SOC 21-1013 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Marriage and Family Therapists make in Memphis, TN-MS-AR?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Marriage and Family Therapists in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $43,830. The 10th percentile is $32,490 and the 90th percentile is $72,060. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$43,830
- 10th percentile
- $32,490
- 25th percentile
- $38,390
- Median
- $43,830
- 75th percentile
- $48,120
- 90th percentile
- $72,060
- Mean
- $47,580
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Marriage and Family Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $32,490 and the 90th percentile is $72,060. The difference is $39,570, which is 90.3% 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 $38,390 to the 75th at $48,120, covers $9,730.
The mean annual wage is $47,580, which sits above the median of $43,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Memphis, TN-MS-AR median is 34.5% lower than the national median of $66,940 for Marriage and Family Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,549, which is 29% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 6.1% lower than the Tennessee median of $46,700.
Memphis, TN-MS-AR covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Tennessee, the primary state on the BLS area record.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 92.179, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Marriage and Family Therapists at $47,549 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Marriage and Family Therapists. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 3rd of 4 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).).
- Jackson, TN is 74 miles away, with a median of $48,600 and employment of 60. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,827, against $47,549 here.
- Clarksville, TN-KY is 169 miles away, with a median of $41,400 and employment of 40. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,521, against $47,549 here.
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN is 189 miles away, with a median of $47,650 and employment of 560. That median is 8.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,461, against $47,549 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Memphis, TN-MS-AR · 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Marriage and Family Therapists in Memphis, TN-MS-AR is $43,830. The 10th percentile is $32,490 and the 90th percentile is $72,060.
How does that compare with the national median for Marriage and Family Therapists?
The local median is 34.5% lower than the national median of $66,940.
What is Marriage and Family Therapists pay in Memphis, TN-MS-AR after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Memphis, TN-MS-AR is 92.179, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $43,830 is $47,549. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Memphis, TN-MS-AR compare with nearby metros for Marriage and Family Therapists?
Jackson, TN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 74 miles away, at $48,600. Memphis, TN-MS-AR ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.