Clinical Psychologist Salary in Indiana: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Indiana had a median annual wage of $84,990 in May 2025, 16% below the national median of $100,580.
The distribution does not sit below national evenly: the Indiana 10th and 25th percentiles are above their national counterparts, while the 75th and 90th percentiles sit 25% and 29% below theirs.
Indiana ranks 34th of 48 jurisdictions by median and 13th of 46 by estimated employment.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$84,990/yr
−16% vs. national $100,580
$40.86/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Indiana, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Indiana 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, Indiana ranks 13th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $15,590 below national
The Indiana median of $84,990 is $15,590 below the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 16% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $40.86 against $48.36 nationally.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Indiana ranks 34th.
That sits alongside a mid-sized workforce: an estimated 1,850 psychologists in the occupation, 13th of 46 jurisdictions by employment.
So the Indiana median is not a small-workforce figure; it rests on a mid-sized reported workforce and sits below the national middle.
A floor above national and a gap that widens toward the top
The Indiana distribution does not simply sit below the national one.
At the 10th percentile, Indiana is ahead: $56,200 against $55,170 nationally, 2% above.
The 25th percentile of $77,370 is also ahead, 6% above the national 25th percentile of $73,210.
From there the sign flips, and the gap widens going up the distribution: the median of $84,990 is 16% below the national $100,580, the 75th percentile of $101,540 is 25% below the national $135,200, and the 90th percentile of $129,110 is 29% below the national $180,960 — the widest gap in the distribution.
The lower quarter is not compressed: the 10th and 25th percentiles are $21,170 apart, and the stretch from the median to the 75th percentile, $16,550, is more than twice the $7,620 from the 25th percentile to the median.
The middle half of Indiana psychologists spans $24,170, 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 Indiana row first, then the national one.
An offer at $84,990 is the Indiana median but $15,590 below the national median.
An offer near $77,000 sits at the 25th percentile of Indiana pay; near $56,000 it sits at the 10th.
At the top, $129,110 marks the Indiana 90th percentile, a figure that would sit below the national 75th percentile of $135,200.
Because the Indiana middle half spans only $24,170 against a national band of $61,990, positions in the state distribution are packed more tightly around the median.
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 Indiana licence.
It does not split licensed psychologists who hold the health service provider in psychology (HSPP) endorsement from those who do not, and it does not separate psychologists practicing on a temporary permit from those who hold the full licence.
Nor is it a count of licence holders: OEWS classifies workers by job duties, not by the credential they hold.
Indiana issues no master's-level psychology licence.
Check which licence a posting asks for before comparing its pay with this row.
What each licence requires in Indiana is summarized in psychologist licensure in Indiana.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Indiana.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in Indiana?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $84,990 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Indiana, or $40.86 an hour.
That is 16% below the national median of $100,580.
The middle half of Indiana psychologists earned between $77,370 and $101,540, and the top tenth earned more than $129,110.
Is psychologist pay in Indiana below the national figure everywhere in the distribution?
No. At the 10th percentile Indiana is 2% above national, $56,200 against $55,170, and at the 25th it is 6% above, $77,370 against $73,210.
Every higher percentile is below: 16% at the median, 25% at the 75th and 29% at the 90th.
The Indiana gap to national is widest at the top of the distribution, not at the bottom.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Indiana?
BLS estimates 1,850 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Indiana in May 2025, which ranks 13th 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.
More Indiana Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Indiana, 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.