The annual salary statistics of marriage and family therapists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of marriage and family therapists in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $37,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for marriage and family therapists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,950.
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 | $51,530 | 8.71% | 43.55% |
| 2021 | $47,040 | 8.38% | - |
| 2020 | $43,100 | 8.79% | - |
| 2019 | $39,310 | 1.91% | - |
| 2018 | $38,560 | -3.99% | - |
| 2017 | $40,100 | -5.11% | - |
| 2016 | $42,150 | 16.77% | - |
| 2015 | $35,080 | 34.29% | - |
| 2014 | $23,050 | -25.21% | - |
| 2013 | $28,860 | -0.80% | - |
| 2012 | $29,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,530 in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 Louisville-Jefferson County is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area and 11.9 percent (11.9%) 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 |