Pay by state · 52 states
Massage Therapist Salary by State (2026)
Massage Therapists earn the most in Alaska at $134,930 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $29,000 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $58,450. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $134,930Alaska
- National median
- $58,450BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $29,000Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Massage Therapist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of massage therapists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $134,930 | $104,000 | $139,210 | 570 | $131,820 |
| 2 | WAWashington | $87,360 | $75,570 | $97,550 | 3,740 | $81,635 |
| 3 | OROregon | $86,970 | $66,130 | $96,870 | 2,250 | $84,142 |
| 4 | HIHawaii | $81,280 | $57,390 | $129,770 | 1,330 | $73,924 |
| 5 | NHNew Hampshire | $80,360 | $65,220 | $100,550 | 270 | $77,147 |
| 6 | RIRhode Island | $74,960 | $43,480 | $126,150 | 290 | $73,289 |
| 7 | NDNorth Dakota | $74,140 | $59,020 | $91,240 | 100 | $83,342 |
| 8 | MEMaine | $73,290 | $44,000 | $96,600 | 370 | $75,518 |
| 9 | MIMichigan | $70,960 | $50,040 | $77,550 | 2,410 | $73,750 |
| 10 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $64,110 | $47,680 | $96,550 | 120 | $58,334 |
| 11 | MAMassachusetts | $63,390 | $50,090 | $103,000 | 2,830 | $59,939 |
| 12 | MNMinnesota | $63,070 | $56,440 | $81,000 | 1,690 | $63,952 |
| 13 | NYNew York | $62,630 | $37,410 | $90,030 | 4,500 | $58,033 |
| 14 | AZArizona | $62,400 | $51,620 | $72,800 | 2,530 | $61,980 |
| 15 | MDMaryland | $62,270 | $43,840 | $82,210 | 1,350 | $59,328 |
| 16 | CTConnecticut | $62,260 | $49,430 | $81,300 | 700 | $60,091 |
| 17 | VAVirginia | $62,220 | $51,460 | $93,600 | 2,730 | $61,541 |
| 18 | UTUtah | $62,130 | $53,540 | $75,230 | 1,840 | $62,844 |
| 19 | MOMissouri | $62,050 | $47,750 | $83,190 | 1,500 | $68,324 |
| 20 | WYWyoming | $61,980 | $33,450 | $93,600 | 150 | $66,867 |
| 21 | COColorado | $61,060 | $52,900 | $84,100 | 3,950 | $59,252 |
| 22 | NCNorth Carolina | $60,650 | $48,100 | $85,150 | 2,460 | $64,298 |
| 23 | ILIllinois | $60,490 | $45,800 | $77,550 | 4,950 | $60,515 |
| 24 | GUGuam | $60,420 | $23,760 | $62,400 | 50 | N/A |
| 25 | IDIdaho | $60,420 | $45,540 | $66,300 | 170 | $63,271 |
| 26 | KYKentucky | $59,790 | $47,470 | $85,060 | 780 | $66,316 |
| 27 | TXTexas | $59,370 | $50,400 | $73,910 | 8,630 | $61,170 |
| 28 | DEDelaware | $58,870 | $47,730 | $68,670 | 230 | $58,983 |
| 29 | PAPennsylvania | $58,300 | $45,540 | $77,590 | 2,990 | $59,751 |
| 30 | WIWisconsin | $58,070 | $37,720 | $80,560 | 1,520 | $61,714 |
| 31 | SCSouth Carolina | $58,000 | $35,630 | $74,040 | 1,840 | $61,867 |
| 32 | IAIowa | $57,710 | $47,040 | $76,090 | 540 | $65,757 |
| 33 | OHOhio | $55,990 | $47,120 | $60,880 | 1,760 | $60,351 |
| 34 | INIndiana | $55,590 | $46,840 | $72,800 | 1,480 | $59,563 |
| 35 | NENebraska | $53,950 | $50,630 | $83,440 | 270 | $59,876 |
| 36 | MTMontana | $53,540 | $34,840 | $85,040 | 200 | $56,569 |
| 37 | NVNevada | $53,540 | $27,290 | $85,280 | 1,620 | $53,551 |
| 38 | SDSouth Dakota | $52,000 | $42,000 | $53,920 | 180 | $58,700 |
| 39 | GAGeorgia | $50,820 | $34,690 | $76,260 | 1,700 | $52,776 |
| 40 | NJNew Jersey | $50,150 | $33,640 | $58,240 | 2,890 | $46,092 |
| 41 | TNTennessee | $50,070 | $46,920 | $64,050 | 1,230 | $54,501 |
| 42 | KSKansas | $49,990 | $46,170 | $58,240 | 780 | $55,503 |
| 43 | FLFlorida | $49,680 | $43,420 | $59,700 | 9,280 | $48,040 |
| 44 | ALAlabama | $48,930 | $28,010 | $79,170 | 600 | $55,087 |
| 45 | WVWest Virginia | $46,600 | $27,390 | $58,520 | 250 | $52,069 |
| 46 | CACalifornia | $45,970 | $35,170 | $64,130 | 14,600 | $41,519 |
| 47 | MSMississippi | $40,490 | $37,700 | $50,900 | 230 | $46,565 |
| 48 | ARArkansas | $39,990 | $28,720 | $49,620 | 430 | $45,999 |
| 49 | NMNew Mexico | $37,840 | $36,440 | $49,050 | 360 | $41,036 |
| 50 | OKOklahoma | $36,630 | $29,150 | $63,730 | 520 | $41,699 |
| 51 | LALouisiana | $36,480 | $23,330 | $48,300 | 890 | $41,357 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $29,000 | $24,070 | $30,720 | 80 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Massage Therapists, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $134,930, while Alaska leads once prices are taken into account at $131,820.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Massage Therapist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Massage Therapists the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for Massage Therapists at $134,930 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($87,360) and Oregon ($86,970).
Which state pays Massage Therapists the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Massage Therapists at $29,000 a year, $105,930 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Massage Therapists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alaska first at $131,820 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $134,930. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.