State rankings
Clinical Psychologist Salary by State
New Jersey has the highest Avg Hourly Wage in 2022 (78.9), followed by Oregon (64.82) and New York (61.79). Wyoming has the lowest (33.83).
Year 202249 of 51 states
Cost-of-living adjustmentConverts wages and incomes to what they would buy at average US prices, so $100k in a cheap state and $100k in an expensive one are not treated as equal.More in the glossary →
Avg Hourly Wage, 2022
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Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
45.55
Middle half 39.92 – 50.58
Average
46.67
49 states
Highest
78.9
New Jersey
Lowest
33.83
Wyoming
Data
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51 states · # = rank by Avg Hourly Wage
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Jersey | 78.9 | $164,110 | $145,810 | 0.34 | 340 |
| 2 |  Oregon | 64.82 | $134,830 | $126,940 | 0.31 | 312 |
| 3 |  New York | 61.79 | $128,520 | $104,180 | 0.48 | 483 |
| 4 |  Arkansas | 61.6 | $128,130 | $64,160 | 0.4 | 399 |
| 5 |  California | 59.83 | $124,450 | $120,520 | 0.5 | 498 |
| 6 |  Tennessee | 57.2 | $118,970 | $101,960 | 0.22 | 224 |
| 7 |  Rhode Island | 56.62 | $117,760 | $104,950 | 1.04 | 1,043 |
| 8 |  North Dakota | 54.16 | $112,640 | $102,430 | 0.38 | 377 |
| 9 |  Connecticut | 53.98 | $112,280 | $102,000 | 0.33 | 326 |
| 10 |  Maryland | 53.22 | $110,690 | $105,440 | 0.4 | 403 |
| 11 |  Ohio | 51.05 | $106,190 | $96,410 | 0.34 | 344 |
| 12 |  Washington | 50.94 | $105,950 | $105,370 | 0.3 | 302 |
| 13 |  Utah | 50.58 | $105,210 | $82,280 | 0.68 | 681 |
| 14 |  Wisconsin | 50.01 | $104,020 | $95,320 | 0.58 | 577 |
| 15 |  Maine | 49.47 | $102,910 | $85,940 | 0.17 | 169 |
| 16 |  Illinois | 49.23 | $102,400 | $79,140 | 0.88 | 878 |
| 17 |  New Mexico | 49.04 | $102,000 | $84,150 | 0.41 | 413 |
| 18 |  Minnesota | 48.73 | $101,360 | $100,510 | 0.4 | 398 |
| 19 |  Massachusetts | 48.32 | $100,510 | $99,150 | 0.9 | 896 |
| 20 |  District of Columbia | 48.23 | $100,310 | $78,230 | 0.56 | 558 |
| 21 |  Alaska | 48.02 | $99,880 | $99,400 | 0.37 | 373 |
| 22 |  Hawaii | 46.48 | $96,680 | $101,980 | 0.76 | 756 |
| 23 |  Nevada | 46.44 | $96,600 | $87,770 | 0.19 | 188 |
| 24 |  Kentucky | 45.97 | $95,610 | $93,000 | 0.26 | 260 |
| 25 |  Iowa | 45.55 | $94,740 | $84,490 | 0.34 | 344 |
| 26 |  Florida | 45.31 | $94,240 | $75,990 | 0.37 | 374 |
| 27 |  Virginia | 45.15 | $93,900 | $84,440 | 0.42 | 419 |
| 28 |  North Carolina | 44.72 | $93,010 | $80,260 | 0.39 | 391 |
| 29 |  Colorado | 44.14 | $91,820 | $80,270 | 0.47 | 470 |
| 30 |  Vermont | 43.86 | $91,240 | $75,570 | 0.55 | 547 |
| 31 |  Arizona | 43.46 | $90,390 | $82,210 | 0.22 | 216 |
| 32 |  Oklahoma | 42.34 | $88,070 | $66,560 | 0.22 | 219 |
| 33 |  South Dakota | 41.44 | $86,190 | $80,610 | 0.3 | 301 |
| 34 |  Texas | 40.8 | $84,860 | $80,370 | 0.25 | 252 |
| 35 |  Indiana | 40.15 | $83,500 | $69,990 | 0.62 | 619 |
| 36 |  Montana | 39.93 | $83,060 | $81,200 | 0.46 | 456 |
| 37 |  Nebraska | 39.92 | $83,040 | $83,990 | 0.32 | 318 |
| 38 |  Michigan | 39.88 | $82,950 | $74,770 | 0.46 | 457 |
| 39 |  Idaho | 39.69 | $82,550 | $64,720 | 0.42 | 421 |
| 40 |  Georgia | 38.33 | $79,730 | $65,150 | 0.18 | 175 |
| 41 |  South Carolina | 38.21 | $79,480 | $84,460 | 0.25 | 247 |
| 42 |  New Hampshire | 38.11 | $79,270 | $72,790 | 0.29 | 293 |
| 43 |  Kansas | 37.13 | $77,220 | $66,720 | 0.26 | 259 |
| 44 |  Mississippi | 36.76 | $76,460 | $67,040 | 0.21 | 206 |
| 45 |  Alabama | 36.56 | $76,040 | $59,610 | 0.17 | 171 |
| 46 |  Missouri | 36.45 | $75,810 | $70,530 | 0.73 | 726 |
| 47 |  Pennsylvania | 35.43 | $73,700 | $68,800 | 0.58 | 578 |
| 48 |  West Virginia | 34.96 | $72,720 | $61,010 | 0.91 | 913 |
| 49 |  Wyoming | 33.83 | $70,360 | $60,840 | 0.3 | 300 |
| — |  Louisiana | — | — | — | 0.18 | 184 |
| — |  Delaware | — | — | — | 0.24 | 237 |
What correlates with Avg Hourly Wage (2022)?
Pearson r against 2,068 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Avg Hourly Wage tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Avg Hourly Wage tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Avg Hourly Wage?
- New Jersey has the highest Avg Hourly Wage in 2022, at 78.9, followed by Oregon (64.82) and New York (61.79).
- Which state has the lowest Avg Hourly Wage?
- Wyoming has the lowest Avg Hourly Wage in 2022, at 33.83.
- What is the median Avg Hourly Wage across US states?
- The median is 45.55 across the 49 US states with data in 2022.
- Where does this clinical psychologist salary by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Query System - US Bureau of Labor Statistics; Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics - US Bureau of Labor Statistics.