Clinical Psychologist Salary in Delaware: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Delaware had a median annual wage of $113,050 in May 2025, 12% above the national median of $100,580.
The hourly median was $54.35 against $48.36 nationally, and the median ranks 14th of the 48 jurisdictions that publish a median for the occupation.
The employment estimate carries the caveat: BLS counts an estimated 280 psychologists in the state, a small sample this page does not build percentile findings on.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$113,050/yr
+12% vs. national $100,580
$54.35/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Delaware, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Delaware 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, Delaware ranks 36th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $12,470 above national
The Delaware median of $113,050 is $12,470 above the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 12% gap.
The hourly median runs $54.35 against $48.36 nationally, a difference of $5.99 — the same 12% at both measures.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Delaware ranks 14th.
The employment estimate is the qualifier: an estimated 280 psychologists, 36th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate.
On a workforce this small, the page reads the median and leaves the percentiles alone.
What the distribution can and cannot say
This page prints the full percentile table for Delaware, 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.
The Delaware median of $113,050 sits between the national median of $100,580 and the national 75th percentile of $135,200 — about 1.1 times the national median — and the hourly median of $54.35 against $48.36 shows the same 12% gap.
Nationally, the middle half of the occupation spans $73,210 to $135,200, a band of $61,990, inside a full national span that runs from $55,170 at the 10th percentile to $180,960 at the 90th.
Where Delaware's own percentiles fall against 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 Delaware is 280 — 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 $113,050 matches the Delaware median; an offer at $100,580 matches the national median and sits $12,470 below the Delaware figure.
For an hourly posting, $54.35 is the Delaware hourly median and $48.36 the national hourly median, so a rate between the two sits above the national hourly median and below the Delaware hourly median.
Remember what the row describes: clinical and counseling psychologists employed for wages, not every title Delaware licenses, and a median resting on an employment estimate of 280 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 Delaware licence.
Delaware licenses the doctoral-level Psychologist title, alongside the doctoral-level psychological assistant registration that predates the 2026 law.
A law signed in June 2026 creates a master's-level licensed psychology associate (LPA) licence and a master's-level psychological assistant registration; both are enacted and pending implementation, which the act sets at the earlier of a year from enactment or the board's adoption of final regulations — no later than about June 2027.
The May 2025 row predates both new titles, and the row is not split by licence stage regardless: the $113,050 median is not a Psychologist-only figure.
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 Delaware is summarized in psychologist licensure in Delaware.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Delaware.
Why this page stops at the median
Delaware's employment estimate for this occupation is small: BLS counts an estimated 280 clinical and counseling psychologists in the state, 36th 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 Delaware?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $113,050 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Delaware, or $54.35 an hour.
That is 12% above the national median of $100,580 and ranks 14th of the 48 jurisdictions that publish a median for the occupation.
The state employment estimate is 280, 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 280 psychologists in Delaware, 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 $113,050, the hourly median of $54.35 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 Delaware?
BLS estimates 280 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Delaware in May 2025, which ranks 36th 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 Delaware licenses.
Is psychologist pay in Delaware above the national figure?
At the median, yes: Delaware's $113,050 is 12% above the national median of $100,580, a gap of $12,470, and the hourly median of $54.35 against $48.36 tells the same story.
That is the only Delaware-versus-national comparison this page makes, because an employment estimate of 280 is a small base for reading the rest of the distribution.
More Delaware Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Delaware, 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.