How much do Marriage and Family Therapists make in Charleston-North Charleston, SC?

Percentile spread

For Marriage and Family Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $47,060 and the 90th percentile is $101,080. The difference is $54,020, which is 93.7% 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 $47,060 to the 75th at $79,150, covers $32,090.

The mean annual wage is $65,840, which sits above the median of $57,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston-North Charleston, SC median is 13.8% lower than the national median of $66,940 for Marriage and Family Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $57,121, which is 14.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4% higher than the South Carolina median of $55,430.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 100.962, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $57,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Marriage and Family Therapists at $57,121 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Marriage and Family Therapists. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Columbia, SC is 94 miles away, with a median of $49,340 and employment of 100. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,679, against $57,121 here.
• Spartanburg, SC is 164 miles away, with a median of $45,780 and employment of 30. That median is 20.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,280, against $57,121 here.