An annual salary of more than $25,800 or an hourly wage of about $12.40 is typical in this city. Nationally, the average income is higher—over $41,400 a year or around $20 per hour.
The best-paid tenth of San Diego practitioners receive nearly $64,500 or about $31, less than the U.S. median of almost $78,300 or approximately $37.65. The city’s lowest-paid tenth make about $22,600 or nearly $10.90, better than the nationwide medians of around $21,340 or $10.25.
Employment for massage therapists in San Diego will increase by an average of 19.5 percent (520 positions) per year from 2014 to 2024, according to the California. Employment Development Department. Federal officials project a 29 percent job growth rate statewide from 2016 to 2026, faster than 26 percent nationally.