Clinical Psychologist Salary in Hawaii: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Hawaii had a median annual wage of $117,860 in May 2025, 17% above the national median of $100,580.
The state's employment estimate for the occupation is small — 250 psychologists — so this page quotes the median, the hourly median and the ranks, and reads the percentile tails only in the table.
Among the 48 jurisdictions that publish a median, Hawaii ranks 6th, while its employment estimate ranks 38th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$117,860/yr
+17% vs. national $100,580
$56.66/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Hawaii, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Hawaii 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, Hawaii ranks 38th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $17,280 above national
The Hawaii median of $117,860 is $17,280 above the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 17% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $56.66 against $48.36 nationally.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Hawaii ranks 6th, and the hourly median also ranks 6th.
The state's estimated employment of 250 ranks 38th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate for the occupation — a small sample that shapes how far this page's analysis can go.
Where the Hawaii median sits in the national distribution
The Hawaii median of $117,860 falls between the national median of $100,580 and the national 75th percentile of $135,200: the typical Hawaii wage corresponds to the upper-middle of the national distribution.
Nationally, the middle half spans $61,990, from $73,210 to $135,200.
This page reads the Hawaii distribution at the median only.
The occupation's employment estimate here is small — 250 — so the state's percentile tails are not analysed; the table under this section shows them, and the section below explains the caveat.
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 Hawaii is 250 — under 500, so these percentiles rest on a small sample.
Read the median; treat the tails with caution.
What this figure does and does not describe
This row is the BLS occupation for clinical and counseling psychologists, not a figure for one Hawaii licence.
The state licenses the doctoral-level Psychologist title, and the provisional associate psychologist licence took effect on July 1, 2026 — after the May 2025 survey — so the row predates that licence.
The row is not split by licence stage regardless, and the state issues no master's-level psychology licence: the $117,860 median is not a figure for any one licence title.
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 Hawaii is summarized in psychologist licensure in Hawaii.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Hawaii.
Why the analysis stops at the median
Hawaii's row for clinical and counseling psychologists carries a small employment estimate: BLS counts 250 in the occupation.
That is why this page quotes the median, the hourly median and the ranks, and stops there.
The percentile table under the distribution section still renders every figure BLS publishes, but with a count this small the page does not analyse the 10th, 25th, 75th or 90th percentiles or build any statement on them.
The median, not the tails, is the figure to carry away from this page.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in Hawaii?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $117,860 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Hawaii, or $56.66 an hour.
That is 17% above the national median of $100,580.
The state's employment estimate for the occupation is small — 250 — so the figure to compare an offer with is the median, not the percentile tails.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Hawaii?
BLS estimates 250 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Hawaii in May 2025, which ranks 38th 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.
Where does Hawaii rank among jurisdictions publishing a psychologist median?
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for clinical and counseling psychologists, Hawaii ranks 6th.
The hourly median of $56.66 also ranks 6th.
A rank compares the published figures only; the rows carry nothing that explains why one place's median differs from another's.
What do the highest-earning psychologists in Hawaii make?
BLS publishes a 90th percentile for the occupation, and the table under the distribution section shows it, but with an employment estimate of 250 the page treats the state's tails as a small-sample table and quotes no tail figure in its analysis.
For scale, the national 90th percentile is $180,960 — the Hawaii figure is not one this page interprets.
More Hawaii Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Hawaii, 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.