SOC 21-1013 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Marriage and Family Therapists make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Marriage and Family Therapists in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $101,460. The 10th percentile is $45,470 and the 90th percentile is $102,350. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$101,460
- 10th percentile
- $45,470
- 25th percentile
- $66,470
- Median
- $101,460
- 75th percentile
- $102,320
- 90th percentile
- $102,350
- Mean
- $86,220
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Marriage and Family Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $45,470 and the 90th percentile is $102,350. The difference is $56,880, which is 56.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $66,470 to the 75th at $102,320, covers $35,850.
The mean annual wage is $86,220, which sits below the median of $101,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 51.6% higher than the national median of $66,940 for Marriage and Family Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,401, which is 51.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 10.8% higher than the Georgia median of $91,550.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $101,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Marriage and Family Therapists at $101,401 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Marriage and Family Therapists. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 1st of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Chattanooga, TN-GA is 106 miles away, with a median of $48,050 and employment of 210. That median is 52.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,534, against $101,401 here.
- Birmingham, AL is 141 miles away, with a median of $60,690 and employment of 70. That median is 40.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,224, against $101,401 here.
- Montgomery, AL is 150 miles away, with a median of $48,540 and employment of 40. That median is 52.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,125, against $101,401 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Marriage and Family Therapists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Marriage and Family Therapists make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Marriage and Family Therapists in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $101,460. The 10th percentile is $45,470 and the 90th percentile is $102,350.
How does that compare with the national median for Marriage and Family Therapists?
The local median is 51.6% higher than the national median of $66,940.
What is Marriage and Family Therapists pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $101,460 is $101,401. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA compare with nearby metros for Marriage and Family Therapists?
Chattanooga, TN-GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 106 miles away, at $48,050. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 1st of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.