Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · SOC 21-1013

Marriage and Family Therapists in the Salt Lake City-Murray Metro

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

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Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Salt Lake City-Murray, UT BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$86,550

per year in the Salt Lake City-Murray metro

+29% above

National Median

$66,940

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$41.61/hr

median hourly

Employment

890

jobs in the Salt Lake City-Murray metro

The Salt Lake City-Murray pay distribution spans from $39,770 at the 10th percentile to $160,160 at the 90th, a 4.0× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $58,630 and the 75th at $119,460, so half of Salt Lake City-Murray-based marriage and family therapists earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Salt Lake City-Murray, UT covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide UT estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Salt Lake City-Murray Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$39,770
25th$58,630
Median$86,550
75th$119,460
90th$160,160

Top Paying Jobs in Salt Lake City-Murray

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

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How much do Marriage and Family Therapists make in the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area?

How much do Marriage and Family Therapists make in the Salt Lake City-Murray metro area? ▼
The median annual salary for Marriage and Family Therapists in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is $86,550 ($41.61/hour). The salary range spans from $39,770 at the 10th percentile to $160,160 at the 90th percentile.
How does Marriage and Family Therapists pay in the Salt Lake City-Murray metro compare nationally? ▼
Marriage and Family Therapists pay in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT is +29% above the national median of $66,940. There are approximately 890 Marriage and Family Therapists jobs in this metro area.

Last updated: May 2025 (BLS OEWS annual release). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS data for the full Salt Lake City-Murray, UT wage area. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.