How much do Massage Therapists make in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC?

Percentile spread

For Massage Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $15,240 and the 90th percentile is $94,660. The difference is $79,420, which is 201.8% 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 $17,340 to the 75th at $61,790, covers $44,450.

The mean annual wage is $44,620, which sits above the median of $39,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC median is 32.7% lower than the national median of $58,450 for Massage Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,032, which is 28.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 32.1% lower than the South Carolina median of $58,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC is 93.642, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Massage Therapists at $42,032 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Massage Therapists. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC ranks 15th of 15 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).).

• Wilmington, NC is 59 miles away, with a median of $81,390 and employment of 120. That median is 106.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,410, against $42,032 here.
• Fayetteville, NC is 78 miles away, with a median of $56,230 and employment of 60. That median is 42.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,134, against $42,032 here.
• Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 86 miles away, with a median of $62,140 and employment of 400. That median is 57.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,548, against $42,032 here.

Employment share

Massage Therapists accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC (160 of 146,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (98,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.72 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.