Clinical Psychologist Salary in Louisiana: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Louisiana had a median annual wage of $71,330 in May 2025, 29% below the national median of $100,580.
The state sits near the bottom of the median table, 46th of the 48 jurisdictions that publish a median, and its employment estimate is small — 320 psychologists — so this page quotes the median, the hourly median and the ranks, and reads the percentile tails only in the table.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$71,330/yr
−29% vs. national $100,580
$34.29/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Louisiana, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Louisiana 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, Louisiana ranks 34th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $29,250 below national
The Louisiana median of $71,330 is $29,250 below the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 29% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $34.29 against $48.36 nationally.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Louisiana ranks 46th, and the hourly median also ranks 46th.
The state's estimated employment of 320 ranks 34th 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 Louisiana median sits in the national distribution
The Louisiana median of $71,330 is $29,250 below the national median of $100,580 and falls below even the national 25th percentile of $73,210, which puts the typical Louisiana wage in the bottom quarter of the national distribution.
Nationally, the middle half spans $61,990, from $73,210 to $135,200.
This page reads the Louisiana distribution at the median only.
The occupation's employment estimate here is small — 320 — 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 Louisiana is 320 — 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 Louisiana licence.
Nor is it a count of licence holders: OEWS classifies workers by job duties, not by the credential they hold.
It does not split doctoral licensed psychologists from provisional licensed psychologists (PLP).
The state's master's-level licensed psychological associate (LPA) licence postdates the May 2025 row: its implementing rules took effect only in October 2025, so the row covers no licensed LPA workforce.
The licence permits independent practice within a narrower scope — an LPA may not independently administer or interpret psychological or neuropsychological tests, or diagnose severe mental illness or major disorders.
Practitioners holding the LSSP licence are classified in a separate BLS occupation.
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 Louisiana is summarized in psychologist licensure in Louisiana.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Louisiana.
Why the analysis stops at the median
Louisiana's row for clinical and counseling psychologists carries a small employment estimate: BLS counts 320 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 Louisiana?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $71,330 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Louisiana, or $34.29 an hour.
That is 29% below the national median of $100,580.
The state's employment estimate for the occupation is small — 320 — so the figure to compare an offer with is the median, not the percentile tails.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Louisiana?
BLS estimates 320 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Louisiana in May 2025, which ranks 34th 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 Louisiana rank among jurisdictions publishing a psychologist median?
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for clinical and counseling psychologists, Louisiana ranks 46th.
The hourly median of $34.29 also ranks 46th.
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 Louisiana make?
BLS publishes a 90th percentile for the occupation, and the table under the distribution section shows it, but with an employment estimate of 320 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 Louisiana figure is not one this page interprets.
More Louisiana Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Louisiana, 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.