Clinical Psychologist Salary

Q: How much does a Clinical Psychologist make?

Clinical psychologists make $97,123 per year on average, or $46.69 per hour, in the United States. Clinical psychologists on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $64,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $146,000. Location impacts how much a clinical psychologist can expect to make. Clinical psychologists make the most in Maine, Idaho, California, New Hampshire, and Delaware.

Updated July 11, 2022

Average Clinical Psychologist Salary

$97,123 yearly
To create our salary estimates, Zippia starts with data published in publicly available sources such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC) Show More

$46.69 hourly

Entry level Salary

$64,000 yearly

$64,000

10 %

$97,123

Median

$146,000

90 %

How much does a Clinical Psychologist make?

Clinical psychologists make $97,123 per year on average, or $46.69 per hour, in the United States. Clinical psychologists on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $64,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $146,000.

Location impacts how much a clinical psychologist can expect to make. Clinical psychologists make the most in Maine, Idaho, California, New Hampshire, and Delaware.

Highest Paying States For Clinical Psychologists

The darker areas on the map show where clinical psychologists earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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Average Salary:

Clinical Psychologist average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Maine	$133,926	$64.39	194
2	California	$113,480	$54.56	4,307
3	North Dakota	$105,211	$50.58	129
4	Connecticut	$107,442	$51.65	383
5	New Jersey	$106,877	$51.38	988
6	New York	$106,747	$51.32	1,765
7	Rhode Island	$101,709	$48.90	149
8	Nevada	$108,425	$52.13	200
9	Idaho	$117,905	$56.69	123
10	Oregon	$99,816	$47.99	578
11	Delaware	$112,388	$54.03	109
12	New Hampshire	$113,346	$54.49	33
13	Washington	$98,006	$47.12	982
14	Michigan	$101,331	$48.72	705
15	Pennsylvania	$94,222	$45.30	1,247
16	Maryland	$101,259	$48.68	711
17	Vermont	$101,599	$48.85	66
18	District of Columbia	$104,255	$50.12	204
19	Massachusetts	$107,527	$51.70	309
20	Wisconsin	$93,432	$44.92	541
21	South Dakota	$88,071	$42.34	119
22	Minnesota	$92,300	$44.38	672
23	Louisiana	$90,201	$43.37	338
24	Indiana	$86,613	$41.64	627
25	Montana	$85,761	$41.23	136
26	Virginia	$94,772	$45.56	794
27	Kansas	$85,014	$40.87	277
28	Utah	$85,092	$40.91	304
29	Colorado	$92,457	$44.45	537
30	New Mexico	$83,310	$40.05	220
31	Arizona	$84,710	$40.73	666
32	Iowa	$87,604	$42.12	264
33	Ohio	$83,033	$39.92	930
34	Illinois	$86,185	$41.44	1,229
35	North Carolina	$82,373	$39.60	1,039
36	Hawaii	$73,396	$35.29	101
37	Missouri	$84,240	$40.50	532
38	Nebraska	$82,705	$39.76	201
39	Wyoming	$83,130	$39.97	46
40	Kentucky	$81,076	$38.98	284
41	Oklahoma	$77,858	$37.43	332
42	Mississippi	$81,116	$39.00	118
43	Florida	$74,757	$35.94	1,809
44	West Virginia	$76,953	$37.00	131
45	Texas	$78,041	$37.52	1,784
46	Arkansas	$77,719	$37.36	165
47	Alabama	$78,129	$37.56	191
48	Georgia	$75,826	$36.45	812
49	Tennessee	$68,441	$32.90	532
50	Alaska	$73,571	$35.37	39
51	South Carolina	$66,462	$31.95	356

Highest Paying Cities For Clinical Psychologists

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Vacaville, CA	$121,753	$58.54
2	Salem, NH	$113,777	$54.70
3	Boston, MA	$107,507	$51.69
4	New York, NY	$106,827	$51.36
5	Washington, DC	$104,336	$50.16
6	Salem, OR	$100,607	$48.37
7	Seattle, WA	$98,893	$47.54
8	Arlington, VA	$98,374	$47.30
9	Pueblo, CO	$94,913	$45.63
10	Philadelphia, PA	$94,698	$45.53
11	Minneapolis, MN	$92,360	$44.40
12	Chicago, IL	$86,884	$41.77
13	Phoenix, AZ	$85,166	$40.95
14	Billings, MT	$85,121	$40.92
15	Springfield, MO	$84,694	$40.72

Clinical Psychologist Salary Details

What is a Clinical Psychologist's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$146,000	$12,167	$70
75th Percentile	$120,000	$10,000	$58
Average	$97,123	$8,094	$47
25th Percentile	$78,000	$6,500	$38
10th Percentile	$64,000	$5,333	$31

Average Salary By Related Titles

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Marriage And Family Therapist	$50,890	$4,241	$24.47	114,361
Licensed Professional Counselor	$96,054	$8,004	$46.18	153,612
Psychotherapist	$61,321	$5,110	$29.48	20,520
Clinical Social Worker	$57,199	$4,767	$27.50	124,816
Clinical Director	$99,003	$8,250	$47.60	83,232
Clinical Fellow	$69,953	$5,829	$33.63	59,094

How would you rate the starting salaries for Clinical Psychologists, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Terry Pettijohn Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology, Gupta College of Science

While psychology graduates do not always earn high salaries as business and other specialized fields, psychology graduates do vital and rewarding work. In response to COVID-19, psychology is predicted to see job growth to meet the demand for an increased need for mental health services and other psychological skills. There will be plenty of new positions studying human behavior and mental health and finding ways to apply psychology to encourage mentally and physically healthy behaviors in a post-COVID-19 world.Show more

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Clinical Psychologists The Most?

The highest paying companies for clinical psychologists are Sutter Health and Dignity Health according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Mount Sinai Health System and Seattle Children's Healthcare System report highly competitive wages for clinical psychologists.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Sutter Health	$119,272	$57.34	358
2	Dignity Health	$116,814	$56.16	149
3	Mount Sinai Health System	$115,887	$55.71	211
4	Seattle Children's Healthcare System	$115,064	$55.32	107
5	Rady Children's Hospital And Health Center	$113,404	$54.52	73
6	Mayo Clinic	$112,067	$53.88	55
7	Kaiser Permanente	$111,655	$53.68	381
8	Los Alamos National Laboratory	$110,832	$53.28	1
9	Dartmouth-Hitchcock	$108,317	$52.08	143
10	Henry Ford Health System	$108,126	$51.98	70
11	Sullivan & Worcester	$107,127	$51.50
12	Presbyterian	$104,981	$50.47	37
13	Massachusetts General Hospital	$104,674	$50.32	190
14	Metropolitan State Hospital	$103,773	$49.89
15	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	$103,608	$49.81	93
16	Saint Francis Healthcare System	$102,851	$49.45
17	Shriners Hospitals for Children	$102,387	$49.22	13
18	Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Inc.	$101,896	$48.99	19
19	Leidos	$101,849	$48.97	11
20	Kadlec Regional Medical Center	$101,592	$48.84	5

Clinical Psychologist Salary Trends

The salary for a clinical psychologist can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Average Clinical Psychologist Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Clinical Psychologist Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2022	$97,100	$46.69	+2.0%
2021	$95,200	$45.75	+1.5%
2020	$93,700	$45.04	+2.5%
2019	$91,400	$43.93	+2.4%
2018	$89,200	$42.86	+3.7%

Recently Added Clinical Psychologist Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Lifestance Health	Clinical Psychologist	Chicago, IL	06/01/2022	$125,000
Memory Traning Centers of Florida	Clinical Psychologist Needed Immediately To Work With Seniors	West Palm Beach, FL	06/01/2022	$135,655
Lifestance Health	Clinical Psychologist	Philadelphia, PA	06/01/2022	$110,000
American Psychological Association	Outpatient Clinical Psychologist-Clinic/Telehealth Hybrid	Myrtle Beach, SC	06/01/2022	$100,000
Lifestance Health	Child/Adolescent Clinical Psychologist-Outpatient	Columbia, SC	05/31/2022	$75,000
Lifestance Health	Clinical Psychologist	Spokane, WA	05/31/2022	$99,000
Remed Recovery Care Centers, LLC	Clinical Psychologist	Paoli, PA	05/31/2022	$90,000
Lifestance Health	Clinical Psychologist	Warwick, RI	05/31/2022	$135,000
Lifestance Health	Clinical Psychologist Psyd/Phd	Richmond, VA	05/31/2022	$102,000
Lifestance Health	Clinical Psychologist	Manchester, NH	05/29/2022	$145,000

Clinical Psychologist Salaries FAQs

What state pays Clinical Psychologists the most?

Maine pays Clinical Psychologists the most in the United States, with an average salary of $133,926 per year, or $64.39 per hour.

How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Clinical Psychologist?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Clinical Psychologist if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Idaho you should be paid close to $117,905 per year.

What type of Clinical Psychologist gets paid the most?

Clinical Director gets paid the most. Clinical Director made a median salary of $99,003. The best-paid 10 percent make $125,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $78,000.

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