SOC 21-1013 · Community and Social Service Occupations

Marriage and Family Therapists

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$66,940

U.S. median hourly wage$32.18

U.S. employment66,740

Nationally, marriage and family therapists earned a median of $66,940 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 66,740 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Marriage and Family Therapists: pay and employment by state
State
Hawaii	$141,960	$68.25	220	0.3
New Jersey	$92,150	$44.30	4,040	0.9
Georgia	$91,550	$44.02	Not published	Not published
Oregon	$91,520	$44.00	850	0.4
Connecticut	$86,250	$41.47	260	0.2
Utah	$84,980	$40.86	2,390	1.4
Virginia	$79,900	$38.41	930	0.2
Delaware	$76,580	$36.82	400	0.8
Minnesota	$72,470	$34.84	4,870	1.7
Maine	$71,680	$34.46	180	0.3
New Mexico	$70,630	$33.96	160	0.2
Ohio	$70,240	$33.77	460	0.1
Maryland	$69,900	$33.61	460	0.2
Kansas	$68,710	$33.03	190	0.1
Massachusetts	$67,370	$32.39	600	0.2
California	$67,300	$32.35	34,970	1.9
Iowa	$67,180	$32.30	240	0.2
Pennsylvania	$66,040	$31.75	2,350	0.4
Arizona	$65,290	$31.39	Not published	Not published
New York	$64,430	$30.98	770	0.1
Arkansas	$64,340	$30.93	80	0.1
Vermont	$62,780	$30.19	Not published	Not published
Idaho	$62,700	$30.15	140	0.2
Nebraska	$62,610	$30.10	260	0.2
Illinois	$60,970	$29.31	860	0.1
Colorado	$60,700	$29.18	900	0.3
Missouri	$60,440	$29.06	390	0.1
New Hampshire	$60,030	$28.86	70	0.1
Alaska	$60,010	$28.85	60	0.2
Washington	$60,000	$28.84	Not published	Not published
Oklahoma	$57,670	$27.73	Not published	Not published
Indiana	$56,810	$27.31	510	0.2
Florida	$56,400	$27.12	930	0.1
West Virginia	$55,700	$26.78	90	0.1
South Carolina	$55,430	$26.65	380	0.2
Kentucky	$52,420	$25.20	330	0.2
Michigan	$52,270	$25.13	590	0.1
Mississippi	$51,440	$24.73	140	0.1
Alabama	$49,990	$24.03	190	0.1
North Carolina	$48,100	$23.13	1,400	0.3
Montana	$46,960	$22.58	100	0.2
Tennessee	$46,700	$22.45	1,440	0.4
Texas	$46,300	$22.26	1,380	0.1
South Dakota	$44,870	$21.57	80	0.2
Wisconsin	$37,870	$18.21	180	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 134 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Marriage and Family Therapists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Urban Honolulu, HI	$141,960	$68.25	190	0.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$109,200	$52.50	90	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$102,910	$49.48	130	0.8
St. George, UT	$101,510	$48.80	140	1.6
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$101,460	$48.78	Not published	Not published
New Haven, CT	$99,070	$47.63	30	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$95,460	$45.89	260	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$95,110	$45.73	1,180	1.0
Bend, OR	$94,140	$45.26	80	0.7
Vallejo, CA	$93,810	$45.10	150	1.0
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$92,150	$44.30	270	1.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$92,150	$44.30	370	1.5
Logan, UT-ID	$91,260	$43.88	110	1.6
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$91,130	$43.81	2,800	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$90,900	$43.70	40	0.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$88,810	$42.70	730	2.4
Napa, CA	$88,520	$42.56	50	0.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$86,550	$41.61	890	1.1
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$85,450	$41.08	220	1.1
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$84,080	$40.42	290	1.4
Wichita, KS	$83,730	$40.26	70	0.2
Mankato, MN	$83,100	$39.95	150	2.6
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$81,870	$39.36	300	0.4
Chico, CA	$81,780	$39.32	90	1.1
Ogden, UT	$81,550	$39.21	410	1.5
Columbus, OH	$81,500	$39.18	100	0.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$79,300	$38.13	90	0.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$78,640	$37.81	2,110	0.7
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$77,850	$37.43	470	0.4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$77,210	$37.12	Not published	Not published
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$76,910	$36.98	Not published	Not published
Rochester, MN	$75,560	$36.33	110	0.9
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$75,030	$36.07	1,380	1.3
Fresno, CA	$74,970	$36.04	640	1.4
Tucson, AZ	$74,360	$35.75	40	0.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$73,370	$35.28	Not published	Not published
Corvallis, OR	$73,240	$35.21	Not published	Not published
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$73,220	$35.20	140	0.2
Fargo, ND-MN	$73,210	$35.20	70	0.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$73,160	$35.17	30	0.1
Omaha, NE-IA	$72,020	$34.63	100	0.2
Lincoln, NE	$71,760	$34.50	60	0.3
St. Cloud, MN	$71,500	$34.37	180	1.7
Albuquerque, NM	$71,340	$34.30	40	0.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$71,120	$34.19	110	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$71,110	$34.19	13,200	2.1
Redding, CA	$71,110	$34.19	210	2.9
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$71,050	$34.16	160	0.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$71,010	$34.14	350	1.0
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$70,910	$34.09	130	1.4
Lebanon, PA	$70,460	$33.88	50	0.9
El Centro, CA	$70,370	$33.83	50	0.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$69,960	$33.64	310	1.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$69,830	$33.57	430	0.2
Modesto, CA	$69,680	$33.50	240	1.2
Dover, DE	$69,450	$33.39	90	1.3
Visalia, CA	$69,100	$33.22	130	0.7
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$68,700	$33.03	340	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$68,570	$32.97	Not published	Not published
Yuba City, CA	$67,260	$32.34	50	1.0
Cedar Rapids, IA	$66,300	$31.87	50	0.4
Salinas, CA	$65,930	$31.70	140	0.7
Chambersburg, PA	$65,500	$31.49	40	0.6
Lancaster, PA	$65,370	$31.43	80	0.3
Syracuse, NY	$64,730	$31.12	50	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$64,430	$30.98	Not published	Not published
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$64,190	$30.86	110	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$64,120	$30.83	Not published	Not published
Rochester, NY	$63,800	$30.67	60	0.1
Toledo, OH	$63,780	$30.67	30	0.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$63,380	$30.47	80	0.2
Worcester, MA	$62,490	$30.04	80	0.2
Duluth, MN-WI	$62,480	$30.04	170	1.3
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$61,860	$29.74	Not published	Not published
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$61,850	$29.74	Not published	Not published
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$61,360	$29.50	670	0.1
Springfield, MA	$61,050	$29.35	50	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$60,880	$29.27	40	0.3
Boulder, CO	$60,700	$29.18	Not published	Not published
Birmingham, AL	$60,690	$29.18	70	0.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$60,270	$28.97	160	0.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$60,260	$28.97	100	0.1
Reading, PA	$60,130	$28.91	60	0.4
Anchorage, AK	$60,010	$28.85	50	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$60,000	$28.85	Not published	Not published
York-Hanover, PA	$59,530	$28.62	30	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$59,120	$28.42	220	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$58,660	$28.20	170	0.1
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$57,880	$27.83	Not published	Not published
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$57,670	$27.73	Not published	Not published
Oklahoma City, OK	$57,670	$27.73	Not published	Not published
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$55,500	$26.68	Not published	Not published
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$54,600	$26.25	240	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$53,600	$25.77	200	0.1
Fort Wayne, IN	$53,560	$25.75	30	0.1
Las Cruces, NM	$53,040	$25.50	40	0.5
Tulsa, OK	$52,300	$25.15	130	0.3
Richmond, VA	$52,000	$25.00	Not published	Not published
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$51,300	$24.66	30	0.2
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$50,820	$24.43	40	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$50,770	$24.41	Not published	Not published
Winston-Salem, NC	$50,640	$24.35	80	0.3
Johnson City, TN	$50,540	$24.30	90	1.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$50,450	$24.25	90	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$50,440	$24.25	120	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$49,690	$23.89	110	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$49,680	$23.89	Not published	Not published
Erie, PA	$49,670	$23.88	70	0.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$49,610	$23.85	5,350	3.5
Jacksonville, FL	$49,420	$23.76	90	0.1
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$49,380	$23.74	40	0.2
Columbia, SC	$49,340	$23.72	100	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$49,140	$23.63	140	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$48,690	$23.41	30	0.1
Jackson, TN	$48,600	$23.36	60	0.7
Montgomery, AL	$48,540	$23.34	40	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$48,050	$23.10	210	0.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$47,850	$23.01	Not published	Not published
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$47,650	$22.91	560	0.5
Grand Junction, CO	$47,030	$22.61	Not published	Not published
Greenville, NC	$46,610	$22.41	40	0.5
Spartanburg, SC	$45,780	$22.01	30	0.2
Rapid City, SD	$44,690	$21.48	30	0.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$44,140	$21.22	360	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$43,830	$21.07	Not published	Not published
Knoxville, TN	$42,610	$20.49	120	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$41,840	$20.12	Not published	Not published
Clarksville, TN-KY	$41,400	$19.91	40	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$40,500	$19.47	Not published	Not published
Asheville, NC	$35,990	$17.30	170	1.0
Madison, WI	$34,980	$16.82	Not published	Not published
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	Not published	Not published	80	0.1
Rockford, IL	Not published	Not published	60	0.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	Not published	Not published	170	1.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.