The highest-paying states for marriage and family therapists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of marriage and family therapists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $78,730, Utah is the highest paying state for marriage and family therapists. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $77,080). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of marriage and family therapists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | $78,730 |
$56,870 | 1,530 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $77,080 |
$60,430 | 4,220 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $72,920 |
$50,520 | 90 |
| 4 | Maryland | $71,630 |
$50,920 | 920 |
| 5 | Minnesota | $65,960 |
$48,340 | 3,240 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | $64,160 |
$41,360 | 130 |
| 7 | Nevada | $63,120 |
$50,040 | 250 |
| 8 | Oregon | $61,280 |
$47,320 | 360 |
| 9 | Virginia | $61,050 |
$47,270 | 590 |
| 10 | Idaho | $61,000 |
$39,630 | 180 |
| 11 | Texas | $60,820 |
$41,110 | 650 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $59,360 |
$42,120 | 430 |
| 13 | New Mexico | $58,790 |
$38,890 | 220 |
| 14 | Missouri | $58,680 |
$39,890 | 410 |
| 15 | Wyoming | $58,590 |
$41,060 | 70 |
| 16 | Alaska | $58,520 |
$45,450 | 50 |
| 17 | Nebraska | $58,350 |
$30,480 | 40 |
| 18 | Washington | $58,300 |
$39,690 | 420 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $57,460 |
$38,730 | 2,890 |
| 20 | Maine | $57,150 |
$35,140 | 80 |
| 21 | California | $56,890 |
$37,380 | 28,910 |
| 22 | North Dakota | $56,880 |
$35,250 | 80 |
| 23 | Colorado | $55,880 |
$34,740 | 850 |
| 24 | Louisiana | $54,050 |
$22,350 | 30 |
| 25 | New York | $53,760 |
$29,450 | 1,260 |
| 26 | Iowa | $53,630 |
$41,300 | 120 |
| 27 | Delaware | $52,770 |
$50,500 | 210 |
| 28 | New Hampshire | $51,170 |
$36,640 | 260 |
| 29 | Kansas | $51,090 |
$38,320 | 170 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | $50,960 |
$34,810 | 1,170 |
| 31 | Ohio | $50,510 |
$40,080 | 210 |
| 32 | Kentucky | $49,020 |
$29,250 | 530 |
| 33 | South Dakota | $48,880 |
$36,700 | 40 |
| 34 | Indiana | $48,400 |
$37,920 | 780 |
| 35 | Massachusetts | $48,000 |
$38,680 | 490 |
| 36 | Florida | $47,200 |
$34,130 | 3,090 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $47,180 |
$37,920 | 960 |
| 38 | Illinois | $47,060 |
$35,670 | 1,640 |
| 39 | District of Columbia | $46,950 |
$27,900 | 50 |
| 40 | Montana | $46,870 |
$41,020 | 40 |
| 41 | Arizona | $46,860 |
$41,400 | 370 |
| 42 | Michigan | $46,570 |
$31,800 | 260 |
| 43 | Rhode Island | $43,290 |
$31,560 | 0 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $42,180 |
$30,150 | 1,800 |
| 45 | Mississippi | $41,150 |
$28,490 | 80 |
| 46 | Alabama | $39,650 |
$35,310 | 330 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $38,830 |
$36,040 | 50 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $37,950 |
$36,270 | 90 |
| 49 | Georgia | $35,670 |
$33,680 | 780 |
| 50 | South Carolina | $28,830 |
$17,390 | 580 |