Clinical Psychologist Salary in Nebraska: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Nebraska had a median annual wage of $94,540 in May 2025, 6% below the national median of $100,580.
Every percentile of the Nebraska distribution sits below its national counterpart, but not evenly: the gap is smallest at the median and widest at the 90th percentile.
Nebraska ranks 25th of 48 jurisdictions by median, with an estimated 770 psychologists employed in the occupation.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$94,540/yr
−6% vs. national $100,580
$45.45/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Nebraska, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Nebraska 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, Nebraska ranks 24th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $6,040 below national
The Nebraska median of $94,540 is $6,040 below the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 6% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $45.45 against $48.36 nationally.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Nebraska ranks 25th.
That sits alongside a mid-sized workforce: an estimated 770 psychologists in the occupation, 24th of the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate.
So the Nebraska median is not a small-workforce figure; it rests on a mid-sized reported workforce and sits below the national middle.
Smallest gap at the median, widest at the top
Every Nebraska percentile sits below its national counterpart, and the size of the gap narrows toward the middle and widens again toward the top.
At the bottom, the 10th percentile of $45,370 is 18% below the national $55,170, and the 25th percentile of $60,210 is 18% below the national $73,210; $14,840 separates the state's 10th and 25th percentiles, so the bottom quarter is not packed into one narrow band.
The middle half spans $60,420, almost the same width as the national band of $61,990.
Above the median the gap reopens: the 75th percentile of $120,630 is 11% below the national $135,200, and the 90th percentile of $143,190 is 21% below the national $180,960, a gap of $37,770 — the largest anywhere in the distribution.
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 Nebraska row first, then the national one.
An offer at the Nebraska median of $94,540 is still 6% below the national median of $100,580.
An offer near $60,000 sits right at the state's 25th percentile of $60,210, the boundary of the bottom quarter.
At the top, $143,190 marks the Nebraska 90th percentile, a figure that would sit above the national 75th percentile of $135,200 but below the national 90th of $180,960.
An hourly posting reads against $45.45, the state hourly median, or $48.36 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 Nebraska licence.
It does not split licensed psychologists from provisionally licensed psychologists, or from holders of the state's special licence, who may use the licensed psychologist title while disclosing supervisory relationships.
Nebraska issues no independent master's-level psychology licence: psychological assistants and psychologist associates hold only a supervisory registration, not a licence.
Nor is it a count of licence holders: OEWS classifies workers by job duties, not by the credential they hold.
Check which licence a posting asks for before comparing its pay with this row.
What each licence requires in Nebraska is summarized in psychologist licensure in Nebraska.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Nebraska.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in Nebraska?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $94,540 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Nebraska, or $45.45 an hour.
That is 6% below the national median of $100,580.
The middle half of Nebraska psychologists earned between $60,210 and $120,630, and the top tenth earned more than $143,190.
Is psychologist pay in Nebraska below the national figure across the whole distribution?
Yes, at every percentile, but by different amounts.
The 10th and 25th percentiles sit 18% below national, the median 6% below, the 75th percentile 11% below and the 90th percentile 21% below.
The Nebraska figure closest to national is the median itself; the largest dollar gap, $37,770, is at the 90th percentile.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Nebraska?
BLS estimates 770 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Nebraska in May 2025, which ranks 24th 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 psychologists in the middle half of the Nebraska distribution earn?
Between $60,210 and $120,630.
That $60,420-wide band is close in width to the national middle half, which spans $61,990, but it sits lower: the Nebraska 25th percentile is 18% below the national one, and the 75th percentile is 11% below.
Only at the median does the state figure come within 6% of national.
More Nebraska Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Nebraska, 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.