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Marriage and family therapist salary in California

Open marriage and family therapist jobs in California post a median of $51 an hour, the middle half $36.75–$54 (about $106,100 a year full time), $2.50 above the national posted median. From 10 jobs at 6 employers that state their pay.

$51
Median posted /hr
$37–$54
Middle half /hr
$106,100
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$32.35
BLS median in CA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Marriage and family therapist jobs in California · Marriage and family therapist pay nationwide

What marriage and family therapists are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 10 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $31, highest $70.

Posted on open jobs in California

$36.75–$54/hr

Middle half of 7 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $51. 67% of the 15 open marriage and family therapist jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Marriage and family therapist pay by town in California

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
San Diego$42.50$31–$65.454 (3)
San Carlos$40$403 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Marriage and family therapist pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for marriage and family therapists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Izzo Marriage & Family Therapy$40$404
Sharp HealthCare$54.75$45.06–$65.452
BetterHelp$56.50$43–$701
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital$51$40.75–$61.121
ARC Health Partners$33.50$31–$361
Silver Lake Psychology$33.50$31–$361

Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for marriage and family therapists nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open marriage and family therapist jobs in California

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in California

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Marriage and Family Therapists (21-1013)$22.28 (source: BLS OEWS, Marriage and Family Therapists, opens in a new tab)$23.89 (source: BLS OEWS, Marriage and Family Therapists, opens in a new tab)$32.35 (source: BLS OEWS, Marriage and Family Therapists, opens in a new tab)$47.33 (source: BLS OEWS, Marriage and Family Therapists, opens in a new tab)$62.66 (source: BLS OEWS, Marriage and Family Therapists, opens in a new tab)34,970 (source: BLS OEWS, Marriage and Family Therapists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Marriage and family therapist salary in California: common questions

How much does a marriage and family therapist make in California?

Open marriage and family therapist jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $51, the middle half $36.75–$54 (10 jobs from 6 employers). Full time that is about $106,100 a year. BLS measured a median of $32.35/hr ($67,300 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do marriage and family therapists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: San Diego ($42.50) and San Carlos ($40). The town table lists 2.

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($51) is $2.50 above the national posted median of $48.50. In the BLS survey California ranks 16 of 45 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 10 of 15 open marriage and family therapist jobs in California (67%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Marriage and family therapist pay in other states

Marriage and family therapist salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Marriage and Family Therapists (SOC 21-1013), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Marriage and Family Therapists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Marriage and Family Therapists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Marriage and family therapist salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/marriage-and-family-therapist/california

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