31,900 $15.30 44.1%
Deltona 100 $27,700 $13.30 $48,700 $23.40 38.1%
Gainesville NA $38,800 $18.60 $51,200 $24.60 NA
Jacksonville 250 $31,200 $15.00 $36,400 $17.50 -5.5%
Lakeland 40 $38,000 $18.30 $49,300 $23.70 -52.1%
Miami (Area) 1,930 $34,300 $16.50 $44,400 $21.40 91.1%
Naples 110 $38,000 $18.30 $51,500 $24.70 109.7%
Orlando 740 $34,800 $16.70 $45,100 $21.70 62.9%
Palm Bay 40 $43,300 $20.80 $58,100 $27.90 -54.9%
Pensacola 100 $34,000 $16.40 $43,600 $21.00 40.9%
Port St. Lucie NA $52,600 $25.30 $56,600 $27.20 NA
Tallahassee 90 $72,600 $34.90 $91,900 $44.20 16.1%
Tampa 630 $31,000 $14.90 $39,100 $18.80 21.6%

Georgia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Athens NA $25,600 $12.30 $41,400 $19.90 NA
Atlanta 1,650 $32,600 $15.70 $50,200 $24.10 58.9%
Rome NA $23,900 $11.50 $28,000 $13.50 NA
Savannah 90 $23,900 $11.50 $35,600 $17.10 28.4%

Hawaii
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Honolulu 420 $30,900 $14.90 $37,800 $18.20 109.3%

Idaho
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Boise City 70 $32,800 $15.80 $42,000 $20.20 -40.9%
Idaho Falls NA $33,000 $15.90 $35,500 $17.10 NA
Pocatello NA $15,900 $7.70 $16,300 $7.90 NA

Illinois
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Champaign 40 NA NA NA NA -9.3%
Chicago (Area) 2,180 $31,900 $15.30 $43,400 $20.90 10.8%
Peoria 40 $38,600 $18.60 $43,400 $20.90 -50.2%
Rockford NA $29,000 $13.90 $32,300 $15.50 NA
Springfield 30 $39,200 $18.80 $50,700 $24.40 -31.6%

Indiana
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bloomington 30 $37,700 $18.10 $56,400 $27.10 -4%
Evansville 30 $34,800 $16.70 $39,600 $19.00 -60.6%
Fort Wayne 40 $42,100 $20.30 $75,200 $36.20 -57.6%
Indianapolis NA $33,600 $16.10 $37,800 $18.20 NA
South Bend 80 $26,700 $12.80 $37,700 $18.10 30.5%

Iowa
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Davenport 90 $27,200 $13.10 $40,900 $19.70 6.6%
Waterloo 40 $36,100 $17.30 $45,300 $21.80 7%

Kansas
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Wichita NA $28,600 $13.70 $33,300 $16.00 NA

Kentucky
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lexington NA $33,400 $16.10 $36,600 $17.60 NA
Louisville 170 $47,800 $23.00 $54,600 $26.20 -36.7%

Louisiana
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baton Rouge 40 $28,500 $13.70 $35,800 $17.20 -74.2%
Lafayette 30 $29,700 $14.30 $48,900 $23.50 -48.9%
New Orleans 180 $30,400 $14.60 $37,800 $18.20 -26.3%
Shreveport 40 $29,100 $14.00 $65,200 $31.40 -53.4%

Maine
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lewiston NA $37,000 $17.80 $53,300 $25.60 NA
Portland 180 $36,900 $17.70 $80,300 $38.60 94.9%

Maryland
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 610 $63,800 $30.70 $72,700 $35.00 4%
Cumberland 30 $19,500 $9.40 $30,800 $14.80 88.1%
Hagerstown 40 $24,900 $12.00 $29,400 $14.20 -0.2%

Massachusetts
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Barnstable Town 50 $39,300 $18.90 $47,800 $23.00 5.1%
Boston (Area) 1,380 $35,600 $17.10 $44,100 $21.20 21%
Pittsfield 40 $22,400 $10.80 $31,800 $15.30 165.9%
Springfield NA $48,800 $23.50 $54,600 $26.30 NA
Worcester NA $40,200 $19.30 $44,400 $21.30 NA

Michigan
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 40 $44,400 $21.40 $51,900 $25.00 -57.4%
Detroit (Area) 630 $26,600 $12.80 $34,200 $16.50 -20.8%
Flint 40 $19,100 $9.20 $23,800 $11.40 -30.5%
Grand Rapids 110 $38,800 $18.60 $46,500 $22.30 -33.3%
Holland 60 $49,900 $24.00 $57,700 $27.80 36.2%
Kalamazoo 70 $31,800 $15.30 $77,800 $37.40 19.7%
Lansing 140 $46,200 $22.20 $64,400 $31.00 53.6%
Niles 80 $38,700 $18.60 $46,500 $22.40 208.5%

Minnesota
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Minneapolis 1,460 $37,200 $17.90 $59,200 $28.50 83.7%
Rochester 40 $34,400 $16.60 $50,800 $24.40 -16.3%

Missouri
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Columbia 60 $18,900 $9.10 $20,300 $9.80 42.4%
Kansas City 470 $37,000 $17.80 $55,000 $26.50 4.2%
Springfield 90 $52,000 $25.00 $57,700 $27.80 3.4%
St. Louis 480 $28,200 $13.60 $37,300 $17.90 -19.1%

Montana
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Missoula 30 $23,000 $11.10 $35,400 $17.00 22.5%

Nebraska
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Lincoln 70 NA NA NA NA -0.8%
Omaha 270 $27,300 $13.10 $33,700 $16.20 26.9%

Nevada
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Las Vegas 1,320 $19,100 $9.20 $29,800 $14.30 247.5%
Reno 80 $17,400 $8.40 $18,800 $9.10 -8.3%

New Hampshire
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Manchester 50 $28,300 $13.60 $46,300 $22.30 -1.9%

New Jersey
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Trenton 40 $28,500 $13.70 $34,300 $16.50 -57%

New Mexico
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albuquerque 170 $48,600 $23.40 $61,100 $29.40 -4.7%
Santa Fe 70 $36,700 $17.70 $43,900 $21.10 129.9%

New York
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Albany 130 $38,500 $18.50 $58,400 $28.10 -35.4%
Buffalo 150 $30,700 $14.80 $36,400 $17.50 -40.9%
Ithaca 40 $57,400 $27.60 $62,400 $30.00 81.6%
New York (Area) 2,610 $34,700 $16.70 $56,200 $27.00 -31.8%
Poughkeepsie 70 $28,400 $13.70 $31,400 $15.10 -42.2%
Rochester 40 $23,100 $11.10 $40,500 $19.50 -81.1%
Syracuse 60 $35,500 $17.00 $40,300 $19.40 -55.1%

North Carolina
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Asheville 220 $25,700 $12.30 $64,700 $31.10 182.2%
Charlotte 460 $40,600 $19.50 $62,600 $30.10 20.8%
Durham 110 $42,300 $20.40 $45,700 $22.00 -16.3%
Raleigh NA $50,800 $24.40 $57,200 $27.50 NA
Wilmington NA $42,600 $20.50 $48,300 $23.20 NA
Winston-Salem 40 $39,800 $19.10 $61,500 $29.60 -59.5%

Ohio
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Akron 120 $26,000 $12.50 $30,000 $14.40 -14.4%
Canton 30 $31,100 $15.00 $36,200 $17.40 -57%
Cincinnati 310 $21,800 $10.50 $35,500 $17.10 -32.8%
Cleveland 340 $27,200 $13.10 $38,800 $18.60 -25.8%
Columbus 320 $34,900 $16.80 $40,200 $19.30 -22.5%
Dayton 90 $29,200 $14.10 $41,400 $19.90 -47.5%
Lima NA $31,000 $14.90 $35,100 $16.90 NA
Springfield 80 $20,600 $9.90 $22,400 $10.80 245.3%
Toledo NA $27,200 $13.10 $36,200 $17.40 NA
Youngstown 70 $28,800 $13.90 $36,900 $17.70 -31.1%

Oklahoma
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Oklahoma City NA $30,800 $14.80 $38,300 $18.40 NA
Tulsa NA $19,200 $9.30 $43,600 $21.00 NA

Oregon
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bend 50 $28,400 $13.70 $35,000 $16.80 95.8%
Eugene 160 $64,500 $31.00 $74,200 $35.70 144.1%
Medford 40 $44,400 $21.30 $56,600 $27.20 12.1%
Portland 1,200 $41,400 $19.90 $56,400 $27.10 163.6%
Salem 60 $22,900 $11.00 $32,600 $15.70 -11.2%

Pennsylvania
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Allentown 30 $33,400 $16.00 $39,800 $19.20 -80.1%
Erie 70 NA NA NA NA 20.6%
Lancaster 70 $31,300 $15.10 $42,600 $20.50 -34.1%
Philadelphia (Area) 810 NA NA NA NA -34.3%
Pittsburgh 80 $33,100 $15.90 $36,300 $17.50 -85.2%
Reading 70 $50,000 $24.00 $59,100 $28.40 -6.1%
Scranton 90 $37,800 $18.20 $59,800 $28.80 -27.1%
State College 40 $47,700 $22.90 $76,700 $36.90 17.2%
York NA $79,600 $38.30 $91,500 $44.00 NA

Rhode Island
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Providence 160 $30,900 $14.90 $48,400 $23.30 -14.8%

South Carolina
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston 140 $25,000 $12.00 $42,000 $20.20 6.1%
Greenville 110 $39,800 $19.10 $45,800 $22.00 -22.5%
Myrtle Beach NA $17,500 $8.40 $19,100 $9.20 NA
Spartanburg 40 $22,400 $10.80 $28,200 $13.50 -32%

South Dakota
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Sioux Falls 60 $32,600 $15.70 $36,600 $17.60 -2.3%

Tennessee
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Chattanooga NA $38,100 $18.30 $53,000 $25.50 NA
Knoxville 70 $47,700 $22.90 $60,600 $29.10 -55.3%
Memphis 260 $30,000 $14.40 $42,500 $20.40 -4.7%
Nashville 160 $35,500 $17.10 $50,700 $24.40 -51.1%

Texas
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Amarillo 50 $25,300 $12.20 $35,200 $16.90 -11.4%
Austin 840 $34,700 $16.70 $68,400 $32.90 135.4%
Corpus Christi 70 $31,300 $15.10 $37,200 $17.90 -12.1%
Dallas (Area) 840 $32,800 $15.80 $50,900 $24.50 -37.1%
Houston 1,240 $33,200 $16.00 $38,000 $18.30 4.9%
Lubbock NA $21,000 $10.10 $29,400 $14.10 NA
McAllen NA $43,700 $21.00 $53,600 $25.80 NA
San Antonio 650 $31,900 $15.30 $37,000 $17.80 65.5%
Sherman 50 NA NA NA NA 136.9%
Tyler 60 NA NA NA NA 32.6%

Utah
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ogden NA $22,000 $10.60 $30,800 $14.80 NA
Provo 70 $33,100 $15.90 $36,800 $17.70 -10.2%
Salt Lake City 230 $36,600 $17.60 $47,900 $23.00 -18.4%
St. George 40 $34,900 $16.80 $38,200 $18.40 108.3%

Vermont
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Burlington NA $32,800 $15.80 $70,000 $33.60 NA

Virginia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charlottesville 70 $35,900 $17.30 $41,000 $19.70 55.3%
Harrisonburg NA $28,900 $13.90 $36,800 $17.70 NA
Richmond NA $22,400 $10.70 $24,000 $11.50 NA
Virginia Beach 230 $43,400 $20.90 $53,000 $25.50 -31.1%

Washington
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bellingham 90 $63,100 $30.30 $76,200 $36.70 167.8%
Bremerton 50 $56,300 $27.10 $69,200 $33.30 44.7%
Mount Vernon 50 $60,600 $29.20 $69,700 $33.50 169.3%
Olympia 260 $57,500 $27.70 $65,500 $31.50 476.7%
Seattle (Area) 1,590 $56,800 $27.30 $66,500 $32.00 110.2%
Spokane 290 $56,500 $27.10 $64,600 $31.10 215.7%
Wenatchee 50 $35,000 $16.80 $56,300 $27.10 196.2%

West Virginia
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Charleston NA $24,100 $11.60 $27,500 $13.20 NA
Huntington 50 $24,200 $11.70 $32,700 $15.70 1.1%
Parkersburg 50 $34,100 $16.40 $38,100 $18.30 58.5%

Wisconsin
City/AreaEmployeesMedian
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Appleton NA $22,900 $11.00 $28,700 $13.80 NA
Eau Claire 40 $35,600 $17.10 $42,200 $20.30 8.1%
Green Bay 30 $31,900 $15.40 $37,300 $17.90 -60.6%
La Crosse 40 $40,200 $19.30 $45,500 $21.90 8.1%
Madison NA $45,500 $21.90 $50,600 $24.30 NA
Milwaukee 260 $35,700 $17.10 $49,800 $24.00 -29%
Oshkosh 40 $34,600 $16.60 $43,100 $20.70 -3.4%