Maryland State Guide
Explore Maryland massage licensing requirements, professional organizations, 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.
Maryland licensing
State massage therapist license required
Local business, zoning, facility, and county requirements were not researched and may apply separately.
View the full Maryland licensing record →Compact statewide or local regulatory orientation; detailed legal treatment remains in the licensing record.
Current state or local authority identified in the licensing record.
Credential title from the canonical licensing record.
Statewide entry-education orientation; pathway details remain in the licensing record.
Required examination categories from the canonical licensing record.
Renewal cadence only; deadlines, fees, and mechanics remain in the licensing record.
Compact legal CE orientation only; subjects, documentation, and renewal mechanics remain in the licensing record.
Education
Legal education requirements, official starting points, and selected MassageData program records are distinct.
Statewide entry-education orientation; pathway details remain in the licensing record.
No individual program record cleared this review. That is not evidence that Maryland has no massage programs.
These are selected records, not a complete school directory. School approval is not the same as massage licensure, accreditation, or a guarantee of outcomes.
Professional community
These are selected governed organizations, not a comprehensive state directory.
The official AMTA page identifies the Maryland chapter as a professional-association connection for the state's massage community.
Massage therapists and massage-therapy students interested in AMTA membership.
Practice and risk
The reviewed Maryland licensing, renewal, and regulation pages did not identify a general statewide professional-liability insurance minimum for every massage therapist. This does not resolve employers, establishments, leases, schools, events, contracts, or local requirements.
The reviewed sources do not support a universal legal conclusion. General information only—not legal, financial, or coverage advice.
Compare covered modalities, exclusions, defense costs, policy form, prior-acts treatment, occurrence territory, and reporting duties.
General liability addresses premises and other third-party risks that may be distinct from professional services.
Continuing education
24 hours · The 24-hour requirement is measured over the biennial renewal period.
VerifiedCompact legal CE orientation only; subjects, documentation, and renewal mechanics remain in the licensing record.
Use official starting points to explore continuing-education resources in Maryland. Legal renewal and continuing-education requirements remain in the licensing record.
See detailed Maryland renewal and CE requirements →Workforce data
BLS May 2023 OEWS estimated 1,200 wage-and-salary massage therapist jobs in Maryland, with a median hourly wage of $27.39. These are estimates, not license or practitioner counts.
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Growth and openings data has not yet been reviewed for public projection.
Population universe: OEWS measures wage-and-salary jobs by occupation through an employer survey.
OEWS excludes self-employed workers, which is material in massage therapy; national self-employment context must not be presented as a state-specific percentage.
Maryland agencies and data
A selected official starting set, not a complete source ledger.
Official Maryland entry point for massage therapist applications, renewal, CE, examinations, fees, statutes, regulations, and Board notices.
Verified July 25, 2026educationMaryland Private Career School OversightOfficial Maryland Higher Education Commission starting point for private career-school authorization. Institutional approval and individual massage-license eligibility remain separate determinations.
Verified July 25, 2026Sources and updates
This guide projects 17 distinct official or first-party source links from the governed records. Earliest scheduled review: August 25, 2026.
A scheduled review date has passed for: State Guide, Licensing, Continuing education, Official resources, Education resources. Confirm time-sensitive details before acting.
Review licensing evidence and official sources →Local business, zoning, facility, and professional rules may apply in addition to statewide requirements. Confirm current requirements with the responsible authority before acting.