How much do Marriage and Family Therapists make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Percentile spread

For Marriage and Family Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $41,930 and the 90th percentile is $106,100. The difference is $64,170, which is 108.5% 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 $41,930 to the 75th at $73,830, covers $31,900.

The mean annual wage is $64,630, which sits above the median of $59,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kansas City, MO-KS median is 11.7% lower than the national median of $66,940 for Marriage and Family Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,884, which is 4.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% lower than the Missouri median of $60,440.

Kansas City, MO-KS covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.543, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Marriage and Family Therapists at $63,884 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Marriage and Family Therapists. Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 5th of 5 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).).

• Wichita, KS is 176 miles away, with a median of $83,730 and employment of 70. That median is 41.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,136, against $63,884 here.
• Omaha, NE-IA is 183 miles away, with a median of $72,020 and employment of 100. That median is 21.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,358, against $63,884 here.
• Lincoln, NE is 183 miles away, with a median of $71,760 and employment of 60. That median is 21.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,357, against $63,884 here.

Employment share

Marriage and Family Therapists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Kansas City, MO-KS (220 of 1,096,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (66,740 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.47 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.