Average Marriage / Family Therapist with Counseling Skills Salary

The top respondents for the job title Marriage / Family Therapist are from the companies Kaiser Permanente.Reported salaries are highest at Kaiser Permanente where the average pay is $80,000. Kaiser Permanente pays the lowest at around $80,000.

Skills in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning, Group Therapy, Emergency/Trauma and Clinical Psychology are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Case Management.

An entry-level Marriage / Family Therapist with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $42,483 based on 27 salaries. An early career Marriage / Family Therapist with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $44,738 based on 418 salaries. A mid-career Marriage / Family Therapist with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $52,635 based on 151 salaries. An experienced Marriage / Family Therapist with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $55,117 based on 109 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $61,463.

Employees with Marriage / Family Therapist in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 66.1% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in San Diego, California (14.2% more) and Sacramento, California (12.1% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1.6% less).