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 $90,960, California is the highest paying state for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists. It is followed by North Dakota (average annual salary $86,180). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2017 [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 | $90,960 |
$45,590 | 18,990 |
| 2 | North Dakota | $86,180 |
$48,020 | 260 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $86,130 |
$56,930 | 3,600 |
| 4 | New York | $85,960 |
$49,340 | 11,230 |
| 5 | Connecticut | $85,720 |
$53,220 | 1,760 |
| 6 | District of Columbia | $82,560 |
$46,260 | 430 |
| 7 | Delaware | $78,600 |
$48,590 | 340 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | $77,660 |
$38,200 | 610 |
| 9 | Oregon | $77,570 |
$45,310 | 1,130 |
| 10 | Alaska | $77,440 |
$45,870 | 270 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $75,860 |
$43,390 | 3,320 |
| 12 | South Dakota | $75,460 |
$50,950 | 250 |
| 13 | Colorado | $75,410 |
$31,010 | 2,830 |
| 14 | Maryland | $75,000 |
$40,990 | 2,130 |
| 15 | Virginia | $73,060 |
$44,860 | 2,340 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $72,770 |
$42,800 | 2,150 |
| 17 | Nevada | $72,330 |
$44,470 | 490 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $72,010 |
$43,050 | 4,900 |
| 19 | Illinois | $71,540 |
$38,070 | 3,930 |
| 20 | Michigan | $70,940 |
$42,010 | 2,750 |
| 21 | Ohio | $70,610 |
$41,090 | 3,110 |
| 22 | Iowa | $70,470 |
$44,970 | 650 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $70,240 |
$47,480 | 390 |
| 24 | Maine | $69,600 |
$47,640 | 260 |
| 25 | Florida | $69,230 |
$41,390 | 2,720 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $69,170 |
$47,830 | 200 |
| 27 | Georgia | $69,100 |
$41,790 | 2,070 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $68,200 |
$41,990 | 5,040 |
| 29 | New Mexico | $67,700 |
$41,270 | 910 |
| 30 | Hawaii | $66,470 |
$44,900 | 790 |
| 31 | Washington | $66,400 |
$46,200 | 2,050 |
| 32 | Nebraska | $66,220 |
$38,450 | 490 |
| 33 | Tennessee | $65,380 |
$42,400 | 1,700 |
| 34 | Louisiana | $63,920 |
$38,560 | 600 |
| 35 | Idaho | $63,840 |
$39,570 | 420 |
| 36 | Vermont | $62,730 |
$39,700 | 410 |
| 37 | Kentucky | $62,190 |
$39,070 | 1,060 |
| 38 | Texas | $61,560 |
$38,510 | 5,820 |
| 39 | Arizona | $61,260 |
$35,290 | 2,500 |
| 40 | Utah | $61,220 |
$26,300 | 1,410 |
| 41 | North Carolina | $60,400 |
$42,060 | 3,090 |
| 42 | Arkansas | $59,370 |
$32,200 | 450 |
| 43 | Missouri | $59,020 |
$37,220 | 1,540 |
| 44 | Indiana | $59,000 |
$35,400 | 1,300 |
| 45 | Alabama | $58,840 |
$39,230 | 560 |
| 46 | Kansas | $58,540 |
$36,970 | 1,230 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $58,150 |
$34,490 | 1,170 |
| 48 | Montana | $54,630 |
$28,740 | 450 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $51,560 |
$33,130 | 610 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $50,760 |
$33,850 | 370 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $47,770 |
$32,770 | 920 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $39,260 |
$19,150 | 280 |
