Massage Therapists


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Massage Therapists

Massage Therapists - Wages & Trends

Wages vary with the location, employer, and clientele. Massage therapists typically charge $35-$60 per hour. However massage therapists pay for their office equipment, supplies, rent, and utilities from their earnings. Therapists also must pay for liability insurance, taxes, advertising, and continued training.

Some therapists work as contract employees for massage schools, health practitioners, or fitness clubs and earn 40 to 70 percent of the fee the customer pays. In this situation, therapists earn about $15-$25 per hour. As a trade-off, they use the employer's space and supplies instead of buying their own.

Many massage therapists work part time. These workers must provide their own health insurance and retirement plan.

Massage therapists (SOC 31-9011)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $25.05 $30.59 $34.61
Yearly $52,110 $63,637 $71,980
    Champaign Area Hourly $23.41 $28.95 $37.67
Yearly $48,693 $60,230 $78,359
    Cook County Hourly $27.21 $30.97 $39.60
Yearly $56,584 $64,416 $82,366
    Decatur Area Hourly $25.15 $29.27 $31.64
Yearly $52,313 $60,881 $65,817
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $26.57 $29.59 $29.59
Yearly $55,264 $61,545 $61,546
    Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $18.60 $24.96 $29.10
Yearly $38,688 $51,924 $60,531
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $13.48 $22.01 $27.73
Yearly $28,051 $45,794 $57,672
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $17.70 $25.08 $29.11
Yearly $36,797 $52,167 $60,542
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $14.94 $26.23 $27.94
Yearly $31,070 $54,568 $58,108
    Rockford Area Hourly $24.77 $28.70 $37.27
Yearly $51,533 $59,706 $77,516
    Springfield Area Hourly $23.15 $28.39 $29.55
Yearly $48,164 $59,046 $61,466
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $20.87 $20.87 $29.59
Yearly $43,424 $43,424 $61,545
United States Hourly $18.79 $23.97 $32.36
Yearly $39,080 $49,860 $67,300

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.