Table 1: Average Pay and Working Hours of Therapists by World Region; plus Cost of Living Comparison*
Country
AFRICA Mauritius
Region average
ASIA Singapore Hong Kong Macau China
Malaysia Thailand Thailand China
Malaysia Maldives India
Vietnam Indonesia Sri Lanka
Philippines Vietnam
Region average
Type of spa
Average monthly wage (USD)
Hotel/resort $994
South Africa Hotel/resort $809 Namibia
Day spa
$656 $820
Hotel/resort US$2,777 Day spa
Hotel/resort US$803 Day spa Day spa
US$772 US$639
US$2,321
Average monthly wage in local currency
MUR30,000 ZAR8,500
NAD6,900
SG$3,500 HK$18,000
Hotel/resort US$1,252 MOP10,000 Hotel/resort US$1,118 Day spa
CNY7,000
US$918 MYR3,000 THB26,000 THB25,000 CNY4,000
Hotel spa US$552 MYR1,800 Hotel/resort US$500 MVR7,665 Hotel/resort US$251 Hotel/resort US$214 Destination US$200 Hotel/resort US$191 Destination US$169 Day spa
US$116 US$800
EUROPE Switzerland Hotel/resort US$5,008 Sweden UK
Germany France
Germany Spain Russia Greece
Portugal Turkey
Hungary Region average
THE MIDDLE EAST Qatar UAE
Kuwait Jordan Egypt
Region average
NORTH AMERICA Canada USA USA
Mexico Region average
OCEANIA Australia
SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Brazil
Region average
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Hotel/resort US$3,101 Hotel/resort US$2,954 Hotel/resort US$2,347 Hotel/resort US$2,208 Day spa
US$2,208
Hotel/resort US$2,069 Hotel/resort US$1,426 Hotel/resort US$1,104 Hotel/resort US$1,035 Destination US$936 Hotel/resort US$483
US$2,073 US$1,785
Hotel/resort US$1,225 Hotel/resort US$819 Hotel/resort US$663 Hotel/resort US$337 US$966
QAR6,500 AED4,500 KWD230 JOD470 EGP2,350
Hotel/resort US$3,626 CA$4,000 Hotel/resort US$3,040 US$3,040 Day spa
US$3,040 US$3,040
Hotel/resort US$1,532 MXN20,000 US$2,810
New Zealand Day spa Region average
Wellness retreat US$3,272 AU$3,530 US$3,017 US$3,145
Day & hotel spa US$750 Day spa
US$540 US$645
NZ$3,500
ARS6,000 BRL1,200
INR15,000
Average hours per week
Means of payment
48 Monthly salary 45
45 46 44
55 Monthly salary 48 40 45 60 45 40 45
48 Monthly salary 48
VND4,500,000 44 IDR2,307,000 LKR25,000 PHP50
VND2,450,000 52 46
CHF4,400 SEK20,000 £1,750 €1,690 €1,600 €1,600 €1,500
RUB50,000 €800 €750
TRY2,000 €350
42 Monthly salary 30 Monthly salary 40 40
37 Monthly salary 40 40 32
48 Monthly salary 40 25
35 Monthly salary 37
48 48 48
Salary & commission Salary & commission Salary & commission
50 Monthly salary 45 48
30 32 32 48 48
20 38 29
40 40 40
Salary & commission
Salary & commission Hourly & commission Commission only Salary & commission
Individual rates Hourly wage
Salary & commission Relative to treatments given
Salary & commission Salary & commission
Salary & commission Salary & commission Salary & commission
Salary & commission Monthly salary
143.88 103.68 100.11 87.14
100.21 87.14 77.18 61.8
83.79 69.3
49.93 59.27
75.25 68.25 74.08 61.46 38.26
87.9
77.39 77.39 46.96
108.51 104.48
66.85 60.6
40 Monthly salary 45 35
Salary & commission Salary & commission
Salary & commission Salary & commission Salary & commission Salary & commission Salary & commission Salary & commission
Salary & commission Salary & commission
Salary & commission Hourly wage
Salary & commission
100.01 117.65 132.68 54.12 48.66 45.95 45.95 54.12 48.66 155.98 26.7
44.86 39
48.82 40.28 44.86
Cost of living comparison index* (NYC = 100)
Salary & commission Salary & commission
59.48 48.55
59.8
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* Source: See p90 for an explanation of the cost of living fi gures
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