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You will make the most money as self-employed massage therapist going to client’s homes or places of work. You will have to charge a minimum of $75-$100 for each massage session provided. This fee is out of range for the majority of people but there are some who can pay. You will have to gross at least $80,000 to net $50,000 and you have to pay your taxes on the $50,000. It takes at least 3 hours of time to provide a 60 minute massage on site. With all the driving around and set up and take down time 3- 4 sessions a day or 15 -16 sessions is the max you can do within the 40 hour work week. You can gross $75,000-$80,000 a year—but you will only make $35,000-$40,000 a year after paying all taxes and operating expenses and with a mobile business there is no facility rental. You still have to do all the laundry and everything else. You will make-if no one cancels and you are booked full 51 weeks out of the year (I week vacation)- maybe $18 an hour. Thank goodness most massage therapists are motivated to walk a path of service. In 2014, the average annual income for a massage therapist (including tips) was estimated to be $22,165.6--Released February 13, 2015 © American Massage Therapy Association 2014.
You can do much better than that at a well-managed franchise. Most massage franchises are well managed, but not all. If you are working in the franchise system and the managers and owners are not doing a good job keeping up their side of the business----and if you are a good employee-- meaning appropriate business behavior, good retention rate for clients and want to be part of the solution---then diligently identify the problems as you see them, write them down with potential solutions and respectfully present to the franchise manager. If that does not work go to the owners and if there is still no improvement to the Franchise corporate offices.
If you are motivated to complain, gossip and generally contribute the problem then quit, go into business for yourself and get a taste of the real world. If you do not like all the standardization, rules and pay then go to work for yourself. If you are a quality massage therapist dedicated to service then you will have a full schedule and won’t be sitting around making $8ish an hour. If you are sitting around and not getting retention and client rebooking then take a good look at your professional behavior and skill set.
http://www.sandyfritz.info/
You can do much better than that at a well-managed franchise. Most massage franchises are well managed, but not all. If you are working in the franchise system and the managers and owners are not doing a good job keeping up their side of the business----and if you are a good employee-- meaning appropriate business behavior, good retention rate for clients and want to be part of the solution---then diligently identify the problems as you see them, write them down with potential solutions and respectfully present to the franchise manager. If that does not work go to the owners and if there is still no improvement to the Franchise corporate offices.
If you are motivated to complain, gossip and generally contribute the problem then quit, go into business for yourself and get a taste of the real world. If you do not like all the standardization, rules and pay then go to work for yourself. If you are a quality massage therapist dedicated to service then you will have a full schedule and won’t be sitting around making $8ish an hour. If you are sitting around and not getting retention and client rebooking then take a good look at your professional behavior and skill set.
http://www.sandyfritz.info/
