How Much Should A New Registered Massage Therapist Charge /Hour?!
Question: How Much Should A New Registered Massage Therapist Charge /Hour.?
My friend is becoming a registered assage therapist and is going to be working full time this summer. How much is reasonable for him to charge.?Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Congratulations to your friend on his new endeavor. I have been a licensed massage therapist going on 3 years. The first year out of school I worked in a hair salon in a historic part of the town near where I live. Long story short - I charged $65 for an hour massage without hot stones, essential oils, deep tissue, etc.
I now work in an established MT clinic for therapeutic massage. We charge $70 an hour for deep tissue massage.
Having said that. During Christmas, to entice new clients, we cut our rates to $35 for an hour massage for first time clients only.
If your friend works out of a spa they'll set his fees and pay him a percentage of what he brings in. Initially, I would recommend that he either work for a chiropractor or day spa to gain experience. In the mean time, tell him to learn to network with everyone he meets. Marketing ones self is vital to a successful Massage Therapy business.
As mentioned in the other posts - check in his area to see what other MT's rates are. I have a friend in Berkeley Springs, West Virgina who only charges $35 for an hour massage because she wants whoever needs a massage to be able to afford one.
One last thing - his rates will be determined by his skills and/or the modalities he uses. Tell him to hang in there during Spring fever and practice, practice, practice whatever he learns in school.Health Question & Answer
I now work in an established MT clinic for therapeutic massage. We charge $70 an hour for deep tissue massage.
Having said that. During Christmas, to entice new clients, we cut our rates to $35 for an hour massage for first time clients only.
If your friend works out of a spa they'll set his fees and pay him a percentage of what he brings in. Initially, I would recommend that he either work for a chiropractor or day spa to gain experience. In the mean time, tell him to learn to network with everyone he meets. Marketing ones self is vital to a successful Massage Therapy business.
As mentioned in the other posts - check in his area to see what other MT's rates are. I have a friend in Berkeley Springs, West Virgina who only charges $35 for an hour massage because she wants whoever needs a massage to be able to afford one.
One last thing - his rates will be determined by his skills and/or the modalities he uses. Tell him to hang in there during Spring fever and practice, practice, practice whatever he learns in school.Health Question & Answer
Tell them to charge what they need to charge to be a profitable business.Health Question & Answer
Find out how much other registered massage therapists charge in the area.Health Question & Answer
to entice new customers, may want to charge $5 to $10 less than the others in that region. bait them in.
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