How much do Massage Therapists make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Percentile spread

For Massage Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $31,650 and the 90th percentile is $70,720. The difference is $39,070, which is 75.9% 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 $46,170 to the 75th at $58,740, covers $12,570.

The mean annual wage is $54,400, which sits above the median of $51,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL median is 11.9% lower than the national median of $58,450 for Massage Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,016, which is 12.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% higher than the Florida median of $49,680.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Massage Therapists at $51,016 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Massage Therapists. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 4th of 16 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).).

• Wildwood-The Villages, FL is 49 miles away, with a median of $51,770 and employment of 50. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,604, against $51,016 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $50,300 and employment of 100. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,780, against $51,016 here.
• North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 55 miles away, with a median of $49,830 and employment of 380. That median is 3.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,654, against $51,016 here.

Employment share

Massage Therapists accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (1,530 of 1,447,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (98,790 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.66 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.