The annual salary statistics of marriage and family therapists in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of marriage and family therapists in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $32,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for marriage and family therapists in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,350.
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 | $48,320 | 0.75% | 25.17% |
| 2021 | $47,960 | -11.18% | - |
| 2020 | $53,320 | 6.68% | - |
| 2019 | $49,760 | 3.62% | - |
| 2018 | $47,960 | 24.60% | - |
| 2014 | $36,160 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $36,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,320 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for marriage and family therapists in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of marriage and family therapists in Lexington-Fayette is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 6.1 percent (6.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |