What are the main factors that influence a Mft Associate's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Mft Associate's salary?

A Mft Associate's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,742 for beginners, reaching about $63,150 at mid-level, and approach $66,952 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Mft Associate?

Mft Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Mft Associate roles are District of Columbia $68,760, California $68,499, Massachusetts $67,586. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Mft Associate roles make?

Salaries for Mft Associate level roles vary by specialization: Associate Provost: $140,420; A&A Associate: $83,711; Associate: $79,895; Associate Registrar: $71,804; Associate Pastor: $68,105.

How do different companies affect a Mft Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Mft Associate roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Mft Associate Salary in the United States

How much does a Mft Associate make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Mft Associate in the United States is $62,102 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Mft Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,768
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,306 to $69,256
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,119

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Mft Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,256	$5,771	$1,332	$33
Average	$62,102	$5,175	$1,194	$30
25th Percentile	$55,306	$4,609	$1,064	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Mft Associate Salaries

A Mft Associate's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Mft Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Mft Associate's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $59,742
Early Career (1-2 years): $60,214
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $63,150
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $66,376
Expert (over 8 years): $66,952

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Mft Associate	$59,742
Intermediate Level Mft Associate	$60,214
Senior Level Mft Associate	$63,150
Specialist Level Mft Associate	$66,376
Expert Level Mft Associate	$66,952

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How Do Mft Associate Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Mft Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,760.
California: $68,499.
Massachusetts: $67,586.

District of Columbia $68,760

California $68,499

Massachusetts $67,586

Washington $67,337

New Jersey $67,313

Alaska $67,226

Connecticut $66,369

New York $66,021

Hawaii $64,909

Rhode Island $64,388

Maryland $64,034

Minnesota $63,549

Colorado $63,363

Illinois $63,301

Oregon $63,065

Delaware $62,891

New Hampshire $62,782

Virginia $62,537

Pennsylvania $61,823

Nevada $61,463

North Dakota $61,345

Michigan $61,158

Wisconsin $61,090

Vermont $60,953

Texas $60,574

Maine $60,550

Arizona $60,512

Ohio $60,469

Georgia $59,898

Indiana $59,612

Wyoming $59,556

Utah $59,469

Iowa $59,432

Kansas $59,134

Louisiana $59,047

North Carolina $59,016

Missouri $59,003

Florida $58,761

Montana $58,631

Nebraska $58,506

Kentucky $58,438

South Carolina $58,190

Tennessee $58,035

Idaho $57,972

New Mexico $57,519

Oklahoma $57,420

Alabama $57,053

South Dakota $56,438

Arkansas $56,103

West Virginia $55,923

Mississippi $55,383

Top Paying Cities for Mft Associates

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $78,330
San Francisco: $77,559
Oakland: $75,839

San Jose, CA $78,330

San Francisco, CA $77,559

Oakland, CA $75,839

New York, NY $71,970

Queens Village, NY $71,504

Paramus, NJ $71,008

Passaic, NJ $70,946

Bergenfield, NJ $70,883

Stamford, CT $70,790

Huntington, NY $70,728

Newark, NJ $70,325

Bridgeport, CT $70,200

New Brunswick, NJ $69,995

Vallejo, CA $69,865

Middlesex, NJ $69,828

Somerset, NJ $69,772

Petaluma, CA $69,629

Santa Cruz, CA $69,387

Boston, MA $69,263

Monterey, CA $68,952

Fairbanks, AK $68,909

Los Angeles, CA $68,791

Washington, DC $68,760

Seattle, WA $68,648

Santa Rosa, CA $68,635

Juneau, AK $68,455

Orange, CA $68,250

Anchorage, AK $68,139

Anaheim, CA $68,095

Santa Ana, CA $68,002

Nassau, NY $67,965

Long Beach, CA $67,940

Danbury, CT $67,921

Santa Maria, CA $67,710

Everett, WA $67,698

Bremerton, WA $67,393

Trenton, NJ $67,275

Sacramento, CA $67,250

San Diego, CA $67,219

Brockton, MA $67,195

Tacoma, WA $67,170

Santa Barbara, CA $67,083

Lowell, MA $66,834

New Suffolk, NY $66,810

Nashua, NH $66,735

Lompoc, CA $66,636

Ventura, CA $66,574

Stockton, CA $66,555

New Haven, CT $66,431

Atlantic City, NJ $66,269

Hartford, CT $66,133

Modesto, CA $66,102

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,965

New Britain, CT $65,934

Olympia, WA $65,847

Kennewick, WA $65,847

New London, CT $65,835

Norwich, CT $65,816

Lawrence, MA $65,785

Bakersfield, CA $65,611

Riverside, CA $65,524

New Bedford, MA $65,524

Richland, WA $65,462

Portsmouth, NH $65,412

Vineland, NJ $65,400

San Bernardino, CA $65,350

Boulder, CO $65,176

Worcester, MA $65,127

Portland, OR $65,071

Saint Paul, MN $64,996

Minneapolis, MN $64,996

Philadelphia, PA $64,909

Honolulu, HI $64,580

Springfield, MA $64,363

Providence, RI $64,357

Chicago, IL $64,176

Bellingham, WA $64,102

Baltimore, MD $64,034

Chico, CA $63,878

Wilmington, DE $63,773

Pittsfield, MA $63,711

Manchester, NH $63,593

Spokane, WA $63,319

Denver, CO $63,313

Albany, NY $63,021

Troy, NY $62,996

Schenectady, NY $62,866

Burlington, VT $62,729

Portland, ME $62,512

Salem, OR $62,462

Yakima, WA $62,450

Ann Arbor, MI $62,431

Rochester, MN $62,257

Fresno, CA $62,226

Reno, NV $62,226

Milwaukee, WI $62,171

Detroit, MI $62,108

Allentown, PA $62,090

Carson City, NV $62,084

Houston, TX $61,990

Colorado Springs, CO $61,984

Syracuse, NY $61,953

Eugene, OR $61,835

Bismarck, ND $61,761

Gary, IN $61,761

Galveston, TX $61,761

Springfield, OR $61,711

Medford, OR $61,562

Fort Collins, CO $61,537

Austin, TX $61,487

Mesa, AZ $61,357

Phoenix, AZ $61,345

Dallas, TX $61,326

Reading, PA $61,289

Saint Cloud, MN $61,264

Concord, NH $61,208

Madison, WI $61,183

Utica, NY $61,015

Raleigh, NC $60,966

Las Vegas, NV $60,960

Rochester, NY $60,916

Des Moines, IA $60,910

Atlanta, GA $60,810

Battle Creek, MI $60,792

Salt Lake City, UT $60,773

Lancaster, PA $60,680

Champaign, IL $60,668

Harrisburg, PA $60,593

Durham, NC $60,537

Kansas City, MO $60,531

Kansas City, KS $60,519

Fort Worth, TX $60,512

Boca Raton, FL $60,488

Cleveland, OH $60,481

Columbus, OH $60,469

Pittsburgh, PA $60,463

Richmond, VA $60,438

Indianapolis, IN $60,425

Cincinnati, OH $60,345

Petersburg, VA $60,252

Billings, MT $60,115

Lansing, MI $60,115

Huntsville, AL $60,115

Lebanon, PA $60,109

Dayton, OH $60,103

Pueblo, CO $60,103

Appleton, WI $60,084

Buffalo, NY $60,059

Racine, WI $60,028

Charlotte, NC $60,022

Saint Louis, MO $60,003

Springfield, IL $59,978

Elkhart, IN $59,966

York, PA $59,966

Gastonia, NC $59,960

Benton Harbor, MI $59,960

Beaumont, TX $59,922

Lorain, OH $59,910

Toledo, OH $59,885

Binghamton, NY $59,854

Rock Hill, SC $59,848

Rockford, IL $59,817

Fargo, ND $59,786

Elyria, OH $59,786

Flagstaff, AZ $59,742

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,705

Miami, FL $59,668

Duluth, MN $59,568

Bangor, ME $59,488

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,419

Louisville, KY $59,388

Grand Rapids, MI $59,376

Hialeah, FL $59,370

Casper, WY $59,283

Scranton, PA $59,208

New Orleans, LA $59,190

Virginia Beach, VA $59,183

Akron, OH $59,152

Peoria, IL $59,072

Sarasota, FL $59,059

Green Bay, WI $59,016

Baton Rouge, LA $58,985

Charleston, SC $58,972

Nashville, TN $58,954

Jamestown, NY $58,941

Davenport, IA $58,941

Tucson, AZ $58,910

Cheyenne, WY $58,892

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,873

Tampa, FL $58,860

Omaha, NE $58,848

Port Arthur, TX $58,823

Evansville, IN $58,823

Bradenton, FL $58,798

Santa Fe, NM $58,687

Orlando, FL $58,624

Clearwater, FL $58,556

Canton, OH $58,426

La Crosse, WI $58,426

Grand Forks, ND $58,407

Albuquerque, NM $58,388

Tulsa, OK $58,388

Newport News, VA $58,382

High Point, NC $58,364

Ogden, UT $58,339

Corpus Christi, TX $58,289

Laramie, WY $58,252

Norfolk, VA $58,252

Rock Island, IL $58,215

Saginaw, MI $58,202

Jacksonville, FL $58,196

Salisbury, NC $58,184

Memphis, TN $58,171

Moline, IL $58,140

Fort Myers, FL $58,121

Waterloo, IA $58,041

Spartanburg, SC $57,979

Lincoln, NE $57,948

Fort Wayne, IN $57,935

Birmingham, AL $57,867

Cedar Falls, IA $57,854

Provo, UT $57,848

Springfield, OH $57,842

San Antonio, TX $57,830

Greensboro, NC $57,805

South Bend, IN $57,799

Winston Salem, NC $57,792

Boise, ID $57,774

Savannah, GA $57,730

Muskegon, MI $57,618

Lima, OH $57,544

Lake Charles, LA $57,519

Anderson, IN $57,507

Lexington, KY $57,488

Augusta, GA $57,469

Greenville, SC $57,469

Wichita, KS $57,413

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,413

Columbia, SC $57,358

Bloomington, IN $57,202

Roanoke, VA $57,165

Asheville, NC $57,084

Knoxville, TN $56,979

Shreveport, LA $56,973

Wilmington, NC $56,892

Frankfort, KY $56,774

Oklahoma City, OK $56,730

Chillicothe, OH $56,706

Longview, TX $56,699

Topeka, KS $56,681

Mobile, AL $56,588

Terre Haute, IN $56,563

Erie, PA $56,556

Altoona, PA $56,525

Melbourne, FL $56,507

Amarillo, TX $56,482

Killeen, TX $56,463

Fayetteville, AR $56,414

Sioux Falls, SD $56,370

Chattanooga, TN $56,333

Idaho Falls, ID $56,327

Gainesville, FL $56,196

Portsmouth, OH $56,165

Little Rock, AR $56,153

Lynchburg, VA $56,153

Lafayette, LA $56,128

Youngstown, OH $56,128

Temple, TX $56,103

Daytona Beach, FL $56,091

Clarksville, TN $56,084

Pensacola, FL $56,078

Hopkinsville, KY $55,892

Charleston, WV $55,886

Florence, SC $55,855

Sioux City, IA $55,817

Macon, GA $55,637

Tallahassee, FL $55,631

Fayetteville, NC $55,619

Waco, TX $55,606

Wichita Falls, TX $55,606

Pine Bluff, AR $55,581

Vincennes, IN $55,463

Lubbock, TX $55,439

Great Falls, MT $55,401

Alamogordo, NM $55,395

Abilene, TX $55,345

Rapid City, SD $55,265

Monroe, LA $55,265

Albany, GA $55,227

Huntington, WV $55,221

Jackson, MS $55,215

Greenville, MS $55,209

Parkersburg, WV $55,147

Montgomery, AL $55,134

Johnstown, PA $55,122

Springfield, MO $55,072

Biloxi, MS $55,041

Sumter, SC $54,911

Columbus, GA $54,905

Twin Falls, ID $54,867

Pascagoula, MS $54,787

Kingsport, TN $54,625

Gulfport, MS $54,606

Alexandria, LA $54,402

Fort Smith, AR $54,246

El Paso, TX $54,079

Helena, MT $53,998

Las Cruces, NM $53,799

Harlingen, TX $53,625

Pocatello, ID $53,569

Florence, AL $53,551

Brownsville, TX $53,538

Dothan, AL $53,439

Mcallen, TX $53,408

Columbus, MS $52,948

Altus, OK $52,663

Lawton, OK $52,545

Pierre, SD $52,321

What Skills Can Increase a Mft Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 8.84% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Patient Care (Mentioned in 2.49% Job Postings): Patient care refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of physical and mental well-being through services offered by health professionals.
Geriatrics (Mentioned in 1.28% Job Postings): Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of older adults. The term geriatrics originates from the Greek geron meaning "old man", and iatros meaning "healer".

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	8.84%
Patient Care	2.49%
Geriatrics	1.28%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Mft Associate's salary.

Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Psychiatric: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Verbal Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coaching	$64,586	4%
Psychiatric	$63,965	3%
Verbal Communication	$63,965	3%
Collaboration	$63,965	3%
Commitment	$63,344	2%
Patient Care	$63,344	2%

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How Education impacts a Mft Associate's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Mft Associates enter the field with a Master's Degree or MBA degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Mft Associate with a Master's Degree or MBA is between $71,017 and $74,969).

Mft Associate Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Mft Associate

No Diploma 0.1%

High School 0.8%

Associates 1.5%

Bachelors 5.1%

Masters 91.4%

Doctorate 1.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.1%
High School	0.8%
Associates	1.5%
Bachelors	5.1%
Masters	91.4%
Doctorate	1.1%

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Mft Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Mft Associate's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$55,306

Average $62,102/year

$69,256

$4,609

Average $5,175/month

$5,771

$1,064

Average $1,194/week

$1,332

$27

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,256	$5,771	$1,332	$33
Average	$62,102	$5,175	$1,194	$30
25th Percentile	$55,306	$4,609	$1,064	$27

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Salary Trends for Mft Associate

Salaries for a Mft Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $73,838 in 2023 to around $70,261 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Mft Associate salary trends, .

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2023

$73,838

2024

$71,684

2025

$70,261

2026

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2023	$73,838
2024	$71,684
2025	$70,261
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