How to hire a neuropsychologist

How to hire a neuropsychologist, step by step

Here's a step-by-step neuropsychologist hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a neuropsychologist job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new neuropsychologist
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your neuropsychologist job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a neuropsychologist for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   A neuropsychologist's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, neuropsychologists from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of neuropsychologists.

   Type of Neuropsychologist	Description	Hourly rate
   Neuropsychologist	Psychologists study cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior by observing, interpreting, and recording how people relate to one another and their environments.	$30-67
   Clinical Psychologist	A clinical psychologist is a healthcare professional who treats patients with various mental disorders through one-on-one or group settings. Clinical psychologists assist their patients in identifying their psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues so that a plan of action is created to help patients achieve personal and social development... Show more	$34-63

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Rehabilitation
   • APA
   • Veterans
   • Autism
   • Brain Injury
   • TBI
   • Neuroscience
   • Research Projects
   • Psychological Services
   • Behavior Management
   • Clinical Services
   • Psychological Evaluations
   • Treatment Recommendations
   • Mental Health

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   Responsibilities:

   • Provide consultation services to hospital staff including behavioral-management plans for brain-injure patients and co-treatment sessions with rehabilitation therapists.
   • Participate in training for PTSD and TBI treatment, group supervision, and program development working groups.
   • Develop program providing hospital base educational services for inpatient children and adolescents in acute TBI rehabilitation unit.
   • Develop cognitive behaviorally-base educational module for post-surgery patients.
   • Have some experience building outpatient programs within large scale neurosciences initiative, and would enjoy opportunities to expand this skill set.
   • Attend weekly meetings for DBT treatment providers.

   More neuropsychologist duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your neuropsychologist job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A neuropsychologist salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a neuropsychologist in Georgia may be lower than in Nevada, and an entry-level neuropsychologist usually earns less than a senior-level neuropsychologist. Additionally, a neuropsychologist with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average neuropsychologist salary

   $94,580yearly

   $45.47 hourly rate

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   Entry-level neuropsychologist salary

   $63,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average neuropsychologist salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$106,588	$51
   2	Oregon	$101,987	$49
   3	Nevada	$99,323	$48
   4	Washington	$98,404	$47
   5	Connecticut	$92,734	$45
   6	Rhode Island	$92,505	$44
   7	Arizona	$92,468	$44
   8	Massachusetts	$92,293	$44
   9	Maryland	$92,251	$44
   10	Utah	$92,073	$44
   11	New Hampshire	$90,885	$44
   12	Ohio	$90,461	$43
   13	New York	$90,431	$43
   14	Michigan	$90,399	$43
   15	New Jersey	$90,341	$43
   16	Maine	$88,154	$42
   17	Wisconsin	$86,711	$42
   18	North Carolina	$86,294	$41
   19	Minnesota	$84,561	$41
   20	Texas	$83,366	$40

   Average neuropsychologist salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Highmark	$100,814	$48.47	5
   2	Sutter Health	$98,509	$47.36	13
   3	Baystate Health	$98,186	$47.20
   4	Baptist Health Home Care	$97,900	$47.07
   5	Unm Medical Group, Inc.	$97,619	$46.93
   6	Brooks Rehabilitation	$96,173	$46.24	9
   7	PeaceHealth	$96,095	$46.20
   8	Colorado Canyons Hospital & Medical Center	$95,519	$45.92
   9	The Arora Group	$94,597	$45.48	6
   10	Wellpath	$92,695	$44.56	19
   11	A and G, Inc.	$90,356	$43.44
   12	KBR	$89,815	$43.18	20
   13	Dignity Health	$89,318	$42.94	2
   14	DLH	$89,070	$42.82
   15	Catholic Health Initiatives - Colorado	$88,873	$42.73	1
   16	Kaiser Permanente	$87,861	$42.24	36
   17	Acuity Insurance	$87,703	$42.16	2
   18	Provider Solutions & Development	$87,585	$42.11	20
   19	Behavioral Health Inc	$87,342	$41.99
   20	Burrell Behavioral Health	$86,967	$41.81	3

4. Writing a neuropsychologist job description

   A neuropsychologist job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a neuropsychologist job description:

   Neuropsychologist job description example

   St. Joseph Health System | Trinity Health improves the heath of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society. St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor is a 537-bed teaching hospital located on 340 -acre campus. Recognized by IBM Watson as a Top 100 Hospital and #1 Teaching Hospital, St. Joe's Ann Arbor has been a leading health care provider for more than 100 years.
   
   The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rehabilitation Psychology / Neuropsychology has an opening for a full-time Clinical Neuropsychologist to provide assessment and consultation services mainly in an inpatient setting.
   
   **Position Overview:** This is a 100% clinical position working with young adults to the aging population who present with a wide range of medical, neurological and psychiatric conditions. The successful candidate will enjoy collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team of providers while providing assessment and consultation services mainly for inpatient rehabilitation, acute care and trauma units. Preference will be given to a candidate who has training experience in rehabilitation or medical-focused settings.
   
   Minimum qualifications include completion of a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from an APA- or CPA- approved program, including APA- or CPA- approved internship, with subsequent completion of a 2-year formal postdoctoral residency. Pursuit of board certification in clinical neuropsychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology will be expected and supported. Candidates who are eligible for immediate licensure in the state of Michigan are preferred.
   **Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**
   
   Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
   
   Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find neuropsychologists for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your neuropsychologist job on Zippia to find and recruit neuropsychologist candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit neuropsychologists, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new neuropsychologist

   Once you have selected a candidate for the neuropsychologist position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new neuropsychologist. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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