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Average Massage Therapists Salary in Erie, PA

Massage Therapists in Erie, PA earn a median annual salary of $56,140, which is -3.1% compared to the national median. There are 90 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Erie, PA (metro area).

$56,140
Erie, PA median annual wage
$27/hour median
-3.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $57,950
90
Local employment
0.7 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.17
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$22,800
25th
$43,290
Median
$56,140
75th
$70,860
90th
$79,200

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Erie, PA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
91.0%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$61,726
Goods: 100.7%
Services: 106.8%
Rents: 56.8%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Bend, OR$93,160Compare190
Albany, OR$92,310Compare40
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$88,390Compare2,090
Bellingham, WA$87,980Compare150
Salem, OR$87,880Compare140
Chico, CA$84,840Compare60

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Erie, PA

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$225,4901.15
Nurse Anesthetists$204,6902.45
Dentists, General$186,0600.58
Chief Executives$177,4400.92
Architectural And Engineering Managers$148,8800.95
Purchasing Managers$131,1600.63
Pharmacists$130,6800.96
Computer Network Architects$130,0000.34

Erie, PA has salary data for 345 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Massage Therapists in Erie, PA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Massage Therapists are projected to change by +15.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 24,700 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.