Massage Therapists Salary in Lincoln, NE

Massage Therapists pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,770 a year or less, while the top 10% make $93,390 or more. The middle half of massage therapists in Lincoln earn between $49,230 and $93,390.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Massage Therapists salary after taxes in Lincoln

On the average salary of $70,520, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $56,112 a year, or $4,676 a month and $2,158 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Lincoln a good place for massage therapists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lincoln area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $70,520 buys what about $77,003 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Massage Therapists salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 1st of 2 Nebraska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Massage Therapists salaries in Nebraska

Highest-paying cities for massage therapists

Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($116,560).

Massage Therapists salary by city

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