Massage Therapists pay range in San Antonio
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $108,960 or more. The middle half of massage therapists in San Antonio earn between $50,250 and $63,880.
- $36K10th
- $50K25th
- $57KMedian
- $64K75th
- $109K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $62,570 | $5,214 | $30.08 |
| Median | $56,870 | $4,739 | $27.34 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $50,250 | $4,188 | $24.16 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $63,880 | $5,323 | $30.71 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Massage Therapists salary after taxes in San Antonio
On the average salary of $62,570, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $52,455 a year, or $4,371 a month and $2,017 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
Is San Antonio a good place for massage therapists? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $62,570 buys what about $66,061 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.
Massage Therapists salary in other Texas cities
San Antonio ranks 7th of 14 Texas metro areas for this job; Waco pays the most ($78,360).
Highest-paying cities for massage therapists
Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($116,560).
- Fairbanks, AK$116,560
- Kahului, HI$101,690
- Seattle, WA$92,510
- Salem, OR$91,630
- Manchester, NH$87,500
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Massage Therapists salary in San Antonio: questions
How much do massage therapists make an hour in San Antonio?
$30.08 an hour on average, and $27.34 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level massage therapists salary in San Antonio?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,250, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the massage therapists take-home pay in San Antonio?
About $52,455 a year ($4,371 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $62,570. Texas has no state income tax.
Do massage therapists earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?
The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($63,094).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 31-9011; area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.1%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.10, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.
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