21 Series · SOC 21-1013
Marriage and Family Therapists Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $66,940
- Median / year
- +5%
- 2024→2025
- $123,730
- Top 10% earn
- +12.6%
- Growth '24–'34
- 66,740
- Estimated US jobs
Marriage and Family Therapists earn a median of $66,940 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $66,940, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $44,650 (10th percentile) to $123,730 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 66,740 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Hawaii ($141,960).
The pay verdict
Marriage and Family Therapists earn a median of $66,940, putting them above the typical US occupation and higher than 59% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Community and Social Service, it ranks #3 of 17 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 12.6% by 2034.
- $66,940
- Median annual wage
- Top 41%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #3 of 17
- in Community and Social Service
- 2.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Hawaii at $141,960. Typical entry-level education: Master's degree.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Marriage and Family Therapists moved from $49,610 in May 2019 to $66,940 in May 2025 (+34.9%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Marriage and Family Therapists sits +10.5 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Marriage and Family Therapists (SOC 21-1013) has a national median of $66,940 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $44,650 to $123,730, and the published mean is $76,960. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 66,740 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 45 state or territory areas and 152 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $63,780 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $66,940 in May 2025, a rise of $3,160 (+5%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +12.6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as much faster than average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 7,700 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Master's degree as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as internship/residency. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Community and Social Service Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Hawaii pays the highest state median at $141,960, which is +112% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Urban Honolulu, HI at $141,960. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$66,940
per year
Median Hourly
$32.18/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$76,960
average
Employment
66,740
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Marriage and Family Therapists pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$66,940 Top 41% higher than 59% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 (this entry) | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$66,940 · 59th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 21-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Marriage and Family Therapists; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Substance Abuse, Beh…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 16.8%, Median annual wage $59350
- Social and Human Ser…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $45930
- Child, Family, and S…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.4%, Median annual wage $59550
- Educational, Guidanc…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.5%, Median annual wage $64330
- Healthcare Social Wo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.7%, Median annual wage $67880
- Mental Health and Su…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.7%, Median annual wage $60280
- Community and Social…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $56730
- Rehabilitation Couns…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.4%, Median annual wage $46850
- Probation Officers a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.6%, Median annual wage $66270
- Marriage and Family …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.6%, Median annual wage $66940
- Health Education Spe…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $64070
- Social Workers, All …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $71900
- Community Health Wor…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11.3%, Median annual wage $51850
- Clergy: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1%, Median annual wage $60810
- Counselors, All Other: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.6%, Median annual wage $50860
- Directors, Religious…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.1%, Median annual wage $52100
- Religious Workers, A…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.6%, Median annual wage $45280
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+12.6%
Much faster than average
Annual Openings
7,700
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+9,800
77,800 (2024) → 87,700 (2034)
Typical Education
Master's degree
On-the-Job Training
Internship/residency
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Community and Social Service Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
0.3/100K
Injury Rate
0.5/100
Danger Index
2.2/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Marriage and Family Therapists roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Encourage individuals and family members to develop and use skills and strategies for confronting their problems in a constructive manner.
- ▸ Ask questions that will help clients identify their feelings and behaviors.
- ▸ Develop and implement individualized treatment plans addressing family relationship problems, destructive patterns of behavior, and other personal issues.
- ▸ Maintain case files that include activities, progress notes, evaluations, and recommendations.
- ▸ Counsel clients on concerns, such as unsatisfactory relationships, divorce and separation, child rearing, home management, or financial difficulties.
- ▸ Collect information about clients, using techniques such as testing, interviewing, discussion, or observation.
- ▸ Confer with clients to develop plans for posttreatment activities.
- ▸ Confer with other counselors, doctors, and professionals to analyze individual cases and to coordinate counseling services.
- ▸ Determine whether clients should be counseled or referred to other specialists in such fields as medicine, psychiatry, or legal aid.
- ▸ Follow up on results of counseling programs and clients' adjustments to determine effectiveness of programs.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
Marriage and Family Therapists pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $48,600 |
| 2016 | $49,170 |
| 2017 | $48,790 |
| 2018 | $50,090 |
| 2019 | $49,610 |
| 2020 | $51,340 |
| 2021 | $49,880 |
| 2022 | $56,570 |
| 2023 | $58,510 |
| 2024 | $63,780 |
| 2025 | $66,940 |
2015 median
$48,600
2025 median
$66,940
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$17,330 (+34.9%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+5.1%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $48,600 | First banked release | 32,070 |
| May 2016 | $49,170 | +1.2% | 36,960 |
| May 2017 | $48,790 | -0.8% | 42,880 |
| May 2018 | $50,090 | +2.7% | 48,520 |
| May 2019 | $49,610 | Classification break | 59,050 |
| May 2020 | $51,340 | +3.5% | 60,850 |
| May 2021 | $49,880 | -2.8% | 54,800 |
| May 2022 | $56,570 | +13.4% | 62,080 |
| May 2023 | $58,510 | +3.4% | 63,340 |
| May 2024 | $63,780 | +9.0% | 65,870 |
| May 2025 | $66,940 | +5.0% | 66,740 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $48,600 in May 2015 to $66,940 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +5.1% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 59,050 in May 2019 to 66,740 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $141,960 | +112% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $92,150 | +38% above national |
| 3 | Georgia | $91,550 | +37% above national |
| 4 | Oregon | $91,520 | +37% above national |
| 5 | Connecticut | $86,250 | +29% above national |
| 6 | Utah | $84,980 | +27% above national |
| 7 | Virginia | $79,900 | +19% above national |
| 8 | Delaware | $76,580 | +14% above national |
| 9 | Minnesota | $72,470 | +8% above national |
| 10 | Maine | $71,680 | +7% above national |
| 11 | New Mexico | $70,630 | +6% above national |
| 12 | Ohio | $70,240 | +5% above national |
| 13 | Maryland | $69,900 | +4% above national |
| 14 | Kansas | $68,710 | +3% above national |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $67,370 | +1% above national |
| 16 | California | $67,300 | +1% above national |
| 17 | Iowa | $67,180 | same as national |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $66,040 | 1% below national |
| 19 | Arizona | $65,290 | 2% below national |
| 20 | New York | $64,430 | 4% below national |
| 21 | Arkansas | $64,340 | 4% below national |
| 22 | Vermont | $62,780 | 6% below national |
| 23 | Idaho | $62,700 | 6% below national |
| 24 | Nebraska | $62,610 | 6% below national |
| 25 | Illinois | $60,970 | 9% below national |
| 26 | Colorado | $60,700 | 9% below national |
| 27 | Missouri | $60,440 | 10% below national |
| 28 | New Hampshire | $60,030 | 10% below national |
| 29 | Alaska | $60,010 | 10% below national |
| 30 | Washington | $60,000 | 10% below national |
| 31 | Oklahoma | $57,670 | 14% below national |
| 32 | Indiana | $56,810 | 15% below national |
| 33 | Florida | $56,400 | 16% below national |
| 34 | West Virginia | $55,700 | 17% below national |
| 35 | South Carolina | $55,430 | 17% below national |
| 36 | Kentucky | $52,420 | 22% below national |
| 37 | Michigan | $52,270 | 22% below national |
| 38 | Mississippi | $51,440 | 23% below national |
| 39 | Alabama | $49,990 | 25% below national |
| 40 | North Carolina | $48,100 | 28% below national |
| 41 | Montana | $46,960 | 30% below national |
| 42 | Tennessee | $46,700 | 30% below national |
| 43 | Texas | $46,300 | 31% below national |
| 44 | South Dakota | $44,870 | 33% below national |
| 45 | Wisconsin | $37,870 | 43% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $141,960 | +112% above national |
| 2 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $109,200 | +63% above national |
| 3 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $102,910 | +54% above national |
| 4 | St. George, UT | $101,510 | +52% above national |
| 5 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $101,460 | +52% above national |
| 6 | New Haven, CT | $99,070 | +48% above national |
| 7 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $95,460 | +43% above national |
| 8 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $95,110 | +42% above national |
| 9 | Bend, OR | $94,140 | +41% above national |
| 10 | Vallejo, CA | $93,810 | +40% above national |
| 11 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $92,150 | +38% above national |
| 12 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $92,150 | +38% above national |
| 13 | Logan, UT-ID | $91,260 | +36% above national |
| 14 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $91,130 | +36% above national |
| 15 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $90,900 | +36% above national |
| 16 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $88,810 | +33% above national |
| 17 | Napa, CA | $88,520 | +32% above national |
| 18 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $86,550 | +29% above national |
| 19 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $85,450 | +28% above national |
| 20 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $84,080 | +26% above national |
| 21 | Wichita, KS | $83,730 | +25% above national |
| 22 | Mankato, MN | $83,100 | +24% above national |
| 23 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $81,870 | +22% above national |
| 24 | Chico, CA | $81,780 | +22% above national |
| 25 | Ogden, UT | $81,550 | +22% above national |
| 26 | Columbus, OH | $81,500 | +22% above national |
| 27 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $79,300 | +18% above national |
| 28 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $78,640 | +17% above national |
| 29 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $77,850 | +16% above national |
| 30 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $77,210 | +15% above national |
| 31 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $76,910 | +15% above national |
| 32 | Rochester, MN | $75,560 | +13% above national |
| 33 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $75,030 | +12% above national |
| 34 | Fresno, CA | $74,970 | +12% above national |
| 35 | Tucson, AZ | $74,360 | +11% above national |
| 36 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $73,370 | +10% above national |
| 37 | Corvallis, OR | $73,240 | +9% above national |
| 38 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $73,220 | +9% above national |
| 39 | Fargo, ND-MN | $73,210 | +9% above national |
| 40 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $73,160 | +9% above national |
| 41 | Omaha, NE-IA | $72,020 | +8% above national |
| 42 | Lincoln, NE | $71,760 | +7% above national |
| 43 | St. Cloud, MN | $71,500 | +7% above national |
| 44 | Albuquerque, NM | $71,340 | +7% above national |
| 45 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $71,120 | +6% above national |
| 46 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $71,110 | +6% above national |
| 47 | Redding, CA | $71,110 | +6% above national |
| 48 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $71,050 | +6% above national |
| 49 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $71,010 | +6% above national |
| 50 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $70,910 | +6% above national |
| 51 | Lebanon, PA | $70,460 | +5% above national |
| 52 | El Centro, CA | $70,370 | +5% above national |
| 53 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $69,960 | +5% above national |
| 54 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $69,830 | +4% above national |
| 55 | Modesto, CA | $69,680 | +4% above national |
| 56 | Dover, DE | $69,450 | +4% above national |
| 57 | Visalia, CA | $69,100 | +3% above national |
| 58 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $68,700 | +3% above national |
| 59 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $68,570 | +2% above national |
| 60 | Yuba City, CA | $67,260 | same as national |
| 61 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $66,300 | 1% below national |
| 62 | Salinas, CA | $65,930 | 2% below national |
| 63 | Chambersburg, PA | $65,500 | 2% below national |
| 64 | Lancaster, PA | $65,370 | 2% below national |
| 65 | Syracuse, NY | $64,730 | 3% below national |
| 66 | Pittsburgh, PA | $64,430 | 4% below national |
| 67 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $64,190 | 4% below national |
| 68 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $64,120 | 4% below national |
| 69 | Rochester, NY | $63,800 | 5% below national |
| 70 | Toledo, OH | $63,780 | 5% below national |
| 71 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $63,380 | 5% below national |
| 72 | Worcester, MA | $62,490 | 7% below national |
| 73 | Duluth, MN-WI | $62,480 | 7% below national |
| 74 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $61,860 | 8% below national |
| 75 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $61,850 | 8% below national |
| 76 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $61,360 | 8% below national |
| 77 | Springfield, MA | $61,050 | 9% below national |
| 78 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $60,880 | 9% below national |
| 79 | Boulder, CO | $60,700 | 9% below national |
| 80 | Birmingham, AL | $60,690 | 9% below national |
| 81 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $60,270 | 10% below national |
| 82 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $60,260 | 10% below national |
| 83 | Reading, PA | $60,130 | 10% below national |
| 84 | Anchorage, AK | $60,010 | 10% below national |
| 85 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $60,000 | 10% below national |
| 86 | York-Hanover, PA | $59,530 | 11% below national |
| 87 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $59,120 | 12% below national |
| 88 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $58,660 | 12% below national |
| 89 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $57,880 | 14% below national |
| 90 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $57,670 | 14% below national |
| 91 | Oklahoma City, OK | $57,670 | 14% below national |
| 92 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $55,500 | 17% below national |
| 93 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $54,600 | 18% below national |
| 94 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $53,600 | 20% below national |
| 95 | Fort Wayne, IN | $53,560 | 20% below national |
| 96 | Las Cruces, NM | $53,040 | 21% below national |
| 97 | Tulsa, OK | $52,300 | 22% below national |
| 98 | Richmond, VA | $52,000 | 22% below national |
| 99 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $51,300 | 23% below national |
| 100 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $50,820 | 24% below national |
| 101 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $50,770 | 24% below national |
| 102 | Winston-Salem, NC | $50,640 | 24% below national |
| 103 | Johnson City, TN | $50,540 | 24% below national |
| 104 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $50,450 | 25% below national |
| 105 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $50,440 | 25% below national |
| 106 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $49,690 | 26% below national |
| 107 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $49,680 | 26% below national |
| 108 | Erie, PA | $49,670 | 26% below national |
| 109 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $49,610 | 26% below national |
| 110 | Jacksonville, FL | $49,420 | 26% below national |
| 111 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $49,380 | 26% below national |
| 112 | Columbia, SC | $49,340 | 26% below national |
| 113 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $49,140 | 27% below national |
| 114 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $48,690 | 27% below national |
| 115 | Jackson, TN | $48,600 | 27% below national |
| 116 | Montgomery, AL | $48,540 | 27% below national |
| 117 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $48,050 | 28% below national |
| 118 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $47,850 | 29% below national |
| 119 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $47,650 | 29% below national |
| 120 | Grand Junction, CO | $47,030 | 30% below national |
| 121 | Greenville, NC | $46,610 | 30% below national |
| 122 | Spartanburg, SC | $45,780 | 32% below national |
| 123 | Rapid City, SD | $44,690 | 33% below national |
| 124 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $44,140 | 34% below national |
| 125 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $43,830 | 35% below national |
| 126 | Knoxville, TN | $42,610 | 36% below national |
| 127 | Cleveland, OH | $41,840 | 37% below national |
| 128 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $41,400 | 38% below national |
| 129 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $40,500 | 39% below national |
| 130 | Asheville, NC | $35,990 | 46% below national |
| 131 | Madison, WI | $34,980 | 48% below national |
Same SOC major group
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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Community and Social Service Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($66,940 here) and reported employment (66,740 jobs here).
Similar median pay
Nearest other detailed occupations by BLS OEWS national median annual wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 1,000 national jobs), distinct from the pay column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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