Marriage and Family Therapists pay in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad
$65,440avg. a year
$31.46 an hour · 5,350 employed
Marriage and Family Therapists in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area earn an average of $65,440 a year. That is $14,000 (18%) less than the California average of $79,440. The U.S. average is $76,960.
$49,610Median pay
$31.46Average hourly
-18%vs. California average
5,350Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for marriage and family therapists in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 21.
11,180 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$105,320
$50.64 an hour
250 jobs
Napa, CA
$100,790
$48.46 an hour
3150 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$97,720
$46.98 an hour
4
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$95,400
$45.87 an hour
5290 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$93,930
$45.16 an hour
6220 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$93,290
$44.85 an hour
790 jobs
Chico, CA
$90,700
$43.61 an hour
850 jobs
El Centro, CA
$84,500
$40.63 an hour
91,380 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$84,310
$40.54 an hour
10310 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$84,160
$40.46 an hour
11130 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$83,810
$40.29 an hour
12640 jobs
Fresno, CA
$83,550
$40.17 an hour
13350 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$80,090
$38.51 an hour
14210 jobs
Redding, CA
$78,970
$37.97 an hour
15130 jobs
Visalia, CA
$78,720
$37.85 an hour
16140 jobs
Salinas, CA
$78,570
$37.78 an hour
17240 jobs
Modesto, CA
$78,510
$37.75 an hour
1813,200 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$77,240
$37.14 an hour
1950 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$76,860
$36.95 an hour
20
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$75,210
$36.16 an hour
21
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$66,140
$31.80 an hour
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How San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $67,230 |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | $54,020 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $66,600 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | $92,410 |
| Healthcare Social Workers | $85,950 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $84,200 |
Questions and answers
How much do marriage and family therapists make in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad?
The average is $65,440 a year, and the median is $49,610. About 5,350 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $14,000 (18%) less than the California average of $79,440.
Is this job common in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad?
It makes up 3.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 8.10 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 21-1013. Metro area: San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 41740). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.