The annual salary statistics of marriage and family therapists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of marriage and family therapists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $32,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for marriage and family therapists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of marriage and family therapists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $44,990 | 4.25% | 7.49% |
| 2016 | $43,080 | 2.44% | - |
| 2015 | $42,030 | -7.68% | - |
| 2014 | $45,260 | 4.99% | - |
| 2013 | $43,000 | 3.21% | - |
| 2012 | $41,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,990 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for marriage and family therapists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of marriage and family therapists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 26.6 percent (26.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 16.8 percent (16.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Tacoma | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Spokane | |
| Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area |