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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

19-3033 Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

Assess, diagnose, and treat mental and emotional disorders of individuals through observation, interview, and psychological tests. Help individuals with distress or maladjustment understand their problems through their knowledge of case history, interviews with patients, and theory. Provide individual or group counseling services to assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational, and vocational development and adjustment. May design behavior modification programs and consult with medical personnel regarding the best treatment for patients. Excludes “Psychiatrists” (29-1223).


National estimates for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Industry profile for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists
Geographic profile for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

National estimates for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
62,880 3.1 % $ 49.40 $ 102,740 1.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 20.56 $ 29.84 $ 43.33 $ 60.69 $ 81.15
Annual Wage (2) $ 42,760 $ 62,070 $ 90,130 $ 126,240 $ 168,790


Industry profile for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 25,520 2.39 $ 53.73 $ 111,750
Outpatient Care Centers 6,100 0.60 $ 51.16 $ 106,410
Offices of Physicians 5,430 0.20 $ 52.14 $ 108,440
Individual and Family Services 4,630 0.16 $ 44.00 $ 91,510
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 4,040 0.07 $ 47.38 $ 98,550

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 25,520 2.39 $ 53.73 $ 111,750
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 2,600 1.12 $ 47.96 $ 99,750
Outpatient Care Centers 6,100 0.60 $ 51.16 $ 106,410
Other Residential Care Facilities 500 0.34 $ 37.55 $ 78,100
Offices of Physicians 5,430 0.20 $ 52.14 $ 108,440

Top paying industries for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Employment Services 470 0.01 $ 61.68 $ 128,300
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 25,520 2.39 $ 53.73 $ 111,750
Insurance Carriers 40 (7) $ 53.57 $ 111,420
Home Health Care Services 100 0.01 $ 53.16 $ 110,570
Educational Support Services 110 0.05 $ 52.18 $ 108,530


Geographic profile for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of clinical and counseling psychologists by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 8,780 0.50 1.17 $ 59.83 $ 124,450
Illinois 5,170 0.88 2.07 $ 49.23 $ 102,400
New York 4,400 0.48 1.14 $ 61.79 $ 128,520
Florida 3,450 0.37 0.88 $ 45.31 $ 94,240
Pennsylvania 3,360 0.58 1.36 $ 35.43 $ 73,700


Map of location quotient of clinical and counseling psychologists by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island 500 1.04 2.45 $ 56.62 $ 117,760
West Virginia 620 0.91 2.15 $ 34.96 $ 72,720
Massachusetts 3,200 0.90 2.11 $ 48.32 $ 100,510
Illinois 5,170 0.88 2.07 $ 49.23 $ 102,400
Hawaii 450 0.76 1.78 $ 46.48 $ 96,680


Map of annual mean wages of clinical and counseling psychologists by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 1,400 0.34 0.80 $ 78.90 $ 164,110
Oregon 590 0.31 0.73 $ 64.82 $ 134,830
New York 4,400 0.48 1.14 $ 61.79 $ 128,520
Arkansas 490 0.40 0.94 $ 61.60 $ 128,130
California 8,780 0.50 1.17 $ 59.83 $ 124,450



Map of employment of clinical and counseling psychologists by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 4,650 1.05 2.48 $ 50.09 $ 104,190
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 4,420 0.48 1.13 $ 69.90 $ 145,390
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,640 0.43 1.02 $ 61.43 $ 127,780
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,170 0.80 1.89 $ 49.47 $ 102,900
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,570 0.57 1.34 $ 41.00 $ 85,290
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,520 0.64 1.50 $ 65.13 $ 135,460
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,510 0.50 1.17 $ 49.13 $ 102,190
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,300 0.50 1.17 $ 42.44 $ 88,280
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 1,010 0.96 2.26 $ 37.76 $ 78,530
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 910 0.24 0.57 $ 38.41 $ 79,890


Map of location quotient of clinical and counseling psychologists by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 440 2.13 5.01 $ 45.22 $ 94,060
Rochester, MN 210 1.82 4.28 $ 66.85 $ 139,050
New Bedford, MA 90 1.42 3.35 $ 38.59 $ 80,260
Madera, CA 70 1.32 3.10 $ 59.05 $ 122,830
Pueblo, CO 80 1.27 2.98 $ 44.45 $ 92,460
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 50 1.24 2.92 $ 29.11 $ 60,540
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 140 1.18 2.77 $ 60.05 $ 124,900
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 160 1.18 2.77 $ 62.27 $ 129,520
Springfield, MA-CT 370 1.16 2.74 $ 47.58 $ 98,960
Napa, CA 90 1.16 2.72 $ 61.14 $ 127,180


Map of annual mean wages of clinical and counseling psychologists by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 140 0.23 0.53 $ 73.37 $ 152,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 4,420 0.48 1.13 $ 69.90 $ 145,390
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 270 0.23 0.54 $ 69.31 $ 144,170
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 350 0.31 0.73 $ 67.25 $ 139,880
Rochester, MN 210 1.82 4.28 $ 66.85 $ 139,050
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,520 0.64 1.50 $ 65.13 $ 135,460
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL (8) (8) (8) $ 64.11 $ 133,350
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 50 0.69 1.63 $ 62.55 $ 130,100
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 160 1.18 2.77 $ 62.27 $ 129,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,640 0.43 1.02 $ 61.43 $ 127,780

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 190 0.60 1.42 $ 41.15 $ 85,580
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 130 0.68 1.61 $ 37.07 $ 77,100
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 120 0.76 1.79 $ 33.76 $ 70,210
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 120 0.85 1.99 $ 35.75 $ 74,360
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 110 0.83 1.96 $ 32.81 $ 68,240

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 70 0.98 2.30 $ 35.34 $ 73,510
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 100 0.97 2.29 $ 47.28 $ 98,330
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 60 0.90 2.13 $ 50.93 $ 105,930
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 120 0.85 1.99 $ 35.75 $ 74,360
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 110 0.83 1.96 $ 32.81 $ 68,240

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 40 0.48 1.12 $ 63.01 $ 131,070
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 40 0.69 1.63 $ 58.39 $ 121,440
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 40 0.24 0.57 $ 56.20 $ 116,890
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 0.46 1.09 $ 55.47 $ 115,370
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 70 0.41 0.95 $ 55.37 $ 115,170


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023