Marriage and Family Therapists in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,408
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$16,062
22.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,315
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$72,470
Kept after tax
$56,408
Worth in national money
$57,315
State rank
9
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Minnesota pays marriage and family therapists a middle wage of $72,470, ranking 9 of 45 states and sitting about 8.26% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 490 occupations Minnesota reports figures for, this is number 214.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $72,470, take-home of $56,408 is worth roughly $57,315 in national money. The average comes to $73,980, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Minnesota's median for marriage and family therapists is $72,470, about 8.26% above the national figure and 9 of 45 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Minnesota's occupational distribution, marriage and family therapists sits at 214 of 490 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for marriage and family therapists, whose median is $72,470, the adjusted figure of $57,315 differs little from $56,408 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $73,980 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Marriage and Family Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $54,430 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $72,470 |
| Top tenth earn over | $99,920 |
| This salary | $72,470 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Minnesota | $56,408 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,813 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,236 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $67,631 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,851 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of marriage and family therapists in Minnesota earn under $72,470 and half over. The published range runs $54,430 at the tenth percentile to $99,920 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $56,408, worked from $72,470. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 214 of 490.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $57,315 uses one figure for the whole of Minnesota. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 490 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 214.
- Figures are distribution medians for marriage and family therapists in Minnesota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $54,430 to $99,920; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Minnesota take-home of $56,408, on $72,470 for work ranking 214 of 490 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 214 of 490 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $57,315, worked from $72,470, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Minnesota address, on work sitting at 214 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $54,430 and the top tenth $99,920, so most people doing this work in Minnesota sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Minnesota is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $57,315 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Minnesota adds its own income tax on top — which is why $56,408 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 45 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($54,430 to $99,920) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Minnesota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $57,315 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $56,408 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.