Clinical Psychologist Salary in Minnesota: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Minnesota had a median annual wage of $107,030 in May 2025, 6% above the national median of $100,580.
The state sits above its national counterpart through the bottom and middle of the distribution, then below it at the top: the Minnesota 90th percentile is 10% below the national figure.
Minnesota ranks 16th of 48 jurisdictions by median and 14th of 46 by estimated employment.
Posted pay in Minnesota clinical psychologist listings
$115,000/yrmedian
Posted ranges run $83,000–$145,000/yr, from 3 distinct pay ranges at 1 employer (LifeStance Health).
From BehavioralHires' live job listings as of October 29, 2026. See the listings
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$107,030/yr
+6% vs. national $100,580
$51.46/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Minnesota, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Minnesota 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, Minnesota ranks 14th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $6,450 above national
The Minnesota median of $107,030 is $6,450 above the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 6% gap.
The hourly median runs the same way at $51.46 against $48.36 nationally.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Minnesota ranks 16th.
The state's employment estimate is 1,290 psychologists, 14th of 46 jurisdictions by employment.
So the Minnesota figure is not a thin estimate; it is a mid-sized workforce whose median sits above the national middle.
Above national through the middle, below it at the top
The Minnesota distribution does not sit on one side of the national one.
At the 10th percentile Minnesota is ahead: $62,290 against $55,170 nationally, 13% above.
The 25th percentile of $80,960 is 11% above the national $73,210, and the median premium narrows to 6%.
The sign flips by the 75th percentile: $131,030 is 3% below the national $135,200, and the 90th percentile of $163,610 is 10% below the national $180,960.
The middle half of Minnesota psychologists spans $50,070, against a national band of $61,990, and the full span from 10th to 90th percentile runs $101,320 against $125,790 nationally.
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 Minnesota row first, then the national one.
An offer at $107,030 matches the Minnesota median and sits $6,450 above the national median.
An offer near $62,290, the Minnesota 10th percentile, still sits above the national 10th percentile of $55,170; near the top, $163,610 marks the Minnesota 90th percentile, a figure below the national 90th percentile of $180,960.
The Minnesota spread runs 2.6 times from the 10th to the 90th percentile, against 3.3 times nationally.
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 Minnesota licence.
Nor is it a count of licence holders: OEWS classifies workers by job duties, not by the credential they hold.
Minnesota now issues one psychologist licence, the licensed psychologist; the state's former master's-level licence, the Licensed Psychological Practitioner, was repealed, and the licensed-psychologist title still includes some licensees who were licensed at the master's level under an earlier statutory route.
The row does not split them out.
Check which licence a posting asks for before comparing its pay with this row.
What each licence requires in Minnesota is summarized in psychologist licensure in Minnesota.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Minnesota.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in Minnesota?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $107,030 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Minnesota, or $51.46 an hour.
That is 6% above the national median of $100,580.
The middle half of Minnesota psychologists earned between $80,960 and $131,030, and the top tenth earned more than $163,610.
Is psychologist pay in Minnesota above the national figure across the whole distribution?
No. Minnesota is above national through the bottom and middle: 13% above at the 10th percentile, 11% at the 25th and 6% at the median.
From the 75th percentile on it is below national: 3% below at the 75th and 10% below at the 90th.
The state's premium over national is largest at the 10th percentile, and its gap below national is widest at the 90th.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Minnesota?
BLS estimates 1,290 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Minnesota in May 2025, which ranks 14th 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.
What do the middle half of Minnesota psychologists earn?
The 25th percentile of Minnesota pay was $80,960 and the 75th percentile was $131,030 in May 2025, so the middle half earned between those two figures, a band of $50,070.
The national middle half spans $61,990, from $73,210 to $135,200.
Minnesota's 25th percentile is 11% above the national figure, and its 75th percentile is 3% below.
More Minnesota Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Minnesota, 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.