What is the salary range for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists?

Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists salaries in the US range from $46,410 at the 10th percentile to $138,550 at the 90th percentile per year.

Average Salary for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists

Q: How many Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists are there in the United States?

An estimated 111,320 people work as Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists across the United States as of 2020.

SOC 19-3031 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · 2020 data

The median annual wage for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in the United States is $79,820 ($38.37/hr), based on 2020 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $46,410 at the 10th percentile to $138,550 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 111,320 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 15.8% since 2014.

Median Annual

$79,820

Mean Annual

$89,290

10th Pct

$46,410

75th Pct

$104,860

Employment

111,320

Salary Distribution

$46k

10th

$61k

25th

$80k

Median

$105k

75th

$139k

90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area	Median Annual	Mean Annual
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$131,740	$138,550
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$125,330	$119,350
Napa, CA	$123,940	$117,860
Madera, CA	$120,730	$114,450
Vallejo, CA	$120,230	$116,070
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$119,610	$114,410
Visalia, CA	$118,410	$116,060
Fresno, CA	$117,870	$114,930
Modesto, CA	$115,360	$117,960
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	$114,940	$113,330
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$112,920	$112,230
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$112,790	$112,500
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$107,590	$104,200
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$107,470	$125,020
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$107,120	$106,540

Salary by State

State	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
California	$107,470	$115,830	17,210
Colorado	$95,890	$99,580	2,590
Hawaii	$91,910	$110,780	410
District of Columbia	$91,140	$106,920	660
Connecticut	$90,820	$93,960	1,540
Oregon	$89,930	$108,000	1,520
New York	$89,740	$97,030	9,900
New Jersey	$87,590	$99,170	3,580
Louisiana	$87,300	$109,180	270
Minnesota	$87,030	$85,560	2,590
Rhode Island	$86,830	$84,860	560
Wisconsin	$84,830	$90,170	3,250
Massachusetts	$84,380	$89,170	4,330
Nevada	$82,240	$90,410	440
Virginia	$82,190	$91,810	2,710
North Dakota	$81,470	$93,250	230
Washington	$81,220	$87,940	2,470
Alaska	$80,990	$81,490	230
Maryland	$79,650	$83,320	1,980
Missouri	$77,020	$91,050	1,710
Michigan	$76,690	$88,050	2,580
Delaware	$76,250	$80,030	570
New Hampshire	$75,750	$83,800	440
Iowa	$75,360	$82,090	700
Georgia	$74,830	$89,660	1,930
Maine	$74,510	$83,560	280
Ohio	$74,400	$77,660	3,940
Indiana	$74,180	$83,330	1,480
Wyoming	$73,590	$78,000	200
Oklahoma	$73,490	$79,040	540
Pennsylvania	$73,130	$80,670	4,370
Illinois	$72,800	$81,070	5,610
Florida	$71,480	$77,410	5,520
Nebraska	$70,880	$68,850	730
Utah	$70,520	$79,780	1,100
South Dakota	$70,390	$78,110	210
New Mexico	$69,020	$75,930	720
Tennessee	$68,430	$75,250	1,290
North Carolina	$68,360	$79,400	3,030
Texas	$68,040	$73,160	8,930
Arizona	$67,960	$68,870	2,430
Kansas	$67,420	$71,850	870
Kentucky	$66,860	$73,190	920
Idaho	$65,660	$69,570	370
Vermont	$64,800	$65,990	240
Montana	$64,560	$67,120	550
Arkansas	$62,640	$68,470	770
South Carolina	$61,510	$69,030	1,060
Alabama	$61,000	$67,450	840
Mississippi	$60,910	$75,000	270
Puerto Rico	$56,030	$56,780	250
West Virginia	$55,000	$61,230	680

Salary by Industry

National median wage for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists broken down by industry sector, 2020 data.

Industry	Median Annual	Employment
Junior Colleges	$101,550	100
Outpatient Care Centers	$100,470	5,430
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$94,900	550
Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$92,030	90
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$91,940	3,660
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$91,320	3,270
Insurance Carriers	$90,530	90
Finance and Insurance	$89,780	100
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$89,780	100
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	$89,340	270
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	$88,370	3,640
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	$88,270	7,640
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding state and local schools and hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	$88,270	7,640
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	$88,060	3,990
Temporary Help Services	$88,040	460
Home Health Care Services	$87,740	310
Administrative and Support Services	$87,610	760
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$87,610	760
Hospitals	$87,320	5,600
Scientific Research and Development Services	$87,290	450
Offices of Physicians	$85,820	6,400
Ambulatory Health Care Services	$85,390	32,250
Management of Companies and Enterprises	$85,210	250
Management of Companies and Enterprises	$85,210	250
Management of Companies and Enterprises	$85,210	250
Employment Services	$84,770	680
State government, including schools and hospitals	$84,290	9,420
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$83,800	30
Health Care and Social Assistance	$83,650	49,790
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$82,400	180
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$81,550	20,060
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$81,520	18,550
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$81,420	720
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$81,420	720
Cross-industry, private ownership only	$81,080	54,370
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$80,320	300
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$79,370	1,150
Other Schools and Instruction	$79,160	90
Federal, state, and local government, including government-owned schools and hospitals, and the U.S. Postal Service	$79,030	56,960
Local government, including schools and hospitals	$78,210	47,530
Child Day Care Services	$77,860	200
Educational Services	$76,640	51,730
Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$75,890	120
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$75,380	160
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$73,760	1,510
Elementary and Secondary Schools	$72,730	3,330
Educational Services	$72,660	5,910
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$72,310	2,100
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$72,280	210
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$72,260	1,400
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$70,200	1,090
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$69,680	1,380
Social Assistance	$69,000	6,560
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$68,550	1,890
Educational Support Services	$67,970	970
Individual and Family Services	$67,770	6,070
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$63,360	—
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$63,360	—
Social Advocacy Organizations	$59,130	70
Other Residential Care Facilities	$54,930	460
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$49,580	—
Other Services (except Public Administration)	$49,580	—
Grantmaking and Giving Services	$47,890	—

National Wage Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2020	$79,820	$89,290	111,320
2019	$78,200	$87,450	113,270
2018	$76,990	$85,340	110,490
2017	$75,090	$81,330	108,060
2016	$73,270	$78,690	107,980
2015	$70,580	$76,040	105,600
2014	$68,900	$74,030	104,730