Clinical Psychologist Salary in Michigan: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Michigan had a median annual wage of $84,730 in May 2025, 16% below the national median of $100,580.
The distribution crosses the national line inside the lower quarter: the Michigan 10th percentile sits 11% above its national counterpart, the 25th sits 1% below, and the shortfall widens to 25% at the 90th.
Michigan ranks 35th of 48 jurisdictions by median, and an estimated 2,170 psychologists rank 10th of 46 by employment.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$84,730/yr
−16% vs. national $100,580
$40.74/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Michigan, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Michigan 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, Michigan ranks 10th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $15,850 below national
The Michigan median of $84,730 is $15,850 below the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 16% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $40.74 against $48.36 nationally, a difference of $7.62.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Michigan ranks 35th.
That sits alongside a large workforce: an estimated 2,170 psychologists, 10th of the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate for the occupation.
So the Michigan median is not a small-workforce figure; it rests on a large reported workforce and sits below the national middle.
Above national at the floor, furthest below at the top
The Michigan distribution does not sit below the national one evenly.
At the 10th percentile, Michigan is ahead: $61,290 against $55,170 nationally, an 11% gap in the state's favor.
The 25th percentile of $72,440 is $770 under the national 25th of $73,210, so the crossover between above and below national sits inside the state's lower quarter.
From there the gap widens at every step: the median of $84,730 is 16% below national, the 75th percentile of $111,050 is 18% below the national $135,200, and the 90th percentile of $134,980 is 25% below the national $180,960 — a figure that lands just under the national 75th percentile of $135,200.
The middle half of Michigan psychologists spans $38,610, 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 Michigan row first, then the national one.
An offer at the Michigan median of $84,730 sits $15,850 under the national median.
Because the state floor is above national, an offer near the Michigan 10th percentile of $61,290 also clears the national 10th percentile of $55,170 by $6,120.
An offer near $72,440 sits at the bottom of the Michigan middle half, just under the national 25th percentile of $73,210.
At the top, the Michigan 90th percentile of $134,980 falls just short of the national 75th percentile of $135,200.
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 Michigan licence.
It does not separate the state's fully licensed psychologists (LP) from master's-level licensees, who hold the separate Limited Licensed Psychologist (LLP) licence, and it does not isolate the doctoral educational limited licence and the temporary limited licences the state also issues.
The row is not split by licence stage in any case, and it is not a count of licence holders — BLS assigns workers to occupations by the duties they perform, not by the licence they hold.
Whatever credential 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 Michigan is summarized in psychologist licensure in Michigan.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Michigan.
What Clinical Psychologist Job Listings in Michigan Show Right Now
From the 21 active clinical psychologist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 29, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
Benefits and work arrangement
- 43% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Health Insurancenamed in 81%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 81%
- 401k Matchnamed in 81%
- Continuing Education Budgetnamed in 43%
- Flexible Schedulenamed in 43%
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 21 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in Michigan?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $84,730 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Michigan, or $40.74 an hour.
That is 16% below the national median of $100,580.
The middle half of Michigan psychologists earned between $72,440 and $111,050, and the top tenth earned more than $134,980.
Is psychologist pay in Michigan below the national figure at every point in the distribution?
No. At the 10th percentile Michigan is ahead: $61,290 against $55,170 nationally, an 11% gap in the state's favor.
The 25th percentile sits 1% below its national counterpart, the median 16%, the 75th percentile 18% and the 90th percentile 25%.
The shortfall to national is widest at the top of the distribution and absent at the floor.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Michigan?
BLS estimates 2,170 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Michigan in May 2025, which ranks 10th 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 Michigan Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Michigan, 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.