Marriage Counselors and Family Therapists

Median Salary: $46,900

Many marriage counselors and family therapists across the country share a number of key professional characteristics. For example, self control, stress tolerance, and cooperation can be vital for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 26,450 folks were employed as marriage counselors and family therapists nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to cultivate these attributes and receive solid training, particularly if you're aiming to progress in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for marriage counselors and family therapists in the U.S. was $46,900 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $22.60. Of course, income can vary with training and by place. Below, you'll find more data about marriage counselors and family therapists, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the country.

Marriage counselors and family therapists should be skilled in:

Oral Comprehension
Speech Clarity
Deductive Reasoning
Fluency of Ideas
Speed of Closure

Different folks go into different careers; marriage counselors and family therapists are typically:

Social
Artistic
Investigative

Working as a marriage counselor or family therapist requires knowledge in subjects like:

Customer and Personal Service
Philosophy and Theology
Education and Training
Personnel and Human Resources
Law and Government

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks employed as marriage counselors and family therapists). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of marriage counselors and family therapists in each city as compared to the national average.

Arizona
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	NA	$43,900	$21.10	$56,500	$27.20	NA
Tucson	NA	$32,600	$15.70	$41,700	$20.10	NA

California
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	90	$51,700	$24.90	$74,400	$35.80	75.7%
Fresno	80	$45,800	$22.00	$63,000	$30.30	15.8%
Los Angeles (Area)	2,190	$49,800	$24.00	$60,800	$29.20	91.6%
Modesto	NA	$52,200	$25.10	$61,400	$29.50	NA
Oakland	640	$52,000	$25.00	$62,200	$29.90	221.3%
Oxnard	190	$52,100	$25.00	$59,000	$28.40	215.8%
Redding	90	$43,200	$20.80	$56,900	$27.30	618.3%
Riverside	320	$49,400	$23.70	$58,500	$28.10	34.2%
Sacramento	120	$51,600	$24.80	$67,700	$32.60	-29.7%
Salinas	30	$37,300	$18.00	$53,000	$25.50	-4.5%
San Diego	720	$52,000	$25.00	$63,800	$30.70	179.2%
San Francisco (Area)	1,220	$47,300	$22.70	$65,400	$31.40	206.4%
San Francisco (City)	580	$42,500	$20.40	$68,600	$33.00	191.6%
San Jose	150	$40,100	$19.30	$56,000	$26.90	-17.3%
Santa Barbara	NA	$44,000	$21.20	$57,100	$27.50	NA
Santa Rosa	50	$75,900	$36.50	$91,800	$44.10	53.5%
Stockton	NA	$39,800	$19.10	$42,500	$20.40	NA
Vallejo	50	$53,600	$25.80	$60,600	$29.10	94.6%
Visalia	NA	$46,300	$22.20	$59,200	$28.50	NA

Colorado
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Denver	120	$34,500	$16.60	$42,800	$20.60	-51%

Connecticut
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	NA	$56,900	$27.40	$63,900	$30.70	NA
Hartford	130	$47,100	$22.60	$58,900	$28.30	11.9%
Norwich	40	$39,800	$19.20	$54,000	$26.00	41.1%

District of Columbia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	320	$51,600	$24.80	$62,600	$30.10	-48.5%

Florida
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Coral	50	$38,800	$18.70	$45,800	$22.00	10.4%
Jacksonville	90	$34,100	$16.40	$51,300	$24.70	-20.3%
Lakeland	40	$41,700	$20.10	$52,300	$25.10	7.9%
Miami (Area)	NA	$41,800	$20.10	$49,200	$23.60	NA
Orlando	190	$19,600	$9.40	$36,500	$17.50	-4%
Tallahassee	NA	$41,800	$20.10	$51,800	$24.90	NA
Tampa	NA	$31,500	$15.20	$36,400	$17.50	NA

Georgia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	120	$49,700	$23.90	$61,300	$29.50	-73.3%

Hawaii
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	40	$87,100	$41.90	$97,800	$47.00	-52.5%

Illinois
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	NA	$41,200	$19.80	$47,500	$22.80	NA

Indiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bloomington	50	$35,900	$17.30	$41,500	$20.00	234.2%
Evansville	90	$39,600	$19.00	$64,500	$31.00	175.7%
Fort Wayne	NA	$39,800	$19.10	$44,100	$21.20	NA
Indianapolis	110	$41,900	$20.20	$86,600	$41.60	-35.1%
South Bend	60	$44,800	$21.50	$51,700	$24.90	129.2%

Iowa
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cedar Rapids	NA	$28,600	$13.70	$31,800	$15.30	NA
Des Moines	190	$39,600	$19.00	$56,400	$27.10	195%

Kentucky
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Louisville	80	$32,200	$15.50	$40,500	$19.50	-35.6%

Louisiana
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Monroe	50	$34,100	$16.40	$40,400	$19.40	200%

Maryland
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	1,260	$45,700	$22.00	$52,200	$25.10	393.6%

Massachusetts
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	NA	$41,100	$19.70	$47,100	$22.60	NA
Springfield	100	$39,500	$19.00	$46,200	$22.20	69.8%

Michigan
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	NA	$39,600	$19.00	$46,400	$22.30	NA

Minnesota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	700	$50,500	$24.30	$64,500	$31.00	99.5%

Missouri
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	140	$42,500	$20.50	$47,900	$23.10	-27.7%
Springfield	NA	$39,700	$19.10	$50,700	$24.40	NA
St. Louis	NA	$44,900	$21.60	$62,000	$29.80	NA

Nebraska
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Omaha	80	$36,700	$17.60	$41,500	$20.00	-14.4%

Nevada
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	NA	$64,600	$31.10	$72,300	$34.80	NA

New Jersey
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	150	$57,700	$27.80	$71,300	$34.30	449%
Ocean City	60	$56,600	$27.20	$64,100	$30.80	654%
Trenton	440	$64,600	$31.10	$76,900	$37.00	899.5%

New York
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	30	$35,700	$17.20	$38,300	$18.40	-62.9%
New York (Area)	3,150	$55,900	$26.90	$66,800	$32.10	294.6%
Rochester	NA	$59,900	$28.80	$64,500	$31.00	NA
Syracuse	30	$37,100	$17.80	$41,500	$20.00	-51.5%

Ohio
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cincinnati	150	$50,000	$24.00	$62,500	$30.10	-27.2%
Cleveland	NA	$41,100	$19.80	$47,400	$22.80	NA
Dayton	NA	$41,700	$20.10	$46,000	$22.10	NA
Toledo	100	$40,700	$19.60	$45,200	$21.70	64.9%

Oklahoma
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	130	$40,200	$19.30	$46,000	$22.10	10.9%
Tulsa	NA	$28,700	$13.80	$35,000	$16.90	NA

Oregon
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	230	$36,800	$17.70	$45,900	$22.10	14.4%

Pennsylvania
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	200	$56,600	$27.20	$63,300	$30.50	192.6%
Harrisburg	30	$39,700	$19.10	$43,900	$21.10	-47.5%
Lancaster	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	2%
Philadelphia (Area)	510	$53,200	$25.60	$59,500	$28.60	84.2%
Pittsburgh	NA	$38,900	$18.70	$59,500	$28.60	NA
Scranton	NA	$46,900	$22.50	$54,400	$26.20	NA
York	70	$33,600	$16.20	$40,500	$19.50	93.6%

South Dakota
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Rapid City	50	$41,200	$19.80	$47,700	$22.90	347%
Sioux Falls	NA	$40,800	$19.60	$45,100	$21.70	NA

Tennessee
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Knoxville	60	$35,000	$16.80	$38,900	$18.70	-1%
Memphis	110	$36,800	$17.70	$44,800	$21.60	-12.4%
Nashville	140	$29,700	$14.30	$36,300	$17.40	-4.5%

Texas
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	NA	$32,000	$15.40	$41,500	$19.90	NA
Dallas (Area)	70	$37,400	$18.00	$48,500	$23.30	-59.4%
Houston	NA	$75,200	$36.20	$86,200	$41.40	NA
San Antonio	NA	$43,800	$21.10	$47,200	$22.70	NA

Virginia
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	NA	$35,100	$16.90	$38,000	$18.30	NA
Virginia Beach	NA	$35,600	$17.10	$42,200	$20.30	NA

Washington
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	140	$42,800	$20.60	$47,500	$22.90	-28.7%
Spokane	40	$34,700	$16.70	$40,300	$19.40	-4%

Wisconsin
City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Madison	NA	$34,300	$16.50	$42,100	$20.30	NA
Milwaukee	150	$57,100	$27.40	$70,800	$34.10	-9.4%