How much do Marriage and Family Therapists make in Lansing-East Lansing, MI?

Percentile spread

For Marriage and Family Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $38,330 and the 90th percentile is $59,740. The difference is $21,410, which is 52.9% 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 $39,110 to the 75th at $45,050, covers $5,940.

The mean annual wage is $45,770, which sits above the median of $40,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lansing-East Lansing, MI median is 39.5% lower than the national median of $66,940 for Marriage and Family Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,636, which is 36.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.5% lower than the Michigan median of $52,270.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 94.991, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $40,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Marriage and Family Therapists at $42,636 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Marriage and Family Therapists. Lansing-East Lansing, MI ranks 7th of 7 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).).

• Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is 59 miles away, with a median of $50,450 and employment of 90. That median is 24.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,802, against $42,636 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 71 miles away, with a median of $53,600 and employment of 200. That median is 32.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,441, against $42,636 here.
• Toledo, OH is 93 miles away, with a median of $63,780 and employment of 30. That median is 57.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,739, against $42,636 here.