How much do Massage Therapists make in Redding, CA?

Percentile spread

For Massage Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $34,320 and the 90th percentile is $87,490. The difference is $53,170, which is 104.9% 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 $34,730 to the 75th at $58,260, covers $23,530.

The mean annual wage is $52,360, which sits above the median of $50,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Redding, CA median is 13.3% lower than the national median of $58,450 for Massage Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,346, which is 13.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.3% higher than the California median of $45,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Redding, CA is 100.684, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Massage Therapists at $50,346 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Massage Therapists. Redding, CA ranks 6th of 10 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).).

• Chico, CA is 79 miles away, with a median of $63,290 and employment of 40. That median is 24.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,541, against $50,346 here.
• Medford, OR is 119 miles away, with a median of $82,370 and employment of 150. That median is 62.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,206, against $50,346 here.
• Reno, NV is 135 miles away, with a median of $47,560 and employment of 200. That median is 6.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,083, against $50,346 here.

Employment share

Massage Therapists accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Redding, CA (40 of 71,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (98,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.88 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.