Massage Therapists pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$52,130avg. a year
$25.06 an hour · 5,680 employed
Massage Therapists in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $52,130 a year. That is $3,500 (6%) less than the California average of $55,630. The U.S. average is $63,830.
$43,530Median pay
$25.06Average hourly
-6%vs. California average
5,680Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for massage therapists in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 19.
1240 jobs
Salinas, CA
$75,230
$36.17 an hour
2110 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$70,040
$33.68 an hour
340 jobs
Chico, CA
$69,110
$33.22 an hour
4120 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$66,080
$31.77 an hour
51,820 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$59,940
$28.82 an hour
6680 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$59,870
$28.78 an hour
7210 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$59,220
$28.47 an hour
8100 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$58,570
$28.16 an hour
9310 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$58,190
$27.98 an hour
1090 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$58,100
$27.93 an hour
111,800 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$56,920
$27.36 an hour
121,330 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$55,960
$26.90 an hour
13720 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$55,760
$26.81 an hour
14170 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$55,310
$26.59 an hour
15190 jobs
Fresno, CA
$53,070
$25.51 an hour
16140 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$52,600
$25.29 an hour
1740 jobs
Redding, CA
$52,360
$25.17 an hour
1860 jobs
Modesto, CA
$52,200
$25.10 an hour
19250 jobs
Napa, CA
$49,140
$23.63 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do massage therapists make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $52,130 a year, and the median is $43,530. About 5,680 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $3,500 (6%) less than the California average of $55,630.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.43 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 31-9011. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.