State comparison · 2025
Marriage and Family Therapists salary: Georgia vs South Dakota
Marriage and Family Therapists in Georgia earn a median of $91,550. In South Dakota, $44,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 87.7% — not 104%.
Nominal pay gap
+104%
Georgia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+87.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Marriage and Family Therapists
- Median
- $91,550
- p25
- $67,320
- p75
- $101,460
- p10
- $42,430
- p90
- $102,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
South Dakota
Marriage and Family Therapists
- Median
- $44,870
- p25
- $41,840
- p75
- $51,810
- p10
- $37,060
- p90
- $53,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.