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Highest Paying Industries for Marriage and Family Therapists

The top 53 highest paying industries for marriage and family therapists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $67,740, state government, excluding schools and hospitals (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for marriage and family therapists. It is followed by state government, including schools and hospitals industry (average annual salary $67,630). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of marriage and family therapists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 53 Highest Paying Industries for Marriage and Family Therapists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$67,740	$47,520	5,060
2	State government, including schools and hospitals	$67,630	$47,520	5,080
3	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$63,960	$40,000	7,230
4	Federal, State, and Local Government	$63,960	$40,000	7,230
5	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$63,630	$40,100	7,440
6	Religious Organizations	$63,530	$51,950	n/a
7	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$58,470	$43,080	140
8	Educational Services - Local government owned	$58,360	$43,000	150
9	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$55,760	$34,200	150
10	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$55,760	$34,200	150
11	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$54,000	$34,310	660
12	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$53,940	$34,370	700
13	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$53,850	$34,340	240
14	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$53,770	$33,010	2,360
15	Hospitals - Local government owned	$53,570	$38,760	40
16	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$53,280	$32,690	2,170
17	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$53,120	$38,400	40
18	Home Health Care Services	$51,700	$23,830	120
19	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$51,530	$33,700	980
20	Hospitals - Privately owned	$51,450	$33,640	940
21	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$51,100	$28,250	2,230
22	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$51,060	$23,340	n/a
23	Child Day Care Services	$50,110	$30,040	170
24	Educational Services	$50,110	$33,830	340
25	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$47,910	$27,880	2,640
26	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$46,960	$29,090	8,140
27	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$46,760	$33,000	270
28	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$46,710	$33,000	270
29	Outpatient Care Centers	$46,640	$30,570	4,870
30	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$45,910	$29,920	4,260
31	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$45,820	$33,920	220
32	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$45,680	$34,820	n/a
33	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$45,650	$33,760	70
34	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$45,620	$37,100	90
35	Offices of Physicians	$45,050	$26,610	490
36	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$44,770	$32,490	50
37	Social Advocacy Organizations	$44,690	$32,580	50
38	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$44,590	$28,420	420
39	Health Care and Social Assistance	$44,360	$28,590	22,020
40	Employment Services	$44,110	$28,060	50
41	Administrative and Support Services	$44,110	$28,060	50
42	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$44,110	$28,060	50
43	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$42,740	$24,790	1,120
44	Social Assistance	$42,700	$27,940	10,900
45	Individual and Family Services	$42,580	$27,820	9,910
46	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$42,430	$26,870	2,000
47	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$42,210	$23,930	1,030
48	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$42,080	$32,500	200
49	Other Residential Care Facilities	$42,040	$28,280	870
50	Educational Services - Privately owned	$41,820	$32,070	170
51	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$41,300	$27,120	600
52	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$41,230	$31,730	100
53	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$35,160	$27,260	360