The annual salary statistics of marriage and family therapists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of marriage and family therapists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for marriage and family therapists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of marriage and family therapists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $69,330 | 11.54% | 30.79% |
| 2021 | $61,330 | -6.15% | - |
| 2020 | $65,100 | 12.70% | - |
| 2019 | $56,830 | 11.90% | - |
| 2018 | $50,070 | 2.66% | - |
| 2017 | $48,740 | 1.56% | - |
| 2016 | $47,980 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $47,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,330 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for marriage and family therapists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of marriage and family therapists in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 38.4 percent (38.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Napa.