How much do Massage Therapists make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

Percentile spread

For Massage Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $34,920 and the 90th percentile is $93,470. The difference is $58,550, which is 115.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,570 to the 75th at $76,860, covers $27,290.

The mean annual wage is $60,950, which sits above the median of $50,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT median is 13% lower than the national median of $58,450 for Massage Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,501, which is 15.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.3% lower than the Connecticut median of $62,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Massage Therapists at $49,501 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Massage Therapists. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 16th of 20 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 27 miles away, with a median of $61,870 and employment of 70. That median is 21.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,596, against $49,501 here.
• Springfield, MA is 31 miles away, with a median of $58,500 and employment of 80. That median is 15% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,899, against $49,501 here.
• New Haven, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $63,160 and employment of 100. That median is 24.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,406, against $49,501 here.

Employment share

Massage Therapists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (250 of 599,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (98,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.66 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.