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Clinical and Counseling Psychologist Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of clinical and counseling psychologists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clinical and counseling psychologists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$71,220
25th Percentile Wage
$100,030
50th Percentile Wage
$134,890
75th Percentile Wage
$164,870
90th Percentile Wage
$188,280

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical and counseling psychologists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $188,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $134,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,220.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clinical and counseling psychologists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$134,890
3.64% 3.64%
2021
$129,980
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Table 2. Compare Clinical and Counseling Psychologist Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $134,890 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is in the middle of salary range for clinical and counseling psychologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of clinical and counseling psychologists in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 1.1 percent (1.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 52.2 percent (52.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Vallejo-Fairfield
$136,390
Madera-Chowchilla
$136,390
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$134,890
Stockton
$133,550
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$133,490
Napa
$131,900
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$131,840
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$127,460
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$125,720
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$123,510
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$123,090
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$122,180
Bakersfield-Delano
$122,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$120,520
Fresno
$120,290
Hanford-Corcoran
$118,020
Visalia-Porterville
$115,880
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$110,540
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$107,130
Salinas
$106,250
Modesto
$106,030
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$104,990
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$101,450
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$98,800
Chico
$81,940
Redding
$64,430

See also: Top paying jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California.