Massage therapists in Tennessee

What massage therapists actually earn in Tennessee

The full published wage distribution, not one averaged figure. Pay inside a single occupation varies more by experience, employer and setting than most salary pages admit.

10th percentile

$36,960

25th percentile

$46,920

Median

$50,070

75th percentile

$64,050

90th percentile

$95,260

How Tennessee compares

• Against the rest of the country. $50,070 in Tennessee against $58,450 nationally for the same occupation, which puts Tennessee 40th of the 50 jurisdictions that released an estimate. Neither figure is adjusted for cost of living, so a higher median does not by itself mean more money left over.
• Against other work in Tennessee. $50,070 against $47,380, the median across every occupation in the state — 6% above it.
• How much of this work is here. The occupation is less concentrated here than nationally (0.59× the national share of employment), 38th of 50 for concentration. Concentration describes where the work is, not how easy it is to be hired.

Where massage therapists are paid most

The highest published medians for this occupation. Before reading it as a place to move, note that these are not cost-of-living adjusted and that the states paying most are often the ones where everything costs most.

How people get into this work

What the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports as typical for entry nationally. Typical is a measurement of the people already doing the work, not a rule: some enter with less and some with more.

What people study to get here, and where in Tennessee

Fields the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk associates with this occupation, ordered by how many credentials U.S. colleges conferred in each — a measure of how many people take a route, never of how good it is. Studying any of these does not lead only here, and this occupation is entered from other fields too.

This lists colleges that reported conferring credentials in this field to the federal IPEDS completions collection, in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. It does not confirm that any of them is currently admitting students to the program, and a college can appear here after deciding to close it. Confirm with the institution before it affects where you apply.