Estimated wage-and-salary jobs
Kansas State Guide
Kansas massage therapy guide
Explore Kansas massage licensing requirements, insurance considerations, continuing education, workforce data, and official resources, with dated official sources and scheduled review.
Statewide requirements and local rules are identified separately. This guide is general information, not legal advice.
Kansas licensing
No statewide massage therapist license; local credentials may apply
Kansas statute excludes specified relaxation and conditioning massage from the healing-arts act, and no statewide massage-therapy license was identified. Local governments may license therapists and massage businesses.
Kansas does not issue a statewide massage license under the reviewed law. Municipal or county requirements may apply. Wichita is one example, not a complete local inventory; practitioners must check the city and county where services will be performed.
Kansas statute excludes specified relaxation and conditioning massage from the healing-arts act, and no statewide massage-therapy license was identified. Local governments may license therapists and massage businesses.
View the full Kansas licensing record →- Regulator
- Kansas local governments; no statewide massage-therapy licensing board identified
- Credential
- No statewide massage therapist license identified
- Education
- No statewide requirement identified
- Renewal
- There is no statewide renewal cycle. Wichita uses a two-year local therapist permit and business-license cycle.
Practice risk
Insurance considerations
No statewide massage-practitioner insurance mandate was identified. Local business rules, contracts, venues, and professional risk-management decisions require separate review.
General information only—not legal, financial, or coverage advice.
Questions for an insurer
- Does the policy satisfy any state or local requirement that applies to this practice?
- Which modalities, locations, entities, and workers are covered?
- Are defense costs inside or outside the stated limits?
License renewal
Continuing education
Kansas has no statewide massage-license CE requirement. A local ordinance or private credential may impose separate obligations.
Maintain the records required by the issuing local government, employer, insurer, or voluntary credential.
See detailed Kansas renewal and CE requirements →Official CE starting points
Employment and wages
Kansas workforce outlook
BLS May 2025 OEWS estimates 780 wage-and-salary massage therapist jobs in Kansas; this is not a license count or practitioner census.
Median hourly wage
Projected percentage change
OEWS measures wage-and-salary jobs. Projections Central distributes state long-term occupational projections; its base and projected employment universe is not assumed to match OEWS.
BLS OEWS excludes self-employed workers, which is material in massage therapy.
Kansas agencies and data
Official resources
The official education resource is a verified starting point, not a comprehensive directory.
Sources and updates
Reviewed July 28, 2026
Information was reviewed against the linked official and first-party sources. Next scheduled review: October 28, 2026.
Official authority and source list
- Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-2872 — Healing-Arts Exclusions
- City of Wichita — Massage Therapy Licensing and Ordinance Resources
- Overland Park Municipal Code Chapter 5.50 — Massage Therapy
- Kansas Board of Regents — Private and Out-of-State Institutions
- Kansas Board of Regents — Approved Private and Out-of-State Institution List
- Kansas Senate Bill 253 (2025–2026) — Massage Therapist Licensure Proposal, Died
Local business, zoning, facility, and professional rules may apply in addition to statewide requirements. Confirm current requirements with the responsible authority before acting.