Clinical Psychologist Salary in Florida: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Florida had a median annual wage of $85,610 in May 2025, 15% below the national median of $100,580.
The distribution does not sit below evenly: the Florida 10th percentile is $310 above its national counterpart, the 25th is 5% below, and the 75th and 90th percentiles run 8% and 44% above theirs.
Florida ranks 33rd of 48 jurisdictions by median, and its estimated 3,040 psychologists rank 6th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$85,610/yr
−15% vs. national $100,580
$41.16/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Florida, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Florida 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, Florida ranks 6th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $14,970 below national
The Florida median of $85,610 is $14,970 below the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 15% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $41.16 against $48.36 nationally, also 15% below.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Florida ranks 33rd.
The workforce behind the figure is large: an estimated 3,040 psychologists, 6th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate.
So the median is not a thin estimate; it is a big sample that lands below the national middle, even though the top of the state distribution does not.
Near national at the floor, far above it at the ceiling
The Florida spread is wider than the national one, and the two cross between the median and the 75th percentile.
At the 10th percentile, Florida is $310 above national: $55,480 against $55,170.
The 25th percentile of $69,330 is 5% below the national $73,210, and the median of $85,610 is 15% below.
Above the middle, Florida pulls ahead: the 75th percentile of $146,650 is $11,450 above the national $135,200, and the 90th percentile of $259,990 is $79,030 above the national $180,960, a 44% gap and the widest in the distribution.
The middle half spans $77,320, against a national band of $61,990.
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.
Reading an offer against these figures
Compare an offer with the Florida row first, then the national one.
An offer at the Florida median of $85,610 sits $14,970 below the national median.
The wide spread cuts both ways: an offer at $69,330 matches the Florida 25th percentile but falls short of the national 25th of $73,210, while an offer near $146,650 clears the national 75th of $135,200.
At the top, $259,990 marks the Florida 90th percentile, about 1.4 times the national 90th.
A percentile is a position in the state distribution, not a pay step or a measure of time in the field.
What this figure does and does not describe
This row is the BLS occupation for clinical and counseling psychologists, not a figure for one Florida licence.
It does not split fully licensed psychologists from people on the state's Provisional Psychologist licence, so the median pools licence stages rather than describing one of them.
Because both exist in Florida, 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 Florida is summarized in psychologist licensure in Florida.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Florida.
What Clinical Psychologist Job Listings in Florida Show Right Now
From the 10 active clinical psychologist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 29, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- Thriveworks7
- Lyra Health2
Benefits and work arrangement
- 20% remote or telehealth; the rest are on-site
- Flexible Schedulenamed in 100%
- Continuing Education Budgetnamed in 80%
- Health Insurancenamed in 70%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 70%
- 401k Matchnamed in 70%
Source: active clinical psychologist listings on BehavioralHires, updated daily. Pay figures use only listings that state pay (midpoint of each posted range). Benefits count listings that name the benefit; a listing that doesn’t mention one may still offer it.
Browse 10 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in Florida?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $85,610 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Florida, or $41.16 an hour.
That is 15% below the national median of $100,580.
The middle half of Florida psychologists earned between $69,330 and $146,650, and the top tenth earned more than $259,990.
Is psychologist pay in Florida below the national figure across the whole distribution?
No. The bottom sits essentially at national: the 10th percentile is $310 above its counterpart ($55,480 against $55,170), and the 25th is 5% below ($69,330 against $73,210).
The median is 15% below.
The top does not follow: the 75th percentile is 8% above national ($146,650 against $135,200), and the 90th is 44% above ($259,990 against $180,960).
The gap is widest at the top of the distribution.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Florida?
BLS estimates 3,040 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Florida in May 2025, which ranks 6th 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.
More Florida Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Florida, 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.