How much do Massage Therapists make in Reno, NV?

Percentile spread

For Massage Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $24,960 and the 90th percentile is $64,250. The difference is $39,290, which is 82.6% 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 $25,230 to the 75th at $61,370, covers $36,140.

The mean annual wage is $44,710, which sits below the median of $47,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Reno, NV median is 18.6% lower than the national median of $58,450 for Massage Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,083, which is 19.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.2% lower than the Nevada median of $53,540.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Massage Therapists at $47,083 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Massage Therapists. Reno, NV ranks 5th of 7 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 116 miles away, with a median of $63,290 and employment of 40. That median is 33.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,541, against $47,083 here.
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 127 miles away, with a median of $51,980 and employment of 720. That median is 9.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,730, against $47,083 here.
• Redding, CA is 135 miles away, with a median of $50,690 and employment of 40. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,346, against $47,083 here.

Employment share

Massage Therapists accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Reno, NV (200 of 275,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (98,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 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.