Marriage and Family Therapists salary
The median pay for marriage and family therapists in the United States is $66,940 a year. About 66,740 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $44,650
- 25th percentile
- $50,070
- Median percentile
- $66,940
- 75th percentile
- $93,840
- 90th percentile
- $123,730
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Hawaii $141,960
- New Jersey $92,150
- Oregon $91,520
- Connecticut $86,250
- Utah $84,980
- Virginia $79,900
- Delaware $76,580
- Minnesota $72,470
- Maine $71,680
- New Mexico $70,630
- Ohio $70,240
- Maryland $69,900
- Kansas $68,710
- Massachusetts $67,370
- California $67,300
- Iowa $67,180
- Pennsylvania $66,040
- New York $64,430
- Arkansas $64,340
- Idaho $62,700
- Nebraska $62,610
- Illinois $60,970
- Colorado $60,700
- Missouri $60,440
- New Hampshire $60,030
- Alaska $60,010
- Indiana $56,810
- Florida $56,400
- West Virginia $55,700
- South Carolina $55,430
- Kentucky $52,420
- Michigan $52,270
- Mississippi $51,440
- Alabama $49,990
- North Carolina $48,100
- Montana $46,960
- Tennessee $46,700
- Texas $46,300
- South Dakota $44,870
- Wisconsin $37,870
By metro area
- Urban Honolulu, HI $141,960
- Greensboro, NC $109,200
- Eugene, OR $102,910
- St. George, UT $101,510
- New Haven, CT $99,070
- Washington, DC $95,460
- San Jose, CA $95,110
- Bend, OR $94,140
- Vallejo, CA $93,810
- Atlantic City, NJ $92,150
- Trenton, NJ $92,150
- Logan, UT $91,260
- New York, NY $91,130
- Waterbury, CT $90,900
- Provo, UT $88,810
- Napa, CA $88,520
- Salt Lake City, UT $86,550
- Santa Maria, CA $85,450
- Santa Rosa, CA $84,080
- Wichita, KS $83,730
- Mankato, MN $83,100
- Virginia Beach, VA $81,870
- Chico, CA $81,780
- Ogden, UT $81,550
- Columbus, OH $81,500
- Scranton, PA $79,300
- Philadelphia, PA $78,640
- Portland, OR $77,850
- Rochester, MN $75,560
- Sacramento, CA $75,030
- Fresno, CA $74,970
- Tucson, AZ $74,360
- Hartford, CT $73,220
- Fargo, ND $73,210
- Albany, NY $73,160
- Omaha, NE $72,020
- Lincoln, NE $71,760
- St. Cloud, MN $71,500
- Albuquerque, NM $71,340
- Harrisburg, PA $71,120
- Los Angeles, CA $71,110
- Redding, CA $71,110
- Allentown, PA $71,050
- Bakersfield, CA $71,010
- Santa Cruz, CA $70,910
- Lebanon, PA $70,460
- El Centro, CA $70,370
- Stockton, CA $69,960
- Boston, MA $69,830
- Modesto, CA $69,680
- Dover, DE $69,450
- Visalia, CA $69,100
- Baltimore, MD $68,700
- Yuba City, CA $67,260
- Cedar Rapids, IA $66,300
- Salinas, CA $65,930
- Chambersburg, PA $65,500
- Lancaster, PA $65,370
- Syracuse, NY $64,730
- San Antonio, TX $64,190
- Rochester, NY $63,800
- Toledo, OH $63,780
- Des Moines, IA $63,380
- Worcester, MA $62,490
- Duluth, MN $62,480
- Chicago, IL $61,360
- Springfield, MA $61,050
- Kingsport, TN $60,880
- Birmingham, AL $60,690
- St. Louis, MO $60,270
- Cincinnati, OH $60,260
- Reading, PA $60,130
- Anchorage, AK $60,010
- York, PA $59,530
- Kansas City, MO $59,120
- Miami, FL $58,660
- Indianapolis, IN $54,600
- Detroit, MI $53,600
- Fort Wayne, IN $53,560
- Las Cruces, NM $53,040
- Tulsa, OK $52,300
- Huntington, WV $51,300
- Hickory, NC $50,820
- Winston, NC $50,640
- Johnson City, TN $50,540
- Grand Rapids, MI $50,450
- Tampa, FL $50,440
- Durham, NC $49,690
- Erie, PA $49,670
- San Diego, CA $49,610
- Jacksonville, FL $49,420
- Sioux Falls, SD $49,380
- Columbia, SC $49,340
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $49,140
- Cape Coral, FL $48,690
- Jackson, TN $48,600
- Montgomery, AL $48,540
- Chattanooga, TN $48,050
- Nashville, TN $47,650
- Greenville, NC $46,610
- Spartanburg, SC $45,780
- Rapid City, SD $44,690
- Houston, TX $44,140
- Knoxville, TN $42,610
- Clarksville, TN $41,400
- Asheville, NC $35,990