Insights / Behavioral health pay versus the U.S. median / Utah
Behavioral health pay in Utah
Utah family therapist pay beats the country, which Utah clinics should tell candidates now.
Utah marriage and family therapists earn about $85.0K, 27% above the national median.
Utah psychiatric technicians are 10% under the national median, so Utah is not high everywhere.
Utah employs 2,390 marriage and family therapists, so Utah can count the bench behind that wage.
Each occupation
1Marriage and Family Therapists
- State median
- $84,980
- 75th percentile
- $116,600
- U.S. median
- $66,940
- State vs U.S.
- 1.27
- State employment
- 2,390
2Healthcare Social Workers
- State median
- $78,150
- 75th percentile
- $94,110
- U.S. median
- $67,880
- State vs U.S.
- 1.15
- State employment
- 1,750
3Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors
- State median
- $63,890
- 75th percentile
- $93,560
- U.S. median
- $59,350
- State vs U.S.
- 1.08
- State employment
- 6,320
4Health Education Specialists
- State median
- $59,790
- 75th percentile
- $82,850
- U.S. median
- $64,070
- State vs U.S.
- 0.93
- State employment
- 490
5Community Health Workers
- State median
- $55,700
- 75th percentile
- $66,910
- U.S. median
- $51,850
- State vs U.S.
- 1.07
- State employment
- 580
6Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- State median
- $50,770
- 75th percentile
- $79,540
- U.S. median
- $60,280
- State vs U.S.
- 0.84
- State employment
- 1,240
7Psychiatric Technicians
- State median
- $40,770
- 75th percentile
- $45,710
- U.S. median
- $45,130
- State vs U.S.
- 0.90
- State employment
- 1,940
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | State median | 75th percentile | U.S. median | State vs U.S. | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marriage and Family Therapists | $84,980 | $116,600 | $66,940 | 1.27 | 2,390 |
| 2 | Healthcare Social Workers | $78,150 | $94,110 | $67,880 | 1.15 | 1,750 |
| 3 | Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $63,890 | $93,560 | $59,350 | 1.08 | 6,320 |
| 4 | Health Education Specialists | $59,790 | $82,850 | $64,070 | 0.93 | 490 |
| 5 | Community Health Workers | $55,700 | $66,910 | $51,850 | 1.07 | 580 |
| 6 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $50,770 | $79,540 | $60,280 | 0.84 | 1,240 |
| 7 | Psychiatric Technicians | $40,770 | $45,710 | $45,130 | 0.90 | 1,940 |
Takeaways
- Utah offers copied from about $66.9K nationally will underbid what Utah family therapists already make.
- Utah psychiatric technicians earn about $40.8K, which Utah should not borrow from the therapist row.
- Utah's 75th percentile reaches about $116.6K for marriage and family therapists in Utah.
- Utah employs 1,940 psychiatric technicians, a smaller Utah bench than the therapist count.
For recruiters
- Quote Utah's family therapist premium before Utah pastes a national midpoint into the posting.
- Split Utah psych technician pay from therapists before Utah writes one blended range.
- Surface the Utah wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Occupations are the fixed set named in the series, kept only when both the Utah median and the U.S. median are published. A 75th percentile or an employment count that is unpublished stays blank in the table. The article is omitted when fewer than 4 occupations qualify. OEWS May 2025. A comparison of 1.00 matches the U.S. median. Sorted by the Healthcare Social Workers state median when that occupation qualifies, otherwise by the highest median in the table. Utah is 11 of 51. A row links to the Utah metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it. Rounded figures in the prose: $84,980 is stated as about $85.0K. $66,940 is stated as about $66.9K. a comparison of 1.27 is stated as 27 percent. $116,600 is stated as about $116.6K. $40,770 is stated as about $40.8K. a comparison of 0.90 is stated as 10 percent. $45,130 is stated as about $45.1K.
Sources
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