Clinical Psychologist Salary in Alabama: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Alabama had a median annual wage of $90,800 in May 2025, 10% below the national median of $100,580.
The hourly median shows the same distance: $43.65 in Alabama against $48.36 nationally.
Alabama is a small row for this occupation — an estimated 260 psychologists employed statewide, 37th of 46 jurisdictions by employment — and its median ranks 30th of 48.
Because the employment estimate is small, this page reads the row through its median.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$90,800/yr
−10% vs. national $100,580
$43.65/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Alabama, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Alabama vs. the national figure
Each occupation is compared with its own national median from the same May 2025 release, and the national clinical psychologist salary page gives the national distribution.
Ranks count only the jurisdictions (states plus DC) where BLS publishes that occupation’s figure.
Differences are whole percentages of the national figure, rounded half away from zero, computed from the figures shown.
By estimated employment, Alabama ranks 37th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $9,780 below national
The Alabama median annual wage for clinical and counseling psychologists was $90,800 in May 2025, $9,780 below the national median of $100,580, a 10% gap.
The hourly median repeats the distance: $43.65 in Alabama against $48.36 nationally, also a 10% difference.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Alabama ranks 30th.
The workforce behind the figure is small: an estimated 260 psychologists, 37th of 46 jurisdictions by employment.
So the Alabama row is a thin sample that sits below the national middle at both the annual and the hourly figure.
Reading a small sample through its median
The table on this page prints the full May 2025 distribution for the occupation — the 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles for Alabama beside the national figures.
The prose here quotes none of the Alabama percentiles: BLS estimates only 260 psychologists in the state, and the outer percentiles of a small sample can swing on a few respondents, so the analysis builds on the median alone.
The two figures the sample does support — the $90,800 annual median and the $43.65 hourly median — point the same way, both 10% below their national counterparts.
A percentile is a position in a distribution, not a pay step or a measure of time in the field.
What this figure covers: Clinical and counseling psychologists only.
School psychologists and "psychologists, all other" (SOC 19-3039) are separate occupations and are not in this figure.
OEWS counts wage and salary workers, so psychologists in their own private practice are not counted.
⚠️ BLS's employment estimate for this occupation in Alabama is 260 — under 500, so these percentiles rest on a small sample.
Read the median; treat the tails with caution.
Reading an offer against these figures
Compare an offer with the Alabama median first and the national median second.
An offer at $90,800 matches the state median for clinical and counseling psychologists but sits $9,780 below the national median of $100,580.
For an hourly posting, $43.65 is the Alabama hourly median and $48.36 the national one, so an hourly rate at the state median sits 10% below the national hourly figure.
With a small state sample, those medians are the benchmarks to weigh an offer against — the percentile table prints for completeness, not as a benchmark.
What this figure does and does not describe
This row is the BLS occupation for clinical and counseling psychologists, not a figure for one Alabama licence.
Alabama licenses psychologists and Licensed Psychological Technicians through the same board, the Alabama Board of Examiners in Psychology, and the technician licence is the state's master's-level credential with a supervised rather than independent scope.
The occupation row does not split the two, so the $90,800 median is not a figure for either licence on its own.
Check which licence a posting asks for before comparing its pay with this row.
What each licence requires in Alabama is summarized in psychologist licensure in Alabama.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Alabama.
Why this page quotes the median only
BLS estimates 260 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Alabama, which this series treats as a small employment estimate for the occupation.
On a small-sample row the page quotes the median — $90,800 — plus the hourly median, employment and the ranks, and leaves the 10th, 25th, 75th and 90th percentiles to the table on the page without prose analysis.
Outer percentiles of a small sample can swing on a few respondents, so the medians are the figures to weigh.
The employment estimate is a count of people in jobs during the survey period, not of open positions.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in Alabama?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $90,800 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Alabama, or $43.65 an hour.
Both figures sit 10% below their national counterparts — $100,580 and $48.36.
Because the state employment estimate of 260 is small, this page quotes the median and hourly median only; the percentile table is printed on the page for completeness.
Is psychologist pay in Alabama below the national median?
At the median, yes.
The Alabama median of $90,800 is $9,780 below the national median of $100,580, a 10% gap, and the hourly median repeats it: $43.65 against $48.36.
Alabama's median ranks 30th of the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for clinical and counseling psychologists.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Alabama?
BLS estimates 260 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Alabama in May 2025, which ranks 37th of the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate for the occupation.
That is a count of people in jobs during the survey period, not of open positions, and it covers only this one occupation.
Why does this page report only a median for Alabama?
Because BLS estimates only 260 clinical and counseling psychologists in Alabama, the series treats the row as a small sample and quotes the median, the hourly median and employment rather than the 10th, 25th, 75th and 90th percentiles.
Outer percentiles of a small sample can swing on a few respondents, so the prose builds nothing on them; the full table still prints on the page.
More Alabama Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Alabama, SOC 19-3033 (BLS Public Data API) (retrieved 2026-09-24)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 national estimates — SOC 19-3033 (BLS Public Data API) (retrieved 2026-09-24)
Wage figures: BLS OEWS May 2025 state and national estimates, SOCs 19-3033, retrieved 2026-09-24.
Page last updated 2026-09-29.