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Clinical and Counseling Psychologist Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of clinical and counseling psychologists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clinical and counseling psychologists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,870
25th Percentile Wage
$45,340
50th Percentile Wage
$77,810
75th Percentile Wage
$102,270
90th Percentile Wage
$139,390

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical and counseling psychologists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,870.

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
$77,810
-0.30% -0.30%
2021
$78,040
- -

Table 2. Compare Clinical and Counseling Psychologist Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,810 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for clinical and counseling psychologists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of clinical and counseling psychologists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 42.0 percent (42.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$94,410
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$88,690
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$85,460
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$85,040
Waco
$82,900
El Paso
$78,450
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$77,810
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$73,560
Tyler
$67,050
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$66,610
Lubbock
$66,520
College Station-Bryan
$66,140
Corpus Christi
$65,300
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$60,250
Abilene
$52,030
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$50,630
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$45,160

See also: Top paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas.