The highest paying states for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $94,670, California is the highest paying state for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $87,910). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [1]. For more salary information of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $94,670 |
$48,420 | 18,250 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $87,910 |
$57,970 | 3,500 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $86,940 |
$54,960 | 1,680 |
| 4 | New York | $86,410 |
$49,520 | 11,380 |
| 5 | North Dakota | $85,230 |
$42,120 | 280 |
| 6 | Oregon | $83,550 |
$50,150 | 1,030 |
| 7 | Alaska | $82,720 |
$47,300 | 280 |
| 8 | Hawaii | $80,060 |
$50,650 | 470 |
| 9 | Colorado | $79,190 |
$39,000 | 2,770 |
| 10 | Minnesota | $79,110 |
$46,000 | 3,350 |
| 11 | Nevada | $78,180 |
$51,980 | 420 |
| 12 | District of Columbia | $77,500 |
$52,900 | 530 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $76,900 |
$46,780 | 3,970 |
| 14 | Maryland | $75,930 |
$40,130 | 2,090 |
| 15 | Virginia | $75,530 |
$45,420 | 2,550 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $74,380 |
$39,020 | 670 |
| 17 | Delaware | $74,000 |
$44,840 | 400 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | $73,890 |
$47,820 | 2,620 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $73,430 |
$43,780 | 4,800 |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $72,490 |
$50,420 | 440 |
| 21 | South Dakota | $72,030 |
$51,370 | 220 |
| 22 | Michigan | $71,770 |
$42,310 | 2,320 |
| 23 | Maine | $71,430 |
$41,800 | 250 |
| 24 | Wyoming | $71,330 |
$51,190 | 230 |
| 25 | Iowa | $71,260 |
$47,430 | 640 |
| 26 | Florida | $70,230 |
$39,650 | 2,970 |
| 27 | Nebraska | $70,120 |
$38,180 | 540 |
| 28 | Illinois | $69,980 |
$34,310 | 3,990 |
| 29 | Washington | $69,570 |
$49,680 | 2,160 |
| 30 | Ohio | $69,520 |
$41,800 | 3,540 |
| 31 | Georgia | $69,010 |
$29,910 | 2,050 |
| 32 | Utah | $69,010 |
$35,670 | 1,450 |
| 33 | New Mexico | $65,670 |
$43,940 | 1,150 |
| 34 | Vermont | $65,170 |
$36,590 | 460 |
| 35 | Texas | $64,990 |
$41,170 | 6,250 |
| 36 | Idaho | $63,830 |
$29,120 | 390 |
| 37 | Tennessee | $63,150 |
$42,340 | 1,750 |
| 38 | North Carolina | $62,700 |
$44,510 | 2,990 |
| 39 | South Carolina | $61,030 |
$34,490 | 1,260 |
| 40 | Indiana | $60,600 |
$36,820 | 1,410 |
| 41 | Arizona | $60,450 |
$36,060 | 2,540 |
| 42 | Missouri | $60,210 |
$35,670 | 1,580 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $59,660 |
$31,680 | 1,180 |
| 44 | Alabama | $58,540 |
$41,570 | 610 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $58,310 |
$30,950 | 520 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $57,900 |
$40,760 | 490 |
| 47 | Kansas | $56,840 |
$29,950 | 1,190 |
| 48 | Montana | $55,370 |
$31,160 | 420 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $55,090 |
$30,190 | 520 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $50,760 |
$33,850 | 390 |
| 51 | Virgin Islands | $50,080 |
$40,030 | 50 |
| 52 | Oklahoma | $47,230 |
$33,090 | 1,130 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $46,240 |
$25,260 | 350 |
