SOC 19-3033 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$100,580

U.S. median hourly wage$48.36

U.S. employment75,990

Nationally, clinical and counseling psychologists earned a median of $100,580 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 75,990 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Clinical and Counseling Psychologists: pay and employment by state
State
Oregon	$134,350	$64.59	540	0.3
New Jersey	$127,090	$61.10	2,700	0.6
New Mexico	$124,800	$60.00	Not published	Not published
Alaska	$124,270	$59.75	40	0.1
Arizona	$119,010	$57.22	730	0.2
Hawaii	$117,860	$56.66	250	0.4
North Dakota	$116,130	$55.83	170	0.4
California	$116,000	$55.77	12,840	0.7
Washington	$115,240	$55.40	1,270	0.4
Massachusetts	$115,180	$55.37	2,860	0.8
New York	$114,400	$55.00	8,420	0.9
Wisconsin	$113,360	$54.50	1,150	0.4
Colorado	$113,290	$54.46	1,170	0.4
Delaware	$113,050	$54.35	280	0.6
Rhode Island	$107,490	$51.68	420	0.8
Minnesota	$107,030	$51.46	1,290	0.4
District of Columbia	$107,000	$51.44	220	0.3
Nevada	$102,650	$49.35	680	0.4
Ohio	$101,190	$48.65	2,080	0.4
Missouri	$99,410	$47.79	840	0.3
Utah	$99,170	$47.68	1,020	0.6
Kentucky	$99,140	$47.66	710	0.4
Idaho	$97,790	$47.01	300	0.4
Georgia	$96,060	$46.18	1,120	0.2
Nebraska	$94,540	$45.45	770	0.8
South Carolina	$92,700	$44.57	Not published	Not published
North Carolina	$92,130	$44.29	2,770	0.6
Pennsylvania	$91,870	$44.17	3,140	0.5
Iowa	$91,690	$44.08	440	0.3
Alabama	$90,800	$43.65	260	0.1
Wyoming	$89,890	$43.22	50	0.2
Virginia	$86,520	$41.60	2,140	0.5
Florida	$85,610	$41.16	3,040	0.3
Indiana	$84,990	$40.86	1,850	0.6
Michigan	$84,730	$40.74	2,170	0.5
Illinois	$83,750	$40.27	5,810	1.0
Texas	$83,660	$40.22	3,640	0.3
Vermont	$83,270	$40.04	190	0.6
South Dakota	$80,130	$38.52	120	0.3
Oklahoma	$79,950	$38.44	950	0.6
Arkansas	$77,520	$37.27	370	0.3
West Virginia	$77,040	$37.04	920	1.3
Tennessee	$76,820	$36.93	1,180	0.4
Kansas	$76,690	$36.87	400	0.3
Mississippi	$76,000	$36.54	210	0.2
Louisiana	$71,330	$34.29	320	0.2
Montana	$68,160	$32.77	150	0.3
Puerto Rico	$67,660	$32.53	330	0.4
New Hampshire	$64,270	$30.90	330	0.5
Connecticut	Not published	Not published	660	0.4
Maryland	Not published	Not published	2,140	0.8

Pay by metro area

All 218 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Clinical and Counseling Psychologists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$166,400	$80.00	1,540	0.7
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$155,960	$74.98	90	0.7
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$153,050	$73.58	630	0.6
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$147,210	$70.77	40	0.7
Salem, OR	$143,980	$69.22	130	0.7
Vallejo, CA	$143,600	$69.04	180	1.2
Santa Fe, NM	$131,470	$63.21	60	0.9
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$130,870	$62.92	50	0.6
Green Bay, WI	$130,360	$62.67	50	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$129,860	$62.43	160	0.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$129,330	$62.18	280	0.9
Fresno, CA	$129,120	$62.08	280	0.6
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$128,850	$61.95	120	0.5
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$126,960	$61.04	50	0.6
Pittsfield, MA	$125,030	$60.11	60	1.1
Bend, OR	$124,970	$60.08	30	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$124,800	$60.00	Not published	Not published
Tucson, AZ	$124,250	$59.74	160	0.4
Rochester, MN	$123,870	$59.55	110	0.9
Port St. Lucie, FL	$123,300	$59.28	40	0.2
Modesto, CA	$123,030	$59.15	70	0.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$122,380	$58.84	60	0.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$122,130	$58.72	330	0.3
Colorado Springs, CO	$121,830	$58.57	100	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$121,270	$58.30	1,920	0.7
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$120,510	$57.94	8,170	0.9
Lincoln, NE	$120,000	$57.69	150	0.8
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$119,840	$57.62	80	0.2
Urban Honolulu, HI	$119,420	$57.41	190	0.4
Ithaca, NY	$117,860	$56.67	50	0.9
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$117,860	$56.67	240	0.9
Appleton, WI	$117,750	$56.61	60	0.5
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$117,170	$56.33	720	0.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$116,960	$56.23	300	0.9
Jefferson City, MO	$116,670	$56.09	60	0.8
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$116,620	$56.07	200	1.0
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$116,550	$56.03	180	0.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$116,470	$56.00	80	0.2
Mankato, MN	$116,320	$55.92	40	0.8
Fargo, ND-MN	$116,130	$55.83	Not published	Not published
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$115,690	$55.62	110	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$115,570	$55.56	500	0.2
Wausau, WI	$114,400	$55.00	40	0.6
Pueblo, CO	$113,290	$54.46	40	0.6
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$112,860	$54.26	60	0.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$112,690	$54.18	1,920	0.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$112,500	$54.09	120	0.5
Worcester, MA	$112,060	$53.87	350	1.0
Dover, DE	$111,300	$53.51	30	0.5
New Haven, CT	$110,350	$53.05	100	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$109,940	$52.86	310	0.4
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$109,260	$52.53	Not published	Not published
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$108,940	$52.38	560	0.8
Binghamton, NY	$108,680	$52.25	80	0.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$108,480	$52.16	910	0.5
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$108,240	$52.04	50	0.4
Madison, WI	$107,480	$51.67	250	0.6
St. Cloud, MN	$107,030	$51.46	50	0.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$106,480	$51.19	950	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$106,440	$51.18	330	0.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$106,440	$51.18	330	0.6
Kingston, NY	$106,440	$51.18	70	1.2
Syracuse, NY	$106,440	$51.18	190	0.6
Reno, NV	$106,330	$51.12	160	0.6
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$105,570	$50.76	70	0.5
Columbus, OH	$104,370	$50.18	510	0.5
Glens Falls, NY	$104,300	$50.14	40	0.8
Roanoke, VA	$104,300	$50.14	60	0.4
Jacksonville, FL	$104,180	$50.09	190	0.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$102,940	$49.49	70	0.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$102,860	$49.45	60	0.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$102,710	$49.38	590	0.5
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$102,120	$49.10	150	0.8
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$101,970	$49.03	470	0.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$101,670	$48.88	1,550	0.5
Cleveland, OH	$101,660	$48.88	320	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$101,250	$48.68	410	0.3
Akron, OH	$101,060	$48.59	130	0.4
Utica-Rome, NY	$100,890	$48.50	110	1.0
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$100,620	$48.37	60	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$100,510	$48.32	650	0.6
Columbia, SC	$99,960	$48.06	110	0.3
Ogden, UT	$99,730	$47.95	100	0.4
Visalia, CA	$99,580	$47.88	70	0.4
Boise City, ID	$99,430	$47.80	120	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$99,250	$47.72	4,790	0.8
Killeen-Temple, TX	$99,240	$47.71	80	0.6
Springfield, MA	$99,200	$47.69	230	1.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$99,160	$47.68	500	0.6
Asheville, NC	$99,070	$47.63	100	0.6
Bozeman, MT	$98,460	$47.34	30	0.5
Salinas, CA	$98,430	$47.32	90	0.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$98,190	$47.21	560	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$98,110	$47.17	310	0.3
Peoria, IL	$98,070	$47.15	70	0.4
Duluth, MN-WI	$98,020	$47.13	70	0.5
Columbus, IN	$97,460	$46.86	40	0.7
Columbus, GA-AL	$97,270	$46.77	60	0.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$97,170	$46.72	90	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$97,090	$46.68	770	0.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	$96,900	$46.59	60	0.3
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$96,560	$46.42	520	0.7
Erie, PA	$95,910	$46.11	50	0.4
Rochester, NY	$95,780	$46.05	280	0.6
Morgantown, WV	$95,160	$45.75	80	1.1
Evansville, IN	$94,850	$45.60	80	0.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$94,540	$45.45	340	0.6
Saginaw, MI	$94,540	$45.45	40	0.5
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$93,830	$45.11	90	1.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$93,420	$44.91	270	0.8
Toledo, OH	$93,220	$44.82	90	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$92,730	$44.58	1,130	0.7
Cedar Rapids, IA	$92,580	$44.51	40	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$92,510	$44.48	450	0.4
Iowa City, IA	$92,210	$44.33	60	0.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$91,610	$44.04	820	0.4
College Station-Bryan, TX	$91,450	$43.96	40	0.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$91,410	$43.95	90	0.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$91,290	$43.89	70	0.5
Lancaster, PA	$91,120	$43.81	110	0.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$91,010	$43.76	420	0.6
Greenville, NC	$90,150	$43.34	30	0.4
Omaha, NE-IA	$89,700	$43.13	450	0.9
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$89,670	$43.11	40	0.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$88,870	$42.73	880	0.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$88,650	$42.62	70	0.7
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$88,360	$42.48	180	0.5
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$87,940	$42.28	40	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$87,930	$42.27	230	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$87,740	$42.18	40	0.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$87,160	$41.91	100	0.8
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$86,670	$41.67	50	0.4
Charlottesville, VA	$86,540	$41.61	90	0.8
Wheeling, WV-OH	$86,020	$41.36	60	1.0
Harrisonburg, VA	$85,710	$41.21	40	0.6
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$85,610	$41.16	Not published	Not published
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$85,490	$41.10	90	0.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$85,480	$41.10	80	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$85,390	$41.05	5,030	1.1
Reading, PA	$85,380	$41.05	80	0.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$85,330	$41.02	80	0.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$85,030	$40.88	70	0.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$84,990	$40.86	830	0.8
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$84,860	$40.80	130	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$84,840	$40.79	60	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$84,740	$40.74	Not published	Not published
Bloomington, IN	$84,190	$40.48	80	1.0
Williamsport, PA	$84,070	$40.42	30	0.6
Flint, MI	$83,840	$40.31	60	0.4
Bay City, MI	$83,610	$40.20	30	0.9
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$82,930	$39.87	240	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$82,870	$39.84	90	0.4
Fort Wayne, IN	$82,660	$39.74	150	0.7
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$82,580	$39.70	50	0.4
Beckley, WV	$82,440	$39.63	50	1.3
Auburn-Opelika, AL	$82,140	$39.49	40	0.5
Columbia, MO	$82,020	$39.43	90	0.8
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$81,340	$39.11	500	0.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$80,560	$38.73	170	0.5
State College, PA	$80,480	$38.69	50	0.7
Barnstable Town, MA	$80,420	$38.66	70	0.7
Tulsa, OK	$80,400	$38.66	330	0.7
Rockford, IL	$80,000	$38.46	50	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$79,840	$38.38	410	0.6
Winston-Salem, NC	$79,600	$38.27	150	0.5
Muncie, IN	$79,300	$38.13	40	0.8
Fayetteville, NC	$78,780	$37.87	80	0.6
Traverse City, MI	$78,660	$37.82	40	0.6
Ann Arbor, MI	$78,280	$37.64	170	0.8
Tuscaloosa, AL	$78,200	$37.60	30	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$78,140	$37.57	90	0.3
Springfield, MO	$77,860	$37.43	120	0.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$77,520	$37.27	140	0.5
Waco, TX	$77,390	$37.21	40	0.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$77,110	$37.07	460	0.4
Ponce, PR	$76,840	$36.94	40	0.6
Wilmington, NC	$76,700	$36.88	70	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$75,900	$36.49	50	0.1
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$75,520	$36.31	130	1.2
Terre Haute, IN	$75,460	$36.28	30	0.5
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$75,420	$36.26	160	0.6
El Paso, TX	$74,740	$35.93	50	0.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$74,740	$35.93	50	0.2
Jackson, MS	$74,460	$35.80	90	0.3
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$73,910	$35.53	40	0.2
San Angelo, TX	$73,820	$35.49	30	0.7
Lubbock, TX	$73,180	$35.18	60	0.4
Topeka, KS	$73,140	$35.17	40	0.3
Richmond, VA	$72,880	$35.04	290	0.4
Clarksville, TN-KY	$72,800	$35.00	50	0.5
Tallahassee, FL	$72,560	$34.88	60	0.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$72,150	$34.69	180	1.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$72,090	$34.66	1,650	1.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$71,870	$34.55	170	0.3
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$71,330	$34.29	170	1.0
Abilene, TX	$71,040	$34.16	30	0.5
Springfield, IL	$69,520	$33.42	40	0.4
Niles, MI	$69,470	$33.40	40	0.6
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$67,940	$32.67	40	0.2
Elmira, NY	$67,690	$32.54	30	0.9
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$67,660	$32.53	220	0.3
Charleston, WV	$66,620	$32.03	180	1.8
Wichita, KS	$65,330	$31.41	Not published	Not published
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$65,000	$31.25	Not published	Not published
Knoxville, TN	$64,410	$30.97	170	0.4
Rapid City, SD	$63,720	$30.64	30	0.5
Corpus Christi, TX	$62,470	$30.03	40	0.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$59,480	$28.60	100	0.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$56,580	$27.20	Not published	Not published
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$54,590	$26.25	Not published	Not published
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	Not published	Not published	60	0.4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Not published	Not published	1,420	1.0
Birmingham, AL	Not published	Not published	50	0.1
Boulder, CO	Not published	Not published	310	1.6
Eau Claire, WI	Not published	Not published	50	0.6
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	Not published	Not published	350	0.6
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	Not published	Not published	40	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	Not published	Not published	740	0.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.