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Highest-paying Cities for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

The top 100 highest paying cities for clinical and counseling 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 and counseling psychologists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $137,640, Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico is the highest paying city for clinical and counseling psychologists. It is followed by Vallejo-Fairfield, California (average annual salary $136,390). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of clinical and counseling psychologists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$137,640	$54,340	40
2	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$136,390	$74,830	160
3	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$136,390	$63,700	70
4	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$134,890	$71,220	350
5	Stockton, California	$133,550	$65,080	110
6	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$133,490	$64,720	1,520
7	Napa, California	$131,900	$85,500	90
8	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$131,840	$72,800	120
9	Rochester, Minnesota	$129,720	$84,120	210
10	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$128,930	$63,730	50

11	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$128,350	$68,920	270
12	Salem, Oregon	$127,920	$82,020	110
13	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$127,460	$66,050	510
14	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$125,720	$48,710	860
15	Bend, Oregon	$123,880	$65,500	80
16	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$123,510	$94,030	140
17	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$123,090	$60,710	660
18	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$122,180	$103,500	40
19	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$122,180	$68,090	120
20	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$120,610	$72,510	100
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$120,520	$52,380	2,640
22	Fresno, California	$120,290	$69,060	220
23	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$118,020	$103,450	70
24	Visalia-Porterville, California	$115,880	$62,400	70
25	Memphis, Tennessee	$112,710	$72,730	140
26	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$111,590	$47,810	60
27	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$110,540	$58,260	40
28	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$110,410	$62,540	4,420
29	Olympia, Washington	$110,340	$69,230	30
30	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$109,430	$57,000	60
31	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$107,770	$67,030	570
32	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$107,490	$52,830	40
33	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$107,390	$42,620	90
34	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$107,330	$79,510	130
35	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$107,130	$61,860	50
36	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$106,560	$60,020	n/a
37	Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia	$106,490	$53,420	30
38	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$106,390	$63,300	60
39	Salinas, California	$106,250	$60,200	70
40	Modesto, California	$106,030	$61,670	60
41	Spokane, Washington	$105,370	$77,450	120
42	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$104,990	$61,930	150
43	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$104,790	$49,970	580
44	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$104,710	$59,490	30
45	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$104,690	$62,000	620
46	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$104,580	$49,520	80
47	Madison, Wisconsin	$104,430	$65,080	380
48	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$104,280	$68,010	290
49	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$104,100	$53,900	60
50	St Cloud, Minnesota	$103,880	$54,380	40
51	Terre Haute, Indiana	$103,780	$52,980	30
52	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$103,760	$58,990	70
53	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$103,660	$39,060	2,170
54	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$103,560	$61,090	60
55	Binghamton, New York	$103,480	$85,710	50
56	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$103,430	$49,810	160
57	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$103,340	$45,030	350
58	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$103,070	$44,730	30
59	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$102,990	$61,310	130
60	Utica-Rome, New York	$102,860	$40,000	90
61	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$102,410	$60,260	70
62	Spartanburg, South Carolina	$102,400	$20,450	30
63	Dayton, Ohio	$102,400	$38,590	120
64	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$102,290	$41,400	300
65	Rapid City, South Dakota	$102,110	$58,190	40
66	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$102,000	$69,230	190
67	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$101,980	$59,810	320
68	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$101,670	$65,180	470
69	Pueblo, Colorado	$101,490	$67,540	80
70	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$101,450	$63,010	60
71	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$101,410	$48,170	40
72	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$100,820	$52,340	40
73	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$100,670	$62,570	30
74	Fargo, North Dakota	$100,660	$60,430	40
75	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$100,550	$55,350	140
76	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$100,510	$61,170	550
77	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$100,500	$61,270	50
78	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$100,310	$36,210	230
79	Billings, Montana	$100,080	$81,200	100
80	Bismarck, North Dakota	$99,990	$48,550	40
81	Springfield, Massachusetts	$99,790	$47,200	370
82	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$99,750	$68,590	110
83	Salt Lake City, Utah	$99,280	$42,760	590
84	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$99,140	$76,630	30
85	Anchorage, Alaska	$98,930	$79,390	90
86	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$98,800	$68,600	440
87	New Haven, Connecticut	$98,720	$57,610	170
88	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$98,070	$54,550	260
89	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$97,950	$31,610	60
90	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$97,650	$47,030	110
91	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$97,580	$61,790	30
92	Rochester, New York	$97,260	$51,480	120
93	Syracuse, New York	$97,240	$38,200	120
94	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$96,600	$57,360	30
95	Knoxville, Tennessee	$95,890	$39,080	100
96	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$95,100	$69,260	50
97	Worcester, Massachusetts	$94,950	$56,860	270
98	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$94,410	$41,810	680
99	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$93,880	$35,360	70
100	Ames, Iowa	$93,590	$74,340	30