The annual salary statistics of marriage and family therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of marriage and family therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $46,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for marriage and family therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $117,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of marriage and family therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $71,370 | 13.66% | 45.83% |
| 2021 | $61,620 | 6.88% | - |
| 2020 | $57,380 | -7.74% | - |
| 2019 | $61,820 | 17.47% | - |
| 2018 | $51,020 | 2.61% | - |
| 2017 | $49,690 | 22.20% | - |
| 2016 | $38,660 | -43.97% | - |
| 2015 | $55,660 | 5.41% | - |
| 2014 | $52,650 | -6.84% | - |
| 2013 | $56,250 | 31.27% | - |
| 2012 | $38,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $71,370, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for marriage and family therapists in state of California, following the highest paying city Vallejo-Fairfield (median annual salary of $78,260). Compared with Vallejo-Fairfield, the median annual salary of marriage and family therapists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower.