Massage Therapist vs Yoga Instructor

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Yoga Instructor pays about 148% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Massage Therapist Yoga Instructor
$41.6k
$103k
$11.1k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $183.5k

Massage Therapist

$20.00/hr

per hour · USD

Median over time ▼ -70.8%
$142,500 $41,600
$13.30/hr 25th
$20.00/hr Median
$31.63/hr 75th
$11.04/hr
$44.00/hr
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.60/hr – $79.13/hr · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
20.9%
Live roles
306

Yoga Instructor

$49.50/hr

per hour · USD

Median over time ▲ +24.8%
$82,500 $102,960
$32.00/hr 25th
$49.50/hr Median
$67.50/hr 75th
$30.00/hr
$82.50/hr
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $21.00/hr – $110.00/hr · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
44.1%
Live roles
68

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Life Time $140,400 16
GoodLife Fitness $66,560 7
Mammoth Mountain $45,760 2
HealthFitness $72,800 1

Massage Therapist vs Yoga Instructor: which pays more?

The median for Massage Therapist is $20.00/hr per year (typically $13.30/hr–$31.63/hr), versus $49.50/hr for Yoga Instructor ($32.00/hr–$67.50/hr). That puts Yoga Instructor about 148% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Massage Therapist and Yoga Instructor are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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