Clinical Psychologist Salary in Montana: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Montana had a median annual wage of $68,160 in May 2025, 32% below the national median of $100,580.
The state ranks 47th of the 48 jurisdictions that publish a median for the occupation — one place from the bottom of that table — and its employment estimate is small, 150 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
$68,160/yr
−32% vs. national $100,580
$32.77/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Montana, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Montana 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, Montana ranks 43rd of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $32,420 below national
The Montana median of $68,160 is $32,420 below the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 32% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story: $32.77 against $48.36 nationally, $15.59 less per hour.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Montana ranks 47th, and the hourly median also ranks 47th — one place from the bottom of that table.
The state's reported employment of 150 ranks 43rd of the 46 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate for the occupation.
A median sitting that far below the national middle, on a reported workforce this small, is the fact that frames every other figure on this page.
Where the Montana median sits in the national distribution
The Montana median of $68,160 is $32,420 below the national median of $100,580 and sits between the national 10th percentile of $55,170 and the national 25th percentile of $73,210 — below the level where the national middle half begins.
Nationally, the middle half spans $61,990, from $73,210 to $135,200.
This page reads the Montana distribution at the median only.
The occupation's reported employment estimate here is small — 150 — 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 Montana is 150 — 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 Montana licence.
Montana has no master's-level psychology licence, according to the state's licensure research; the row pools the provisional licence, for candidates completing postdoctoral supervised practice, with the full psychologist licence and the experience-based licence that also carries the psychologist title.
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.
The row also predates Montana's PSYPACT membership, which took effect in October 2025, so it says nothing about practice under the compact.
Whatever credential a posting names, compare its pay with this row knowing that it 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 Montana is summarized in psychologist licensure in Montana.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Montana.
Why the analysis stops at the median
Montana's row for clinical and counseling psychologists carries a small reported workforce: BLS counts 150 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 reported 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 Montana?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $68,160 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Montana, or $32.77 an hour.
That is 32% below the national median of $100,580.
The state's employment estimate is small — 150 — so the figure to compare an offer with is the median, not the percentile tails.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Montana?
BLS estimates 150 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Montana in May 2025, which ranks 43rd 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 not a count of licence holders — and it covers only this one occupation.
Where does Montana rank among jurisdictions publishing a psychologist median?
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for clinical and counseling psychologists, Montana ranks 47th.
The hourly median of $32.77 also ranks 47th.
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 Montana make?
BLS publishes a 90th percentile for the occupation, and the table under the distribution section shows it, but with a reported workforce of 150 the page quotes no tail figure in its analysis and builds no statement on it.
For scale, the national 90th percentile is $180,960 — the Montana figure is not one this page interprets.
More Montana Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Montana, 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.