Clinical Psychologist Salary in Iowa: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Iowa had a median annual wage of $91,690 in May 2025, 9% below the national median of $100,580.
The state's employment estimate for the occupation is small — 440 psychologists — so this page quotes the median, the hourly median and the ranks, and reads the percentile tails only in the table.
Iowa ranks 29th of the 48 jurisdictions that publish a median for the occupation.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$91,690/yr
−9% vs. national $100,580
$44.08/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Iowa, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Iowa 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, Iowa ranks 29th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $8,890 below national
The Iowa median of $91,690 is $8,890 below the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 9% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $44.08 against $48.36 nationally, $4.28 below.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Iowa ranks 29th, and the hourly median also ranks 29th.
The state's estimated employment of 440 ranks 29th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate for the occupation — a small reported workforce, which shapes how far this page's analysis can go.
Where the Iowa median sits in the national distribution
The Iowa median of $91,690 falls between the national 25th percentile of $73,210 and the national median of $100,580: below the national middle, but closer to the national median than to the national bottom-quarter line.
Nationally, the middle half spans $61,990, from $73,210 to $135,200.
This page reads the Iowa distribution at the median only.
The occupation's employment estimate here is small — 440 — 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 Iowa is 440 — 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 Iowa licence.
It does not split licensed psychologists from holders of the provisional license in psychology, and it does not separate psychologists carrying the certified health service provider in psychology (HSP) designation, a conditional prescription certificate or a prescription certificate from those without one.
Nor is it a count of licence holders: OEWS classifies workers by job duties, not by the credential they hold.
Whatever licence title a posting names, compare its pay with this row only knowing that the row describes the whole occupation as BLS counts it.
The state's licensure pages linked under this section own the licence rules.
What each licence requires in Iowa is summarized in psychologist licensure in Iowa.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Iowa.
Why the analysis stops at the median
Iowa's row for clinical and counseling psychologists carries a small employment estimate: BLS counts 440 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 Iowa?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $91,690 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Iowa, or $44.08 an hour.
That is 9% below the national median of $100,580.
The state's employment estimate for the occupation is small — 440 — so the figure to compare an offer with is the median, not the percentile tails.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Iowa?
BLS estimates 440 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Iowa in May 2025, which ranks 29th 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 Iowa rank among jurisdictions publishing a psychologist median?
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for clinical and counseling psychologists, Iowa ranks 29th, and the hourly median of $44.08 also ranks 29th.
The employment estimate ranks 29th of the 46 that publish both a median and an employment estimate.
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 Iowa make?
BLS publishes a 90th percentile for the occupation, and the table under the distribution section shows it, but with an employment estimate of 440 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 Iowa figure is not one this page interprets.
More Iowa Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
Wage figures: BLS OEWS May 2025 state and national estimates, SOCs 19-3033, retrieved 2026-09-24.
Page last updated 2026-09-29.