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Marriage and Family Therapists Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of marriage and family therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of marriage and family therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Marriage and Family Therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$39,350
25th Percentile Wage
$39,350
50th Percentile Wage
$51,100
75th Percentile Wage
$62,400
90th Percentile Wage
$83,830

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for marriage and family therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,350.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of marriage and family therapists from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$51,100
3.62% 9.67%
2021
$49,250
5.04% -
2020
$46,770
-11.70% -
2019
$52,240
2.83% -
2018
$50,760
-6.76% -
2017
$54,190
11.39% -
2016
$48,020
3.77% -
2015
$46,210
-1.69% -
2014
$46,990
2.77% -
2013
$45,690
-1.03% -
2012
$46,160
- -

Table 2. Compare Marriage and Family Therapists Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,100 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for marriage and family therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of marriage and family therapists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 34.7 percent (34.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 16.4 percent (16.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Napa.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Vallejo-Fairfield
$78,260
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$71,370
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$69,330
Yuba City
$67,070
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$64,820
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$64,050
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$62,520
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$62,150
Chico
$61,620
Visalia-Porterville
$61,190
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$60,650
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$60,600
Salinas
$60,520
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$59,990
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,430
Modesto
$58,360
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$58,220
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$58,220
Fresno
$57,760
El Centro
$57,580
Redding
$56,720
Bakersfield-Delano
$56,390
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$56,380
Merced
$55,650
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$54,110
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$53,760
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$53,270
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$52,030
Hanford-Corcoran
$51,980
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$51,640
Stockton
$51,600
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$51,100
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$49,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$46,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$45,510
Madera-Chowchilla
$44,460
Napa
$42,720

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.