This article looks at if and how a massage therapist can actually make six figures in their massage therapy business.

Truth be told, the median income for massage therapists is under $50,000 a year. Many earn much less than this. This is because many choose to work part time. But what about the entrepreneur who wants a full-time massage therapy business and wants to make a 6-figure income?

How to Make Six Figures From Your Massage Therapist Business

Well, most massage therapists have a base rate that works out to about a dollar a minute, so an hour of massage would be about $60. Mind you, I’ve seen much higher, back in 2002 I stayed at a luxury resort in Fiji that charged $250 USD per hour for a massage. But let’s use $60 per hour for this example.

6 massages of 1 hour a day, 6 days a week, 48 weeks a year. This is certainly ‘doable’. 2 morning treatments, 4 afternoon/evening treatments, 6 days a week with 1 month off per year for vacation, and you’ll earn a 6-figure income. $103,680 to be exact.

While a business like this would certainly take time to establish, it is absolutely doable. This leads us to 2 other questions:

1. How to make six figures in your massage therapy business by working less than this?
2. For the very ambitious: how do you do even MORE than this in your massage business?

1 – How to work less and STILL make six figures in your massage therapy business?

While this workload might not be a problem for some, for others the idea of ​​an average of 6 1-hour massages per day, 6 days a week is too much for their liking. So to earn the same amount while working less, it’s simple, substitute part of your massage income with a different type of income that you can still earn in your massage business.

For example, let’s say you want to do 6 fewer massages per week. Instead of 6 per day, you want to average 5 per day. Or maybe you want to work 5 days a week instead of 6. You need to find a substitute source of income to generate $360 a week.

The easiest way to sell products, here are some ideas:

massage oils
massage books
massage videos
massage pillows and rollers
yoga and pilates products
Novelty products for massages, such as cups and t-shirts

You can also take a course once a month teaching massage for home use. You can specialize in a particular massage niche such as:

Facial and scalp massage
Back, neck and shoulder massage
couples massage
· Infant massage

If you have just 10 people paying $200 for a day or weekend course, that’s $2000.

2 – How to earn even MORE than 100,000 per year with your massage business?

When you hit a six-figure income level, you may be so excited about your business that you just don’t want to stop, your entrepreneurial genes kick in, and you want to increase your income even more.

Of course, you can add all the things I mentioned above, selling products, taking courses, but there is also another important strategy… leverage.

Leverage Your Massage Therapy Business

This means taking advantage of your time. If you’re doing 6 massages a day, all you need to do to triple your income is do 18 massages a day, except of course you couldn’t physically do it!

But if you have this level of business experience, you could certainly expand your marketing to increase your clientele and hire other massage therapists. Imagine having 1, 2 or 3 massage therapists working for you and you keep 50% of what they earn. That is the power of leverage.

This may seem like a daunting strategy, but when you’ve established a successful massage therapy business and built up some business skills and entrepreneurial talent, leveraging your business in this way can take your income to a whole new level you once thought impossible. . your.

I hope these ideas on how to make six figures with your own massage therapist business have given you something to think about and inspired you to set higher goals for where you want to take your business. Other successful massage therapy businesses are doing it and reaping the benefits, so why not you too?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *