How much do Massage Therapists make in State College, PA?

Percentile spread

For Massage Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $27,750 and the 90th percentile is $129,420. The difference is $101,670, which is 123.3% 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 $44,290 to the 75th at $129,420, covers $85,130.

The mean annual wage is $79,500, which sits below the median of $82,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The State College, PA median is 41.1% higher than the national median of $58,450 for Massage Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $85,250, which is 45.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 41.5% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $58,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for State College, PA is 96.762, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Massage Therapists at $85,250 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Massage Therapists. State College, PA ranks 1st of 24 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).).

• Altoona, PA is 37 miles away, with a median of $50,480 and employment of 40. That median is 38.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,398, against $85,250 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 58 miles away, with a median of $48,190 and employment of 190. That median is 41.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,849, against $85,250 here.
• York-Hanover, PA is 90 miles away, with a median of $59,540 and employment of 80. That median is 27.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,021, against $85,250 here.

Employment share

Massage Therapists accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in State College, PA (40 of 68,840). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (98,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 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.