Massage Therapists · SOC 31-9011
Massage Therapists Salary in the Virginia
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Virginia
Figures describe the state of Virginia as a whole.
Massage Therapists in the Virginia earned a median of $62,220 per year ($29.91 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $38,070 at the 10th percentile to $119,570 at the 90th. BLS estimates 2,730 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Massage Therapists in the Virginia earn more than $62,220 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $51,460 and $93,600.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $38,070 | $51,460 | $62,220 | $93,600 | $119,570 |
| Hourly | $18.30 | $24.74 | $29.91 | $45.00 | $57.49 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Virginia$62,220 median for Virginia; middle half earns $51,460 to $93,600
- United Statesnational$58,450 median for United States; middle half earns $43,480 to $78,320
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +6% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Virginia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for massage therapists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Virginiathis page$62,220 median for Virginia; middle half earns $51,460 to $93,600
- $63,070 median for Roanoke metro area; middle half earns $49,280 to $85,920
- $58,450 median for Charlottesville metro area; middle half earns $51,900 to $93,600
- $57,730 median for Richmond metro area; middle half earns $53,870 to $91,830
- $57,510 median for Virginia Beach metro area; middle half earns $46,510 to $89,290
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for massage therapistss · Highest-paying occupations in Virginia
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.