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Clinical Psychologist Salary by City (2026)

Clinical psychologists earn the most in San Luis Obispo, CA, an average of $166,460 a year, against $112,750 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Green Bay, WI ($161,310 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean)
$112,750BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city
$166,460San Luis Obispo, CA
Best after cost of living
$161,310Green Bay, WI
Metro areas
210With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for clinical psychologists

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

  • San Luis Obispo, CA$166,460
  • San Francisco, CA$153,500
  • Green Bay, WI$150,160
  • Hanford, CA$147,510
  • Salem, OR$144,250
  • Bridgeport, CT$144,020
  • Rochester, MN$143,060
  • Sacramento, CA$141,690
  • Eugene, OR$137,610
  • Vallejo, CA$137,220
Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for clinical psychologists
ItemValue
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$166,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$153,500
Green Bay, WI$150,160
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$147,510
Salem, OR$144,250
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$144,020
Rochester, MN$143,060
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$141,690
Eugene-Springfield, OR$137,610
Vallejo, CA$137,220

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

  • Green Bay, WI$150,160 nominal$161,310
  • Rochester, MN$143,060 nominal$157,520
  • San Luis Obispo, CA$166,460 nominal$153,280
  • Jefferson City, MO$131,330 nominal$149,280
  • Hanford, CA$147,510 nominal$145,170
  • Killeen, TX$129,630 nominal$142,240
  • Salem, OR$144,250 nominal$139,170
  • Charlotte, NC-SC$135,080 nominal$138,760
  • Pittsfield, MA$129,080 nominal$135,720
  • Eugene, OR$137,610 nominal$135,490
Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for clinical psychologists
ItemValue
Green Bay, WI$161,310
Rochester, MN$157,520
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$153,280
Jefferson City, MO$149,280
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$145,170
Killeen-Temple, TX$142,240
Salem, OR$139,170
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$138,760
Pittsfield, MA$135,720
Eugene-Springfield, OR$135,490

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Clinical Psychologist salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Clinical Psychologist pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#Metro areaMeanEntry (Level I)Experienced (Level IV)At US prices
1San Luis Obispo, CA$166,460$95,490$201,430$153,280
2San Francisco, CA$153,500$93,250$183,160$132,770
3Green Bay, WI$150,160$92,930$178,320$161,310
4Hanford, CA$147,510$108,530$166,690$145,170
5Salem, OR$144,250$121,280$155,560$139,170
6Bridgeport, CT$144,020$85,970$172,640$134,770
7Rochester, MN$143,060$81,660$173,310$157,520
8Sacramento, CA$141,690$78,120$173,010$132,830
9Eugene, OR$137,610$85,200$163,450$135,490
10Vallejo, CA$137,220$83,570$163,610$126,490
11Stockton, CA$136,760$71,490$168,920$130,140
12Modesto, CA$135,390$85,300$160,060$130,050
13Charlotte, NC-SC$135,080$61,880$171,140$138,760
14Jefferson City, MO$131,330$78,980$157,120$149,280
15New Haven, CT$130,640$86,860$152,240$124,940
16Bend, OR$129,940$90,850$149,180$125,420
17Killeen, TX$129,630$83,600$152,300$142,240
18New York, NY-NJ$129,400$71,430$157,930$114,960
19Pittsfield, MA$129,080$85,050$150,780$135,720
20Santa Rosa, CA$127,900$65,230$158,790$118,660
21Kiryas Joel, NY$127,090$75,770$152,380$116,150
22Boston, MA-NH$126,760$70,430$154,480$117,080
23Madison, WI$126,550$81,410$148,760$130,080
24Oxnard, CA$125,780$58,140$159,100$113,790
25Trenton, NJ$125,740$82,040$147,260$121,860
26Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD$125,550$71,050$152,380$122,420
27Boise City, ID$124,970$74,070$150,050$127,010
28Ithaca, NY$124,260$81,080$145,540$120,270
29Portland, OR-WA$123,910$90,520$140,340$117,540
30Appleton, WI$123,700$76,000$147,200$133,850
31Oshkosh, WI$123,410$86,360$141,650$132,800
32Asheville, NC$123,280$78,960$145,120$127,740
33Lincoln, NE$123,280$71,030$149,010$134,610
34Worcester, MA$122,410$67,770$149,320$119,400
35Albuquerque, NM$121,470$80,810$141,480$127,130
36Wausau, WI$121,470$83,820$140,030$131,100
37Kingston, NY$121,390$78,830$142,360$120,540
38North Port, FL$121,350$81,040$141,210$118,490
39Santa Cruz, CA$120,850$64,480$148,600$109,970
40Fresno, CA$120,790$63,170$149,180$118,240
41Colorado Springs, CO$119,640$70,470$143,850$118,800
42Springfield, MA$119,640$70,180$143,980$124,550
43San Jose, CA$119,160$59,260$148,660$107,910
44La Crosse, WI-MN$119,120$89,270$133,830$129,800
45Urban Honolulu, HI$118,140$90,850$131,600$106,470
46Los Angeles, CA$117,400$67,410$142,000$103,380
47Pueblo, CO$117,230$102,000$124,720$127,750
48Binghamton, NY$117,020$72,550$138,920$126,010
49Santa Fe, NM$117,000$66,100$142,060$118,460
50Tucson, AZ$117,000$47,320$151,320$120,750
51Burlington, VT$116,650$76,360$136,490$115,550
52Bozeman, MT$116,000$76,610$135,410$113,160
53Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$116,000$60,630$143,270$106,540
54Milwaukee, WI$115,920$80,640$133,290$119,580
55Spokane, WA$115,900$81,370$132,890$115,500
56Reno, NV$115,630$88,090$129,210$114,470
57Bakersfield, CA$115,170$54,120$145,230$114,160
58Olympia, WA$115,040$79,160$132,700$110,970
59Glens Falls, NY$114,960$75,670$134,310$121,180
60Crestview, FL$114,420$73,860$134,390$117,920
61Waterbury, CT$114,360$75,110$133,700$114,610
62Phoenix, AZ$113,980$68,520$136,390$110,320
63Santa Maria, CA$113,510$57,970$140,860$104,330
64San Diego, CA$113,240$55,970$141,420$101,210
65St. Cloud, MN$113,130$70,390$134,180$129,100
66Roanoke, VA$113,030$59,360$139,460$120,740
67Amherst Town, MA$112,690$65,040$136,160$112,420
68Riverside, CA$112,690$70,050$133,680$105,870
69Albany, NY$112,550$65,350$135,800$113,040
70Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$112,420$61,150$137,680$117,880
71Las Vegas, NV$112,260$77,770$129,250$112,020
72Port St. Lucie, FL$111,880$64,940$134,990$111,630
73Dallas, TX$111,280$68,160$132,540$107,940
74Miami, FL$110,990$53,370$139,360$97,230
75Buffalo, NY$110,680$70,550$130,440$115,480
76Dayton, OH$110,680$79,080$126,260$119,400
77Utica, NY$110,660$74,630$128,400$119,400
78Jacksonville, FL$110,490$62,570$134,100$111,060
79Mankato, MN$110,450$68,520$131,100$121,430
80Minneapolis, MN-WI$110,200$68,410$130,770$105,130
81Salinas, CA$110,070$64,460$132,540$100,940
82Erie, PA$110,050$64,270$132,600$121,000
83Provo, UT$109,970$66,100$131,580$111,950
84Syracuse, NY$109,950$64,560$132,310$114,840
85Providence, RI-MA$109,490$65,870$130,980$107,580
86Scranton, PA$109,010$67,120$129,650$116,520
87Greenville, SC$108,160$81,140$121,470$115,980
88Ogden, UT$107,620$70,950$125,690$107,250
89Hagerstown, MD-WV$107,220$56,890$132,000$113,860
90Reading, PA$106,310$66,020$126,150$109,530
91Lakeland, FL$106,200$68,680$124,700$109,330
92Rochester, NY$105,870$62,110$127,420$109,100
93Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$105,790$59,180$128,750$113,660
94Visalia, CA$105,540$50,230$132,770$105,730
95Fargo, ND-MN$105,520$68,910$123,550$116,120
96Virginia Beach, VA-NC$105,250$61,710$126,690$107,460
97Pittsburgh, PA$104,940$68,850$122,720$110,850
98Naples, FL$104,730$73,610$120,040$101,480
99Atlanta, GA$104,190$39,020$136,280$104,130
100Cleveland, OH$104,120$67,580$122,120$110,860
101Salt Lake City, UT$104,120$57,240$127,210$103,220
102Denver, CO$103,850$59,280$125,800$98,170
103Greenville, NC$103,520$62,460$123,740$117,100
104Cape Coral, FL$103,360$70,700$119,450$100,990
105Akron, OH$103,270$53,040$128,020$110,600
106Durham, NC$103,250$51,850$128,560$105,820
107Des Moines, IA$102,810$69,760$119,100$112,110
108Cedar Rapids, IA$102,670$64,460$121,490$115,410
109Columbia, SC$102,650$77,190$115,190$109,600
110Columbus, OH$102,500$44,740$130,960$107,360
111Harrisonburg, VA$102,070$42,290$131,520$107,560
112Oklahoma City, OK$101,440$59,110$122,280$112,200
113Harrisburg, PA$101,380$62,590$120,470$102,770
114Tulsa, OK$100,840$59,340$121,280$113,030
115Allentown, PA-NJ$100,710$57,760$121,870$100,740
116Dover, DE$100,320$59,050$120,660$102,880
117St. Louis, MO-IL$100,300$59,590$120,350$105,480
118Peoria, IL$100,150$56,410$121,700$109,780
119Palm Bay, FL$99,530$61,420$118,290$99,530
120Lancaster, PA$99,380$55,000$121,240$101,140
121Detroit, MI$99,220$64,580$116,270$98,930
122Raleigh, NC$98,990$73,690$111,430$100,850
123Grand Rapids, MI$98,840$66,680$114,690$103,450
124Lexington, KY$98,490$52,330$121,200$106,030
125Columbus, GA-AL$98,090$67,290$113,260$109,850
126Kansas City, MO-KS$98,070$59,680$116,980$105,970
127Canton, OH$97,950$62,500$115,400$109,560
128Flint, MI$97,880$66,410$113,380$105,210
129Columbus, IN$97,610$76,710$107,910$104,950
130Williamsport, PA$97,510$68,310$111,900$105,590
131Auburn, AL$97,410$54,770$118,390$110,780
132Beckley, WV$97,340$43,010$124,090$110,150
133Pensacola, FL$96,720$60,070$114,770$98,980
134Staunton, VA$96,570$66,230$111,510$105,970
135Chicago, IL-IN$96,510$45,070$121,850$93,160
136Lansing, MI$96,510$64,290$112,380$101,600
137Barnstable Town, MA$96,470$64,420$112,280$98,090
138Rockford, IL$96,450$44,240$122,180$104,660
139Youngstown, OH$96,320$54,930$116,710$110,210
140Houston, TX$96,280$60,780$113,780$97,620
141College Station, TX$96,240$52,060$118,000$105,820
142Augusta, GA-SC$95,720$55,140$115,710$104,150
143Toledo, OH$95,700$54,310$116,080$104,640
144Morgantown, WV$95,660$53,330$116,520$102,500
145Lafayette, IN$95,260$70,870$107,290$101,960
146Springfield, MO$95,200$45,010$119,930$107,470
147Greensboro, NC$94,990$52,750$115,790$102,290
148New Orleans, LA$94,810$33,220$125,130$102,390
149Hickory, NC$94,660$66,870$108,370$106,980
150Champaign, IL$94,370$62,170$110,220$101,800
151Austin, TX$94,350$64,500$109,050$96,210
152Duluth, MN-WI$94,350$62,840$109,870$106,290
153Bay City, MI$93,700$69,760$105,480$101,940
154Iowa City, IA$93,640$55,700$112,340$102,330
155Indianapolis, IN$93,160$73,420$102,880$97,350
156Baton Rouge, LA$92,210$51,790$112,110$101,580
157Saginaw, MI$91,810$61,960$106,500$101,010
158Wheeling, WV-OH$91,370$51,380$111,070$103,450
159Charlottesville, VA$90,540$50,250$110,390$91,320
160Tuscaloosa, AL$90,400$62,650$104,060$103,050
161Muncie, IN$90,000$60,320$104,600$102,100
162Omaha, NE-IA$89,480$48,860$109,470$97,360
163Wilmington, NC$89,440$53,370$107,200$92,760
164Winston, NC$89,190$58,320$104,400$96,900
165Fayetteville, NC$88,960$56,830$104,810$96,720
166Nashville, TN$88,820$56,580$104,690$92,200
167Charleston, WV$88,630$50,040$107,640$99,900
168San Antonio, TX$88,440$53,330$105,730$93,370
169Richmond, VA$88,360$46,050$109,200$90,290
170Kalamazoo, MI$88,320$58,300$103,110$93,130
171South Bend, IN-MI$87,820$54,600$104,170$94,570
172Bloomington, IN$87,480$58,320$101,840$92,000
173Chattanooga, TN-GA$87,110$55,870$102,500$95,240
174Evansville, IN$86,940$60,510$99,990$94,990
175Fort Wayne, IN$86,900$57,680$101,300$93,870
176Columbia, MO$86,840$55,660$102,210$97,100
177Springfield, IL$86,780$39,710$109,950$93,570
178State College, PA$86,590$64,190$97,610$89,490
179Davenport, IA-IL$85,470$45,590$105,100$95,950
180Traverse City, MI$85,050$66,040$94,410$91,090
181Tampa, FL$84,680$67,480$93,160$83,930
182Elmira, NY$84,430$65,690$93,660$89,440
183Ann Arbor, MI$84,360$52,310$100,150$83,620
184Huntington, WV-KY-OH$83,990$47,010$102,210$94,990
185Elkhart, IN$83,840$55,930$97,590$92,820
186Niles, MI$83,660$61,980$94,330$90,570
187San Angelo, TX$82,680$63,540$92,080$89,430
188Little Rock, AR$82,470$58,200$94,430$92,290
189Manchester, NH$81,910$48,860$98,200$77,520
190Knoxville, TN$81,830$50,210$97,410$88,400
191Topeka, KS$81,370$53,120$95,280$91,610
192Clarksville, TN-KY$80,930$50,940$95,720$88,990
193Fort Collins, CO$80,290$51,940$94,240$79,390
194Rapid City, SD$80,270$62,320$89,090$90,030
195Tallahassee, FL$80,120$53,310$93,330$85,310
196Jackson, MS$79,540$55,740$91,250$89,320
197Waco, TX$78,940$58,320$89,090$85,290
198Memphis, TN-MS-AR$78,000$51,020$91,290$84,620
199Lubbock, TX$77,650$57,200$87,710$85,030
200McAllen, TX$77,440$55,680$88,130$90,160
201Fayetteville, AR$77,380$65,870$83,030$84,700
202Charleston, SC$75,860$62,650$82,350$75,140
203Terre Haute, IN$75,840$39,790$93,600$86,380
204Corpus Christi, TX$75,670$51,380$87,650$81,650
205Abilene, TX$75,300$53,310$86,110$83,330
206El Paso, TX$75,030$53,230$85,780$83,450
207Shreveport, LA$74,170$64,520$78,940$87,500
208Ponce, PR$72,840$51,850$83,180N/A
209Wichita, KS$71,590$52,400$81,060$80,490
210San Juan, PR$65,750$46,450$75,280N/A

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Method

About these numbers

  1. Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
  2. Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
  3. OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
  4. At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Clinical Psychologist salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays clinical psychologists the most?

San Luis Obispo, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $166,460 a year, followed by San Francisco, CA ($153,500), Green Bay, WI ($150,160), Hanford, CA ($147,510). The national mean is $112,750 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do clinical psychologists earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Green Bay, WI ($161,310 at national prices, $150,160 nominal), Rochester, MN ($157,520 at national prices, $143,060 nominal), San Luis Obispo, CA ($153,280 at national prices, $166,460 nominal).

How much do clinical psychologists make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $129,400; Los Angeles, CA: $117,400; Chicago, IL-IN: $96,510; Dallas, TX: $111,280; Houston, TX: $96,280 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do clinical psychologists earn the least?

Of the 210 metro areas with their own estimate, San Juan, PR has the lowest mean wage, $65,750.