Clinical Psychologist Salary in Mississippi: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Mississippi had a median annual wage of $76,000 in May 2025, 24% below the national median of $100,580.
The state sits near the bottom of the pay table, 45th of the 48 jurisdictions that publish a median, and its employment estimate is small — 210 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
$76,000/yr
−24% vs. national $100,580
$36.54/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Mississippi, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Mississippi 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, Mississippi ranks 40th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $24,580 below national
The Mississippi median of $76,000 is $24,580 below the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 24% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $36.54 against $48.36 nationally.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Mississippi ranks 45th, and the hourly median also ranks 45th.
The state's estimated employment of 210 ranks 40th 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 Mississippi median sits in the national distribution
The Mississippi median of $76,000 is $24,580 below the national median of $100,580 and sits between the national 25th percentile of $73,210 and the national median.
Nationally, the middle half spans $61,990, from $73,210 to $135,200.
This page reads the Mississippi distribution at the median only.
The occupation's employment estimate here is small — 210 — 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 Mississippi is 210 — 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 Mississippi licence.
The state issues the Psychologist licence, a temporary licence, and a temporary practice certificate; the row does not separate the Psychologist licence from its temporary licence or its temporary practice certificate.
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.
Mississippi's board rules and applications cover the doctoral licence only; they name no master's-level psychology licence.
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 Mississippi is summarized in psychologist licensure in Mississippi.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Mississippi.
Why the analysis stops at the median
Mississippi's row for clinical and counseling psychologists carries a small employment estimate: BLS counts 210 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 Mississippi?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $76,000 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Mississippi, or $36.54 an hour.
That is 24% below the national median of $100,580.
The state's employment estimate for the occupation is small — 210 — so the figure to compare an offer with is the median, not the percentile tails.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Mississippi?
BLS estimates 210 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Mississippi in May 2025, which ranks 40th 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 Mississippi rank among jurisdictions publishing a psychologist median?
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for clinical and counseling psychologists, Mississippi ranks 45th.
The hourly median of $36.54 also ranks 45th.
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 Mississippi make?
BLS publishes a 90th percentile for the occupation, and the table under the distribution section shows it, but with an employment estimate of 210 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 Mississippi figure is not one this page interprets.
More Mississippi Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Mississippi, 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.