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51 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 21-1013” (soc) for Marriage and Family Therapists. A blank gate means NO RECORD MATCHED, which is not the same as no licence.
| State | Operators | Avg staff | Pay / employee | Gate | Licence titles matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 1,590 | 17.5 | $57,008 | licence | Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), ; Registered Associate Marriage and Fami |
| FL | 832 | 19.5 | $52,697 | exam | Marriage and Family Therapist |
| OH | 726 | 24.0 | $48,727 | exam | Professional Counselor |
| PA | 702 | 21.8 | $49,465 | exam | Marriage and Family Therapist; Professional Counselor |
| NY | 663 | 26.9 | $58,886 | exam | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist |
| AZ | 615 | 25.4 | $61,525 | licence | Marriage and Family Therapy |
| TX | 601 | 13.6 | $50,896 | licence | COUNSELOR, PROFESSIONAL; MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST |
| IL | 558 | 16.3 | $51,213 | exam | LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR; MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST |
| NC | 550 | 13.6 | $46,554 | exam | Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counselo; Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counselo |
| MD | 542 | 13.2 | $47,891 | licence | COUNSELORS |
| WA | 454 | 25.0 | $63,689 | exam | Counselor; Family Therapist |
| KY | 451 | 16.2 | $44,743 | exam | Licensed Pastoral Counselor; Licensed Professional Counselor Associ |
| VA | 444 | 14.4 | $51,508 | exam | Counselors, Professional; Marriage and Family Therapist License |
| NJ | 438 | 19.6 | $52,864 | exam | ASSOCIATE COUNSELOR; MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST |
| MA | 418 | 26.9 | $53,964 | exam | MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST |
| MI | 367 | 19.1 | $55,015 | exam | Counselor, Licensed Professional; Counselor, Limited Licensed Profession |
| IN | 356 | 22.9 | $52,991 | exam | Marriage and Family Therapist; Marriage & Family Associate |
| MN | 353 | 22.2 | $57,124 | licence | Associate Marriage and Family Therapis; Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) |
| TN | 346 | 21.1 | $73,674 | not matched | — |
| CO | 322 | 24.0 | $68,323 | exam | Licensed Professional Counselor; Marriage & Family Counselor (Therapist |
| UT | 321 | 10.8 | $51,255 | licence | MARRIAGE - FAMILY THERAPIST |
| GA | 289 | 9.2 | $53,039 | exam | Associate Professional Counselor; Assoc. Marriage and Family Therapist |
| OR | 286 | 16.8 | $61,837 | licence | Marriage and Family Therapist; Professional Counselor |
| CT | 285 | 28.7 | $69,829 | licence | Marital And Family Therapist; Marital And Family Therapist Associate |
| MO | 273 | 29.3 | $52,601 | exam | Marital & Family Therapist; Professional Counselors |
| WI | 256 | 15.4 | $55,348 | exam | COUNSELOR, PROFESSIONAL; MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPIST |
| AR | 198 | 13.6 | $47,481 | exam | Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC); Licensed Associate Marriage and Family |
| LA | 194 | 11.8 | $39,151 | exam | Counselor, Mental Health |
| OK | 185 | 20.8 | $55,364 | exam | Counselor, Licensed Professional; Marital and Family Therapist, Licensed |
| ME | 166 | 18.6 | $54,993 | exam | Counselor, Marriage & Family; Counselor, Marriage & Family (Conditio |
| ID | 144 | 13.6 | $46,823 | exam | Associate Marriage and Family Therapis; Counselors (LPC) |
| NV | 137 | 8.9 | $54,351 | not matched | — |
| IA | 134 | 17.6 | $52,800 | exam | Marital and Family Therapist |
| NE | 131 | 7.4 | $45,178 | licence | Marriage & Family Therapist |
| KS | 119 | 24.8 | $47,661 | exam | Marriage & Family Therapist; Professional Counselor |
| WV | 113 | 29.5 | $55,901 | not matched | — |
| AL | 110 | 20.6 | $52,326 | exam | Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist; Licensed Professional Counselor |
| NM | 90 | 13.6 | $49,171 | exam | Marriage and Family Therapist; Marriage and Family Therapist Associat |
| VT | 88 | 36.8 | $51,392 | exam | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist; Psychologist - Doctorate |
| MT | 85 | 15.1 | $42,565 | exam | Board of Behavioral Health - Marriage ; Board of Behavioral Health - Marriage |
| SC | 84 | 10.8 | $43,782 | licence | Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist; Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist - |
| NH | 83 | 29.9 | $56,755 | exam | Marriage and Family Therapist |
| RI | 77 | 28.6 | $54,447 | exam | Marriage and Family Therapist |
| DE | 60 | 12.2 | $50,377 | exam | Marriage & Family Associate; Marriage & Family Therapist |
| AK | 51 | 19.6 | $63,867 | licence | Marital and Family Therapist; Professional Counselor |
| MS | 37 | 30.7 | $43,622 | exam | Licensed Professional Counselor |
| DC | 37 | 33.0 | $57,453 | exam | Marriage and Family Therapists |
| SD | 33 | 17.9 | $48,872 | licence | Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist; Licensed Professional Counselor |
| WY | 31 | 9.3 | $49,526 | exam | MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST; PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR |
| HI | 27 | 25.7 | $44,765 | exam | Marriage and Family Therapist |
| ND | 26 | 11.7 | $57,521 | exam | Licensed Associate Marriage and Family; Licensed Associate Professional Counse |
Axes are shown side by side and deliberately NOT collapsed into a ranking. A composite would be a score with no measured interval, and an unmeasured score is the thing this product exists to argue against. A high licence gate is a cost to enter and a moat once cleared — which of those matters more is the operator's call, not ours.
Licence data courtesy of CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to read, no account, always — a condition of the data licence as well as our own position.