The annual salary statistics of marriage and family therapists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of marriage and family therapists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $30,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for marriage and family therapists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,360.
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 | $44,600 | 12.89% | 22.02% |
| 2021 | $38,850 | -10.84% | - |
| 2020 | $43,060 | 4.53% | - |
| 2019 | $41,110 | 2.51% | - |
| 2018 | $40,080 | 8.93% | - |
| 2017 | $36,500 | 5.26% | - |
| 2016 | $34,580 | 0.90% | - |
| 2015 | $34,270 | -3.62% | - |
| 2014 | $35,510 | -4.14% | - |
| 2013 | $36,980 | 5.95% | - |
| 2012 | $34,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,600, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for marriage and family therapists in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Memphis (median annual salary of $44,690). Compared with Memphis, the median annual salary of marriage and family therapists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is .2 percent (.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Morristown | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Knoxville | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Clarksville | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |