The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $145,810, New Jersey is the highest paying state for clinical and counseling psychologists. It is followed by Oregon (average annual salary $126,940). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $145,810 |
$84,990 | 1,400 |
| 2 | Oregon | $126,940 |
$72,120 | 590 |
| 3 | California | $120,520 |
$63,330 | 8,780 |
| 4 | Maryland | $105,440 |
$61,250 | 1,070 |
| 5 | Washington | $105,370 |
$63,910 | 1,030 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $104,950 |
$52,610 | 500 |
| 7 | New York | $104,180 |
$50,700 | 4,400 |
| 8 | North Dakota | $102,430 |
$62,260 | 150 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $102,000 |
$63,270 | 530 |
| 10 | Hawaii | $101,980 |
$53,250 | 450 |
| 11 | Tennessee | $101,960 |
$51,040 | 700 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $100,510 |
$50,050 | 1,130 |
| 13 | Alaska | $99,400 |
$76,950 | 110 |
| 14 | Massachusetts | $99,150 |
$40,030 | 3,200 |
| 15 | Ohio | $96,410 |
$41,760 | 1,850 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $95,320 |
$61,530 | 1,630 |
| 17 | Delaware | $94,570 |
$74,870 | 110 |
| 18 | Louisiana | $93,750 |
$49,520 | 340 |
| 19 | Kentucky | $93,000 |
$36,210 | 490 |
| 20 | Nevada | $87,770 |
$55,350 | 260 |
| 21 | Maine | $85,940 |
$52,260 | 100 |
| 22 | Iowa | $84,490 |
$51,090 | 520 |
| 23 | South Carolina | $84,460 |
$26,050 | 530 |
| 24 | Virginia | $84,440 |
$49,330 | 1,620 |
| 25 | New Mexico | $84,150 |
$53,250 | 340 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $83,990 |
$35,980 | 310 |
| 27 | Utah | $82,280 |
$42,760 | 1,110 |
| 28 | Arizona | $82,210 |
$51,490 | 650 |
| 29 | Montana | $81,200 |
$56,340 | 220 |
| 30 | South Dakota | $80,610 |
$55,660 | 130 |
| 31 | Texas | $80,370 |
$36,010 | 3,280 |
| 32 | Colorado | $80,270 |
$52,540 | 1,300 |
| 33 | North Carolina | $80,260 |
$53,710 | 1,820 |
| 34 | Illinois | $79,140 |
$30,280 | 5,170 |
| 35 | District of Columbia | $78,230 |
$45,180 | 390 |
| 36 | Florida | $75,990 |
$37,370 | 3,450 |
| 37 | Vermont | $75,570 |
$46,390 | 160 |
| 38 | Michigan | $74,770 |
$40,000 | 1,940 |
| 39 | New Hampshire | $72,790 |
$30,970 | 190 |
| 40 | Missouri | $70,530 |
$28,990 | 2,050 |
| 41 | Indiana | $69,990 |
$40,280 | 1,910 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | $68,800 |
$39,550 | 3,360 |
| 43 | Mississippi | $67,040 |
$32,940 | 230 |
| 44 | Kansas | $66,720 |
$29,140 | 360 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $66,560 |
$30,400 | 350 |
| 46 | Georgia | $65,150 |
$32,600 | 810 |
| 47 | Idaho | $64,720 |
$42,550 | 340 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $64,160 |
$48,760 | 490 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $61,010 |
$37,080 | 620 |
| 50 | Wyoming | $60,840 |
$23,780 | 80 |
| 51 | Alabama | $59,610 |
$19,330 | 340 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $59,550 |
$36,270 | 190 |