Clinical Psychologist Salary in Massachusetts: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Massachusetts had a median annual wage of $115,180 in May 2025, 15% above the national median of $100,580.
The premium runs through the whole distribution and the dollar gap widens toward the top: $5,080 above national at the 10th percentile, $35,610 above at the 90th.
Massachusetts ranks 10th of 48 jurisdictions by median and 7th of 46 by estimated employment.
Posted pay in Massachusetts clinical psychologist listings
$109,500/yrmedian
The middle half of posted pay runs $80,000–$136,000/yr, from 4 distinct pay ranges at 1 employer (LifeStance Health).
From BehavioralHires' live job listings as of October 28, 2026. See the listings
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$115,180/yr
+15% vs. national $100,580
$55.37/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Massachusetts, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Massachusetts 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, Massachusetts ranks 7th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $14,600 above national
The Massachusetts median of $115,180 is $14,600 above the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 15% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $55.37 against $48.36 nationally, $7.01 more per hour.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Massachusetts ranks 10th.
That sits alongside a large reported workforce: an estimated 2,860 psychologists in the occupation, 7th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate.
So the Massachusetts median is not a small-workforce figure; it rests on a large reported workforce and sits above the national middle.
Above national at every percentile, with the gap widest at the top
The Massachusetts distribution sits above the national one at every percentile, and the dollar gap widens at each step up.
At the 10th percentile the state is ahead by $5,080, $60,250 against $55,170 nationally, 9% above.
The 25th percentile of $84,610 is $11,400 above the national $73,210, a 16% gap.
The percentage premium is not a steady climb: the median's 15% sits under the 25th percentile's 16%, and the climb resumes above the median, 18% at the 75th percentile and 20% at the 90th, the widest gap in the distribution.
In dollars the step-up widening holds throughout: $14,600 at the median, $24,370 at the 75th percentile of $159,570, $35,610 at the 90th percentile of $216,570.
The middle half of Massachusetts psychologists spans $74,960, 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 Massachusetts row first, then the national one.
An offer at $115,180 matches the Massachusetts median while sitting $14,600 above the national median.
The middle half of Massachusetts pay runs from $84,610 to $159,570, so an offer below $84,610 sits under the state's 25th percentile.
An offer between $73,210 and $84,610 still clears the national 25th percentile of $73,210; below $73,210, it sits under both.
At the top, $216,570 marks the Massachusetts 90th percentile, $35,610 above the national figure.
Read an hourly posting against the same row: the Massachusetts hourly median is $55.37, $7.01 above the national hourly median of $48.36.
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 Massachusetts licence.
It does not split psychologists who hold the state's Health Service Provider (HSP) certification from those who do not.
Nor is it a count of licence holders: OEWS classifies workers by job duties, not by the credential they hold.
Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts is summarized in psychologist licensure in Massachusetts.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Massachusetts.
What Clinical Psychologist Job Listings in Massachusetts Show Right Now
From the 48 active clinical psychologist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 28, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- LifeStance Health32
- Thriveworks12
- Lyra Health2
Pay employers post
- 21% of clinical psychologist listings in Massachusetts state any pay at all.
Benefits and work arrangement
- 8% remote or telehealth and 58% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- 401k Matchnamed in 92%
- Health Insurancenamed in 52%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 52%
- Flexible Schedulenamed in 48%
- Malpractice Insurance Coverednamed in 42%
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 48 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in Massachusetts?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $115,180 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Massachusetts, or $55.37 an hour.
That is 15% above the national median of $100,580.
The middle half of Massachusetts psychologists earned between $84,610 and $159,570, and the top tenth earned more than $216,570.
Is psychologist pay in Massachusetts above the national figure across the whole distribution?
Yes, at every percentile.
The percentage premium is not a steady climb: 9% at the 10th percentile, 16% at the 25th, 15% at the median, then 18% and 20% at the 75th and 90th.
The dollar gap, by contrast, widens at every step, from $5,080 at the 10th percentile to $35,610 at the 90th, the widest gap in the distribution.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Massachusetts?
BLS estimates 2,860 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Massachusetts in May 2025, which ranks 7th 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.
How wide is the spread of psychologist pay in Massachusetts?
The middle half of Massachusetts psychologists earned between $84,610 and $159,570, a span of $74,960, against a national middle-half band of $61,990.
The full distribution, 10th to 90th percentile, runs from $60,250 to $216,570, and the premium over the national figures is present at every percentile, widest at the 90th.
More Massachusetts Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Massachusetts, 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.