Clinical Psychologist Salary in Missouri: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Missouri had a median annual wage of $99,410 in May 2025, 1% below the national median of $100,580 — a gap of $1,170.
The near-parity does not reach the tails: the 10th percentile sits 17% below its national counterpart and the 90th sits 22% below, a $39,150 difference.
Missouri ranks 20th of 48 jurisdictions by median and 23rd of 46 by estimated employment.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$99,410/yr
−1% vs. national $100,580
$47.79/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Missouri, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Missouri 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, Missouri ranks 23rd of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $1,170 below national
The Missouri median of $99,410 is $1,170 below the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 1% gap — the narrowest of any percentile in the state's row.
The hourly median tells the same story at $47.79 against $48.36 nationally, a $0.57 difference.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Missouri ranks 20th, and the hourly median of $47.79 also ranks 20th.
The state's estimated employment of 840 ranks 23rd of the 46 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate for the occupation.
Tails below national, and the gap widest at the top
The Missouri distribution does not sit below the national one evenly — it sits closest at the median.
The 10th percentile of $45,770 is 17% below the national 10th percentile of $55,170, and the 25th percentile of $66,280 is 9% below the national $73,210.
From the median upward the gap opens again: the 75th percentile of $122,290 is 10% below the national $135,200, and the 90th percentile of $141,810 is 22% below the national $180,960 — a $39,150 difference, the widest dollar gap in the row.
The Missouri 90th percentile still sits above the national 75th percentile of $135,200.
The middle half of Missouri psychologists spans $56,010, from $66,280 to $122,290, against a national band of $61,990.
The state's floor is not compressed: the span from the 10th to the 25th percentile, $20,510, runs wider than the national span of $18,040.
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 Missouri row first, then the national one.
An offer at the Missouri median of $99,410 is $1,170 below the national median of $100,580, so at this level the two rows describe nearly the same figure.
An offer at the Missouri 25th percentile of $66,280 marks the top of the bottom quarter of state pay, and it sits above the national 10th percentile of $55,170.
At the top, $141,810 marks the Missouri 90th percentile, a figure that clears 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 Missouri 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 licensed psychologists from provisional licensed psychologists, the state's title for practice under supervision.
Missouri issues no current master's-level psychology licence, but the licensed-psychologist title still includes some licensees who were licensed at the master's level under an earlier statutory route, and the row does not split them out either.
The row also does not distinguish psychologists who hold the state's health service provider certification.
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 Missouri is summarized in psychologist licensure in Missouri.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Missouri.
What Clinical Psychologist Job Listings in Missouri Show Right Now
From the 13 active clinical psychologist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 28, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- Universal Health Services9
- LifeStance Health2
Pay employers post
- 15% of clinical psychologist listings in Missouri state any pay at all.
Benefits and work arrangement
- 15% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Health Insurancenamed in 92%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 92%
- 401k Matchnamed in 92%
- PTO / Paid Time Offnamed in 85%
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 13 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in Missouri?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $99,410 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Missouri, or $47.79 an hour.
That is $1,170 below the national median of $100,580, a 1% gap.
The middle half of Missouri psychologists earned between $66,280 and $122,290, and the top tenth earned more than $141,810.
Is psychologist pay in Missouri below the national figure everywhere in the distribution?
Not at every point.
The Missouri median of $99,410 is 1% below the national median of $100,580, the closest any percentile comes.
The 10th percentile of $45,770 is 17% below the national 10th percentile of $55,170, the 75th of $122,290 is 10% below the national $135,200, and the 90th of $141,810 is 22% below the national $180,960.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Missouri?
BLS estimates 840 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Missouri in May 2025, which ranks 23rd 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 Missouri rank among jurisdictions publishing a psychologist median?
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for clinical and counseling psychologists, Missouri ranks 20th with a median of $99,410, and its hourly median of $47.79 also ranks 20th.
A rank compares the published figures only; the rows carry nothing that explains why one place's median differs from another's.
More Missouri Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Missouri, 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.