Clinical Psychologist Salary in Alaska: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Alaska had a median annual wage of $124,270 in May 2025, 24% above the national median of $100,580.
That ranks 4th of the 48 jurisdictions that publish a median for the occupation.
The employment estimate carries the caveat: BLS counts an estimated 40 psychologists in the state, 46th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate, a small sample this page does not build on.
The hourly median is $59.75 against $48.36 nationally.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$124,270/yr
+24% vs. national $100,580
$59.75/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Alaska, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Alaska 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, Alaska ranks 46th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $23,690 above national
The Alaska median of $124,270 is $23,690 above the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 24% gap.
The hourly median runs $59.75 against $48.36 nationally, a difference of $11.39.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Alaska ranks 4th.
The employment estimate sits at the other extreme: an estimated 40 psychologists, 46th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate.
A median near the top of the ranking, built on the smallest published workforce in the occupation, is why this page reads the median and leaves the percentiles alone.
What the distribution can and cannot say
This page prints the full percentile table for Alaska, the 10th through the 90th with the national figures beside them, and an amber note flags the small employment estimate.
The analysis stays at the median because that estimate is 40.
At the median, Alaska sits between the national median of $100,580 and the national 75th percentile of $135,200, about 1.2 times the national median, and the hourly median shows the same 24% gap: $59.75 against $48.36.
Nationally, the middle half of the occupation spans $73,210 to $135,200.
How Alaska's own percentiles compare with those national marks is deliberately left unanalyzed; a distribution this thinly sampled is context on the table, not a floor-and-ceiling map to quote.
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 Alaska is 40 — 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 both medians the page prints.
An offer at $124,270 matches the Alaska median; an offer at $100,580 matches the national median but sits $23,690 below the Alaska figure.
For an hourly posting, $59.75 is the Alaska hourly median and $48.36 the national one, so a rate between the two is above the national middle and below the state middle.
Remember what the row describes: BLS's clinical and counseling psychologists employed for wages, not every title Alaska licenses, and a median resting on an employment estimate of 40 is best read as the one state figure BLS publishes rather than a precise predictor for any individual offer.
What this figure does and does not describe
This row is the BLS occupation for clinical and counseling psychologists, not a figure for one Alaska licence.
Alaska licenses two titles: psychologist and psychological associate.
The row does not isolate master's-level licensed psychological associates, who hold a separate Alaska licence, and it is not split by licence stage of any kind.
Because both titles exist in Alaska, check which licence a posting asks for before comparing its pay with this row.
The state's licensure pages, linked from this section, own the requirements.
What each licence requires in Alaska is summarized in psychologist licensure in Alaska.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Alaska.
Why this page stops at the median
Alaska's employment estimate for this occupation is small: BLS counts an estimated 40 clinical and counseling psychologists in the state, 46th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate for the occupation, and the page carries an amber small-sample note to say so.
The median card, the hourly median and the ranks stand as published, and the percentile table still renders, but the text analyzes the median only and builds nothing on the 10th, 25th, 75th or 90th percentiles.
Read those tails as context on the table rather than as findings this page stands behind.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in Alaska?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $124,270 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Alaska, or $59.75 an hour.
That is 24% above the national median of $100,580 and ranks 4th of the 48 jurisdictions that publish a median for the occupation.
The state employment estimate is 40, so the page analyzes the median and leaves the percentile tails unanalyzed.
Why does the page not analyze the 25th, 75th and 90th percentiles?
Because the employment estimate is small.
BLS counts an estimated 40 psychologists in Alaska, and the page treats the state percentiles as context on the table rather than findings: they are printed, but no sentence builds a floor or ceiling on them.
The median of $124,270, the hourly median of $59.75 and the ranks stand on their own and are the figures to weigh against the national median of $100,580.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Alaska?
BLS estimates 40 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Alaska in May 2025, which ranks 46th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish 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, not the other titles Alaska licenses.
Is psychologist pay in Alaska above the national figure?
At the median, yes: Alaska's $124,270 is 24% above the national median of $100,580, a gap of $23,690, and the hourly median of $59.75 against $48.36 tells the same story.
That is the only Alaska-versus-national comparison this page makes, because an employment estimate of 40 is too small a base for reading the rest of the distribution.
More Alaska Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Alaska, 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.