Massage Therapists: what's the minimum hourly fair wage by an employer?

I am a massage therapist that has been working independently doing outcall service for almost a year. I have worked in nationally recognized spas but quit because of the ridiculous explotation.


Unfortunately, It's been not easy lately to get enough clients to make a living, the reasons are: huge competition at my working area (south florida), the recession we are stuck and people are not spending too much money.





I've been pushed to look for a job, but I don't want to be exploited again by being paid by comission/per client. I would prefer to be paid hourly, no matter if I have clients or not. What would be the minimum hourly fair wage to get in a club for example? and what about in a medical office?Massage Therapists: what's the minimum hourly fair wage by an employer?
The typical commission situations I've seen and experienced is 60 therapist/ 40 establishment, however there are many variables that should be considered in this arrangement. If you are the primary source of marketing, developing and maintaining clientele, then you may deserve more because of your time, money and efforts. If you expect the establishment to do this, then you may be asked to get less than that. A straight hourly could be anywhere from $8-$12/hr. with a possible commission pay on top of that. If you are working for a medical office, then you may be expected to receive a much lower commission, but I think you are not out of line to ask for at least $35 per therapy hour that is paid directly to you, in any situation.Massage Therapists: what's the minimum hourly fair wage by an employer?
does your service include a happy ending? if so the the skys the limit. just kidding try salary.com
There are more strong competition in various area .For you situation,you'd better adjust yourself then looking for job.


whether you suit medical office or not ?if you want to make change,it is important to study before you work. maybe this is a good choice.i believe that luck will follow you.
How can you get exploited?





No one puts a gun to your head to accept a job and the rate of compensation they are offering. You decide what is a fair wage. If you can't live with it, don't accept it. You have a choice. If you can't work for a ';low wage';, why would you? The alternative is just not working.





But the employer has a choice, too. He/she can pay you what you request, but if he/she can't afford it, they won't. The alternative is not having a masage therapist to do the work.





As to a some figure of a wage for florida:


consider $12-$15 an hour in line with other similar medical professions with similar educational standards/levels. That equates to $24,000 to $30,000 per year for a forty hour week. Employees also get some benefits usually. You need to figure that into the equation also.





True, you couldn't do 40 hours of massage per week, but figure about 70-80% productivity, the rest of the time for doing your notes, cleaning up, laundary, etc.





Massage as an employee is limited financially. There's little the education level will allow for any upward mobility.





If you want the real money, go into either Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy. You'll still get to do some massage work, but as an employee, you'll never need to look for work, and be paid the figures you probably most likely want.





OT's figure $65K-$75K


PT's figure $70K-$100K





Now go to to school for 6 years and cough up the $100k you'll need for the tuition. It makes the $5K-$10K massage school tution look paltry.
'; I think that getting less than $35 per client it's too low ';





If you have 3 clients a day, that yields you $105 per day x 5 days per week and that gives you a $27,300 annually.


if you figure that the 3 clients still keep you there 8 hrs a day, then that still yields you over $13 per hr.





and that's based upon 3 clients per day. most good places I know you can't get an appointment quickly, so that tells me they are busy.
Depends what youy are doing during your down time. If you are doing PT or as a receptionist, 10.00-15.00/hr.
Unfortunately for you, you probably will find it hard to find a job that will pay hourly, not per client. The only massage therapists I know that get paid hourly are those that work for chiropractors, massaging clients before and adjustment. Good luck though
I don't think anywhere pays you a salary. They pay you 10 to 20$ for an hour, in my experience. Best luck.
I am a Massage Therapist here in Missouri and what I did was to charge a flat rate of $40 for a one hour session. This really worked for me because I have taken a lot of business from other spas and independent therapist because they want to charge $70 and up for massages. I charge this rate whether I am doing deep tissue or just a relaxation massage. The only way I charge more is in I have to travel more than 15 miles to get to you or if the client wants more than an hour massage. Try it it really works.