Massage Envy franchise: what it costs
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) puts the cost of opening a massage clinic with the Massage Envy franchise at $695,870 to $1,046,506. An FDD is the papers a brand must give you ahead of a purchase.
Massage Envy franchise cost, item by item
- Full cost of opening
- Between $695,870 and $1,046,506 Item 7, 2026 FDD
- Franchise fee you pay one time at the start
- $45,000 Item 5, 2026 FDD
- Royalty, your ongoing payments to the brand
- A 6% share of gross sales Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Marketing fund, which covers shared advertising
- A 2% share of gross sales Item 6, 2026 FDD
- Figures on sales or earnings
- $1,210,966 a year on average across 989 locations it counts, before costs Item 19, 2026 FDD
- Location count as 2025 ended
- 993 run by franchise owners; the company runs 0 Item 20, 2026 FDD
Each figure above comes from the 2026 Massage Envy Franchise Disclosure Document, which ME SPE Franchising, LLC filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce, dated April 29, 2026. Each small label points to the numbered part of the FDD where that figure sits.
Massage Envy FDD figures for sales and earnings
In Item 19, Massage Envy gives figures; that FDD part is where a brand may report location sales or earnings. The headline number: 989 sites open for all 52 weeks during 2025 averaged $1,210,966 in yearly sales. It is money the store takes in, not profit, because rent, wages and every other cost get paid from it.
Before you rely on a number from it, read our guide to understanding an Item 19.
Massage Envy beside other beauty and wellness franchises
Among the beauty and wellness brands on this site, opening a Massage Envy costs the most.
| Brand | Total cost to opentotal, lowest to highest | Upfront feeone-time fee | Royaltyongoing, usually a % of sales | Year filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supercuts | $186K to $323K | $39,500 | 4%, then 6% | 2025 |
| Great Clips | $188K to $420K | $20,000 | 6% | 2026 |
| The Joint Chiropractic | $254K to $521K | $39,900 | 7% (at least $700 a month) | 2024 |
| European Wax Center | $332K to $777K | $36,000 to $45,000 | 6% | 2026 |
| Massage Envy | $696K to $1.05M | $45,000 | 6% | 2026 |
Before you buy, a brand has to hand over its Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD); the brand's latest one is where every figure comes from. After opening, the royalty remains due: either a share of sales or a set amount owed to the brand. A K stands for thousand, an M for million. Each of the 5 brands includes sales or earnings figures in its FDD (open a brand to view them). The filing year is the year that FDD was listed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
The number of Massage Envy locations
Item 20 counts 993 Massage Envy locations across the United States as 2025 ended, with franchise owners running 100% of them. In that same part of the FDD, you get phone numbers for owners still running stores and ones who left. Your best way to learn how these costs play out in real life is to call a few of them.
Get the Massage Envy FDD read by a franchise attorney
Before you sign, one franchise attorney can go through the Massage Envy FDD and franchise agreement with you.