A Masseuse's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Masseuse Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Masseuse's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Masseuse (0-0 years): $49,514
Exercise Instructor I (0-1 years): $38,807
Fitness Training Coordinator II (1-3 years): $50,619
Personal Fitness Trainer (3-5 years): $67,441
Gym Supervisor (5+ years): $69,135
Job Role
Years of Experience
Average Salary
Masseuse
0-0 years
$49,514
Exercise Instructor I
0-1 years
$38,807
Fitness Training Coordinator II
1-3 years
$50,619
Personal Fitness Trainer
3-5 years
$67,441
Gym Supervisor
5+ years
$69,135
$49,514Masseuse
$38,807Exercise ...
$50,619Fitness T...
$67,441Personal ...
$69,135Gym Super...
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How Do Masseuse Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Masseuses.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $62,480
San Francisco: $61,780
Oakland: $60,480
San Jose, CA$62,480
San Francisco, CA$61,780
Oakland, CA$60,480
New York, NY$57,080
Paramus, NJ$56,380
Queens Village, NY$56,380
Passaic, NJ$56,280
Bergenfield, NJ$56,280
Huntington, NY$56,180
Stamford, CT$56,180
Newark, NJ$55,780
Bridgeport, CT$55,680
Vallejo, CA$55,580
New Brunswick, NJ$55,580
Petaluma, CA$55,580
Middlesex, NJ$55,480
Somerset, NJ$55,380
Santa Cruz, CA$55,380
Boston, MA$55,080
Monterey, CA$54,880
Seattle, WA$54,780
Santa Rosa, CA$54,780
Los Angeles, CA$54,780
Juneau, AK$54,580
Washington, DC$54,580
Orange, CA$54,380
Santa Ana, CA$54,280
Anchorage, AK$54,180
Anaheim, CA$54,180
Long Beach, CA$54,180
Santa Maria, CA$53,980
Everett, WA$53,980
Danbury, CT$53,880
Bremerton, WA$53,780
Tacoma, WA$53,580
New Suffolk, NY$53,580
Sacramento, CA$53,580
Trenton, NJ$53,480
San Diego, CA$53,480
Santa Barbara, CA$53,480
Brockton, MA$53,380
Fairbanks, AK$53,280
Lompoc, CA$53,180
Lowell, MA$53,080
Ventura, CA$53,080
Nashua, NH$53,080
Stockton, CA$53,080
Modesto, CA$52,780
Poughkeepsie, NY$52,580
Olympia, WA$52,480
Kennewick, WA$52,480
New Haven, CT$52,480
Lawrence, MA$52,380
Hartford, CT$52,280
Riverside, CA$52,280
San Bernardino, CA$52,180
Bakersfield, CA$52,180
New Bedford, MA$52,180
Richland, WA$52,180
New Britain, CT$52,080
Atlantic City, NJ$52,080
New London, CT$52,080
Norwich, CT$52,080
Portsmouth, NH$52,080
Boulder, CO$51,980
Worcester, MA$51,880
Portland, OR$51,880
Minneapolis, MN$51,780
Philadelphia, PA$51,680
Honolulu, HI$51,480
Saint Paul, MN$51,480
Vineland, NJ$51,480
Providence, RI$51,380
Chicago, IL$51,180
Bellingham, WA$51,180
Springfield, MA$51,080
Baltimore, MD$51,080
Chico, CA$50,980
Pittsfield, MA$50,780
Manchester, NH$50,780
Spokane, WA$50,480
Denver, CO$50,480
Albany, NY$50,280
Troy, NY$50,280
Nassau, NY$50,180
Schenectady, NY$50,180
Burlington, VT$50,080
Wilmington, DE$50,080
Salem, OR$49,980
Portland, ME$49,880
Yakima, WA$49,780
Rochester, MN$49,680
Reno, NV$49,680
Fresno, CA$49,680
Allentown, PA$49,580
Ann Arbor, MI$49,580
Milwaukee, WI$49,580
Detroit, MI$49,580
Colorado Springs, CO$49,480
Syracuse, NY$49,380
Carson City, NV$49,380
Houston, TX$49,380
Eugene, OR$49,380
Springfield, OR$49,280
Gary, IN$49,280
Galveston, TX$49,180
Bismarck, ND$49,180
Medford, OR$49,080
Fort Collins, CO$49,080
Concord, NH$49,080
Austin, TX$49,080
Mesa, AZ$48,980
Reading, PA$48,980
Phoenix, AZ$48,980
Dallas, TX$48,880
Saint Cloud, MN$48,880
Madison, WI$48,780
Utica, NY$48,680
Rochester, NY$48,580
Des Moines, IA$48,580
Raleigh, NC$48,580
Atlanta, GA$48,480
Battle Creek, MI$48,480
Salt Lake City, UT$48,480
Harrisburg, PA$48,380
Lancaster, PA$48,380
Kansas City, MO$48,280
Kansas City, KS$48,280
Champaign, IL$48,280
Fort Worth, TX$48,280
Columbus, OH$48,280
Boca Raton, FL$48,280
Pittsburgh, PA$48,280
Cincinnati, OH$48,180
Las Vegas, NV$48,180
Cleveland, OH$48,180
Indianapolis, IN$48,180
Richmond, VA$48,180
Petersburg, VA$48,080
Huntsville, AL$47,980
Lansing, MI$47,980
Lebanon, PA$47,980
Pueblo, CO$47,980
Appleton, WI$47,980
Gastonia, NC$47,880
Elkhart, IN$47,880
York, PA$47,880
Saint Louis, MO$47,880
Dayton, OH$47,880
Racine, WI$47,880
Buffalo, NY$47,880
Charlotte, NC$47,880
Toledo, OH$47,780
Binghamton, NY$47,780
Benton Harbor, MI$47,780
Rock Hill, SC$47,780
Beaumont, TX$47,780
Lorain, OH$47,780
Billings, MT$47,780
Rockford, IL$47,680
Springfield, IL$47,680
Elyria, OH$47,680
Fargo, ND$47,680
Flagstaff, AZ$47,680
Fort Lauderdale, FL$47,680
Cheyenne, WY$47,580
Grand Forks, ND$47,580
Miami, FL$47,580
Duluth, MN$47,580
Bangor, ME$47,480
Cedar Rapids, IA$47,380
Durham, NC$47,380
Louisville, KY$47,380
Grand Rapids, MI$47,380
Hialeah, FL$47,380
Scranton, PA$47,280
Casper, WY$47,280
New Orleans, LA$47,180
Virginia Beach, VA$47,180
Akron, OH$47,180
Baton Rouge, LA$47,080
Charleston, SC$47,080
Omaha, NE$47,080
Green Bay, WI$47,080
Sarasota, FL$47,080
Peoria, IL$47,080
Nashville, TN$47,080
Tampa, FL$46,980
Davenport, IA$46,980
Jamestown, NY$46,980
Tucson, AZ$46,980
Saint Petersburg, FL$46,980
Port Arthur, TX$46,880
Bradenton, FL$46,880
Evansville, IN$46,880
Orlando, FL$46,780
Santa Fe, NM$46,780
Clearwater, FL$46,680
La Crosse, WI$46,580
Canton, OH$46,580
Albuquerque, NM$46,580
Newport News, VA$46,580
High Point, NC$46,580
Ogden, UT$46,580
Saginaw, MI$46,480
Rock Island, IL$46,480
Laramie, WY$46,480
Norfolk, VA$46,480
Corpus Christi, TX$46,480
Jacksonville, FL$46,380
Salisbury, NC$46,380
Boise, ID$46,380
Moline, IL$46,380
Fort Myers, FL$46,380
Memphis, TN$46,380
Tulsa, OK$46,380
Lincoln, NE$46,280
Waterloo, IA$46,280
Spartanburg, SC$46,280
Fort Wayne, IN$46,180
Provo, UT$46,180
Cedar Falls, IA$46,180
San Antonio, TX$46,180
Muskegon, MI$46,080
Greensboro, NC$46,080
South Bend, IN$46,080
Savannah, GA$46,080
Birmingham, AL$46,080
Winston Salem, NC$45,980
Lake Charles, LA$45,880
Anderson, IN$45,880
Lexington, KY$45,880
Augusta, GA$45,880
Greenville, SC$45,880
Columbia, SC$45,780
Springfield, OH$45,780
Tuscaloosa, AL$45,780
Lima, OH$45,780
Wichita, KS$45,780
Asheville, NC$45,680
Bloomington, IN$45,680
Knoxville, TN$45,480
Shreveport, LA$45,480
Wilmington, NC$45,380
Roanoke, VA$45,380
Melbourne, FL$45,280
Longview, TX$45,280
Chillicothe, OH$45,280
Frankfort, KY$45,280
Topeka, KS$45,280
Oklahoma City, OK$45,280
Sioux Falls, SD$45,180
Mobile, AL$45,180
Terre Haute, IN$45,080
Altoona, PA$45,080
Amarillo, TX$45,080
Killeen, TX$45,080
Idaho Falls, ID$44,980
Sioux City, IA$44,980
Chattanooga, TN$44,980
Fayetteville, AR$44,980
Lynchburg, VA$44,880
Gainesville, FL$44,880
Temple, TX$44,780
Pensacola, FL$44,780
Daytona Beach, FL$44,780
Clarksville, TN$44,780
Lafayette, LA$44,780
Little Rock, AR$44,780
Portsmouth, OH$44,780
Youngstown, OH$44,780
Hopkinsville, KY$44,580
Erie, PA$44,580
Florence, SC$44,580
Charleston, WV$44,480
Great Falls, MT$44,480
Helena, MT$44,380
Waco, TX$44,380
Tallahassee, FL$44,380
Macon, GA$44,380
Fayetteville, NC$44,380
Pine Bluff, AR$44,280
Vincennes, IN$44,280
Lubbock, TX$44,280
Alamogordo, NM$44,180
Twin Falls, ID$44,180
Rapid City, SD$44,180
Greenville, MS$44,080
Jackson, MS$44,080
Huntington, WV$44,080
Parkersburg, WV$43,980
Montgomery, AL$43,980
Wichita Falls, TX$43,980
Springfield, MO$43,980
Monroe, LA$43,880
Biloxi, MS$43,880
Johnstown, PA$43,880
Columbus, GA$43,780
Sumter, SC$43,780
Pascagoula, MS$43,680
Abilene, TX$43,680
Kingsport, TN$43,580
Albany, GA$43,580
Gulfport, MS$43,580
Alexandria, LA$43,380
Fort Smith, AR$43,280
El Paso, TX$43,180
Las Cruces, NM$42,880
Harlingen, TX$42,780
Pocatello, ID$42,780
Florence, AL$42,680
Brownsville, TX$42,680
Mcallen, TX$42,580
Dothan, AL$42,580
Columbus, MS$42,280
Altus, OK$41,980
Lawton, OK$41,880
Pierre, SD$41,780
What Skills Can Increase a Masseuse's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Commitment (Mentioned in 15.11% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Infection Prevention (Mentioned in 1.61% Job Postings): Infection prevention and control (IPC) is a practical, evidence-based approach which prevents patients and health workers from being harmed by avoidable infection and as a result of antimicrobial resistance.
Product Knowledge (Mentioned in 0.28% Job Postings): Product knowledge is the ability to communicate information and answer questions about a product or service. It is considered an important knowledge area for any role that puts you in front of customers, investors or the media.
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Skills
Demand Percentage
Commitment
15.11%
Infection Prevention
1.61%
Product Knowledge
0.28%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Masseuse's salary.
Environmental Health: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Environmental Protection: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Skill
Salary
Salary % Increase
Environmental Health
$55,034
11%
Environmental Protection
$55,034
11%
Collaboration
$54,042
9%
Chiropractic
$53,546
8%
Infection Control
$52,555
6%
Consulting
$52,059
5%
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Masseuse Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Masseuse salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $53,442.
While startup companies pay approximate $45,330.
Masseuse Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$45,330
Growth Stage
51~500
$47,918
Established
501~5000
$51,629
Enterprise
5000+
$53,442
Masseuse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Masseuse roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Healthcare and Business Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average.
In contrast, Masseuse positions in Insurance or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Masseuse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Masseuse
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$69,412
$33.0
40%
Masseuse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Masseuse's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
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Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$40,680
Average$49,580/year
$54,980
$3,390
Average$4,132/month
$4,582
$782
Average$953/week
$1,057
$20
Average$24/hour
$26
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$54,980
$4,582
$1,057
$26
Average
$49,580
$4,132
$953
$24
25th Percentile
$40,680
$3,390
$782
$20
Masseuse Salary Growth & Career Path
For a Masseuse, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Exercise Instructor I role.
This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to
$38,900 - a projected growth of
-22%
over your current level.
Salary Trends for Masseuse
Salaries for a Masseuse can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $55,644 in 2023
to around $55,263 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Masseuse salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Masseuse Over Time
2022
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2023
$55,644
2024
$55,899
2025
$55,263
2026
$???
2027
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Year
Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$55,644
2024
$55,899
2025
$55,263
2026
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Social Security
401(k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
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Common company salaries for Masseuse
Here are companies hiring for Masseuse and their salaries, click below for more details.
K
$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLP
Business Services
the United States
W
$114,096/per year
Warner Bros Discovery
Business Services
the United States
D
$111,927/per year
Dentsu International Ltd
Business Services
the United States
G
$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide Inc
Business Services
the United States
C
$111,651/per year
CoWorx Staffing
Business Services
the United States
C
$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services Corp
Business Services
the United States
S
$107,128/per year
Showcase Cinemas
Business Services
the United States
A
$106,429/per year
Amentum Services Inc
Business Services
the United States
A
$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLC
Business Services
the United States
S
$106,104/per year
Sodexo USA
Business Services
the United States
J
$105,192/per year
JLL Technologies
Business Services
the United States
I
$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLC
Business Services
the United States
N
$101,619/per year
NielsenIQ
Business Services
the United States
T
$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge Alliance
Business Services
the United States
H
$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOP
Business Services
the United States
R
$97,720/per year
Reeve & Associates
Business Services
the United States
M
$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global Inc
Business Services
the United States
F
$95,980/per year
Financial Sys Nco
Business Services
the United States
A
$95,314/per year
Arrow Global Ltd
Business Services
the United States
C
$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLC
Business Services
the United States
D
$94,479/per year
DZConneX
Business Services
the United States
A
$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USA
Business Services
the United States
R
$92,937/per year
Resource MFG
Business Services
the United States
Z
$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands Inc
Business Services
the United States
G
$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLC
Business Services
the United States
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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Masseuse?
The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Masseuse roles,
with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.
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