Marriage and Family Therapists in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,067
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$13,363
20.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,449
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — 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
$64,430
Kept after tax
$51,067
Worth in national money
$47,449
State rank
20
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. New York pays marriage and family therapists around $64,430 at the midpoint, 20 of 45 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 493 occupations New York reports figures for, this is number 259.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $64,430 the take-home is $51,067. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $47,449 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $67,260, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For marriage and family therapists the New York median is $64,430, ranking 20 of 45 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- In New York's occupational distribution, marriage and family therapists sits at 259 of 493 — 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $51,067 for marriage and family therapists, from $64,430. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $47,449. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $67,260 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Marriage and Family Therapists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $50,380 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $64,430 |
| Top tenth earn over | $83,050 |
| This salary | $64,430 |
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 New York | $51,067 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $53,950 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,069 |
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 | $60,843 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,759 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New York earn less than $64,430. The published range is $50,380 up to $83,050, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In New York the take-home figure of $51,067, from $64,430, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 259 of 493 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $47,449 uses one figure for the whole of New York. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 493 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 259.
- Reported values are medians; for marriage and family therapists in New York the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $50,380 to $83,050. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for New York is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $51,067 from $64,430. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 259 of 493 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $47,449, worked from $64,430, 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 New York address, on work sitting at 259 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $67,260, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $50,380 and the top tenth $83,050, so most people doing this work in New York sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $47,449 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; New York then takes its own share, leaving $51,067.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 45 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in New York is $67,260. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($50,380 to $83,050) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New York rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $47,449 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $51,067 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York 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.