How much do you get paid massage theripist?

Answer 1

Entry level massage jobs start at $15 an hour. You don't get paid that when you don't have a client usually but will get paid minimum wage sometimes. Most massage therapists only work 20-25 hours because of the physical demands of the work. You can get experience at entry-level jobs and work your way up to finding a job that pays more like $40-$55 an hour.

Most massage therapists actually start their own business because you can make more that way so you have to have business and marketing skills as well as outstanding client communication skills.

Income

Average massage-related income for massage therapists in 2005 was $18,950, with a median income of $14,500 (2005 ABMP Member Survey). An American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) fact sheet erroneously asserts that massage therapists earn an annual income "comparable to other healthcare support workers," on the basis of misleading numbers supplied by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), exacerbated by an AMTA further assumption.

The bureau reports average annual income for massage therapists to be $29,250, including gratuities (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2003).

• The bureau derived this number by gathering data showing a mean hourly wage of $16.83 for massage therapists, then "multiplying the hourly mean wage rate by a 'year-round, full-time' hours figure of 2,080 hours."
• AMTA obviously failed to consider the BLS footnote. Their purported "2005 Massage Industry Fact Sheet" states, "The average annual income for a massage therapist (including tips) who provides 15 hours of massage per week is $29,250" (emphasis added). The BLS mean annual wage by contrast is based on 40 hours per week. It can reasonably be assumed that BLS data includes all hours devoted to one's massage practice, not just client contact hours. A rough estimate is perhaps half an hour of support time (for bookkeeping, marketing the practice, continuing education, taking client histories, laundry, linen changes and other room preparation before and after a session) for each hour of hands-on work. Those assumptions, coupled with a further assumption that massage therapists take three weeks vacation each year, would produce a mean annual wage of $18,555 from massage - close to ABMP's $18,950 survey data.
• It is misleading for the bureau to report these numbers at face value (and for others to imply that the few individuals counted are representative of massage practitioners as a whole), as the Bureau of Labor Statistics' footnote mentions "self-employed" workers are not included. Two-thirds of U.S. massage therapy practitioners are self-employed. The BLS sample of 29,550 massage therapists (representing just 16 percent of all massage therapists practicing at the time the survey was conducted), may be skewed toward employees of larger establishments (likely major spas, hospitals and hotels), which are more likely to file U.S. Department of Labor reports than small massage practice proprietors are.
• Average massage therapist income is not in fact comparable to reported income of other healthcare support workers covered by the labor department survey. The lesser massage income largely reflects a choice by massage practitioners to devote fewer hours to the profession. Healthcare support workers in other fields may well more often devote 40 hours a week to such work.
• Total earnings by massage therapists, including their earnings from other employment, were $32,506 (2005 ABMP Member Survey).
• First-year practice average income was $9,589, reflecting the challenges of establishing a professional service practice (2005 ABMP Member Survey).

  It really depends on where you live, but generally the average price is $60 for an hour. If you are interested in getting a better price, and willing to take a chance that it might not be quite as good, you could try going to a massage school student clinic. They will charge around $30-$35 for an hour massage. If you are lucky, you may even get a massage that's better than one from a professional. It's worth a try.

To IMPROVE this answer- I am currently a massage therapist in Dallas Texas. I work for myself. I am professional and have my own studio and I specialize in Deep Tissue work which is something I naturally was good at. I am in my 6th year of massage therapy - 3 of which I have worked for someone else and three in which I have worked for myself. Working for others I made about 30,000 a year working full time without tips. Now I work for myself and I range from making 6,000 a month to 14 grand a month. Out of that I would say I spend an average of 1200 a month on supplies, studio rent, gas for outbound appts, ect. So working for yourself and hammering out your craft so you are the best and you can prove it pays off BIG. The downside is I work LONG hours, I have to put my clients before my personal life, and I have to market. I work alone because finding good therapist that show up is hard to find or I could double my income with 3 people working under me.

I do suggest working at least a year for someone else while you get the hang of the business. Nothing like learning your mistakes on someone else's dime!

In summary; if you are a type A motivated individual you can make great money! Just work at it and figure out what works for you. Good luck :)

Addon: Massage therapists in Canada make $60-80 for an hour-long massage.

For a more recent update on the salary.

According to a research done in 2013. A average massage therapist makes around $34,000 to over $70,000 annually

Answer 2

10% is the general rule. Generally massage therapists at medical offices are not tipped or if they are, discretion is key. Also, be sure to tip on service and experience; if it was horrible, don't feel obligated to tip, and on the flip-side, feel free to increase your tip for wonderful service.

Answer 3

Entry level massage jobs start at $15 an hour. You don't get paid that when you don't have a client usually but will get paid minimum wage sometimes. Most massage therapists only work 20-25 hours because of the physical demands of the work. You can get experience at entry level jobs and work your way up to finding a job that pays more like $40-$55 an hour.

Answer 4

It depends on where you live. The CMTO (collefe of massage therapists of Ontario) has a set standard of guidelines according to where you live.

for example, in Toronto you can charge 80$ for a one hour massage. In Barrie, you can charge 65$.

Answer 5

Depending on the experience. For someone who only has a year or two, ten bucks. For a more experienced person with several years more like a twenty. Always Go with how good you thought the massage was, as sort of a gauge for the therapist to know how well they are doing.