Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Salary in the US
A clinical and counseling psychologists earns a national median of $100,580 a year (mean $112,750) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #134 of 825.
How much does a clinical and counseling psychologists earn in the US?
A clinical and counseling psychologists in the United States earns a median of $100,580 a year (mean $112,750), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 97% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 75,990 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-3033), ranked #134 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$100,580
per year
Mean
$112,750
per year
Employment
75,990
US workers
National rank
#134
of 825 by median
What a clinical and counseling psychologists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a clinical and counseling psychologists (SOC 19-3033) earns a median annual wage of $100,580 and a mean (average) of $112,750. The median is the midpoint — half of clinical and counseling psychologists earn more and half earn less — and is 97% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a clinical and counseling psychologists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for clinical and counseling psychologists is $100,580, and the mean (average) is $112,750. The median is the midpoint — half of clinical and counseling psychologists earn more and half earn less.
- How does clinical and counseling psychologists pay compare to the US average?
- At $100,580, a clinical and counseling psychologists earns 97% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many clinical and counseling psychologists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 75,990 clinical and counseling psychologists employed nationally (SOC 19-3033), across all industries.
- Where does this clinical and counseling psychologists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-3033. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-3033 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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