How much do Marriage and Family Therapists make in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Percentile spread

For Marriage and Family Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $56,540 and the 90th percentile is $166,110. The difference is $109,570, which is 141.9% 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 $66,940 to the 75th at $125,140, covers $58,200.

The mean annual wage is $95,400, which sits above the median of $77,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA median is 15.3% higher than the national median of $66,940 for Marriage and Family Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,783, which is 0.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.7% higher than the California median of $67,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 115.613, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Marriage and Family Therapists at $66,783 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Marriage and Family Therapists. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ranks 6th of 13 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).).

• Vallejo, CA is 39 miles away, with a median of $93,810 and employment of 150. That median is 21.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,478, against $66,783 here.
• Napa, CA is 51 miles away, with a median of $88,520 and employment of 50. That median is 14.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,647, against $66,783 here.
• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 55 miles away, with a median of $70,910 and employment of 130. That median is 8.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,525, against $66,783 here.