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Marriage and Family Therapists in Colorado

Want to work in Colorado as a Marriage and Family Therapist? Read this first!

32.8% Jobs Projection
$65,120 Median Salary
100 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Marriage and Family Therapists in Colorado are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Marriage and Family Therapists in Colorado is growing faster than average.

  • Marriage and Family Therapists in Colorado earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Marriage and Family Therapists Work in Colorado?

In Colorado, there were 750 people working as Marriage and Family Therapists in the year 2018.

There were 770 Marriage and Family Therapists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 380 Marriage and Family Therapists working in it, which means Colorado has more Marriage and Family Therapists than average.

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Job Projections for Colorado

Jobs for Marriage and Family Therapists in this state are growing at a rate of 32.8% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 23.4%.

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Colorado Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 100 annual job openings, and 850 total jobs in 2026 for Marriage and Family Therapists in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,700 annual jobs and 51,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Marriage and Family Therapists Make in Colorado?

In 2018 wages for Marriage and Family Therapists ranged from $26,030 to $101,670 with $65,120 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.51 to $48.88. The median hourly rate was $31.31.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $30.21 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.10.

The median salary in Colorado is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Colorado Metros for Marriage and Family Therapists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Marriage and Family Therapists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 400 $69,600
Colorado Springs, CO 200 $56,160

Top States for Marriage and Family Therapists Employment

The table below shows the states where most Marriage and Family Therapists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 21,920 $48,080
New Jersey 4,150 $72,450
Florida 2,810 $42,340
Pennsylvania 2,090 $58,360
Arizona 1,410 $46,330
Maryland 1,360 $49,020
Minnesota 1,040 $52,200
New York 970 $51,440
Virginia 790 $49,570
Texas 770 $43,770
Colorado 750 $65,120
Indiana 720 $43,600
Iowa 680 $49,410
Wisconsin 620 $48,360
Massachusetts 580 $52,580
Utah 520 $60,360
Tennessee 510 $36,500
Ohio 480 $46,610
Oklahoma 440 $48,950
Illinois 440 $40,090

Below are the states where Marriage and Family Therapists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Maine $86,060
Hawaii $75,040
New Jersey $72,450
Georgia $68,360
Colorado $65,120
Utah $60,360
Wyoming $60,200
Alaska $59,190
Pennsylvania $58,360
Nevada $54,430

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