Clinical Psychologist Salary in New Jersey: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in New Jersey had a median annual wage of $127,090 in May 2025, 26% above the national median of $100,580.
The distribution sits above national at every percentile except the 25th, which falls 12% below, and the climb from the 25th percentile to the median is $62,310 against a national step of $27,370.
New Jersey ranks 2nd of 48 jurisdictions by median, and an estimated 2,700 psychologists rank 9th of 46 by employment.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$127,090/yr
+26% vs. national $100,580
$61.10/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — New Jersey, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
New Jersey 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, New Jersey ranks 9th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $26,510 above national
The New Jersey median of $127,090 is $26,510 above the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 26% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $61.10 against $48.36 nationally, a difference of $12.74.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, New Jersey ranks 2nd.
That sits alongside a large reported workforce: an estimated 2,700 psychologists in the occupation, 9th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate.
So the New Jersey median is not a small-workforce figure; it rests on a large reported workforce and sits above the national middle.
Above national at every percentile but the 25th
The New Jersey distribution sits above the national one at every percentile except the 25th.
At the 10th percentile the state is ahead: $57,180 against $55,170 nationally, 4% above.
The 25th percentile of $64,780 is the one mark under the national line, $8,430 under the national $73,210, a 12% gap.
From there the distribution jumps: the median sits $62,310 above the state's 25th percentile, against a national step of $27,370, and lands 26% above the national median.
The 75th percentile of $166,490 is 23% above the national $135,200, and the 90th percentile of $224,050 is 24% above the national $180,960, a gap of $43,090 — the widest dollar gap in the distribution.
The percentage gap is widest at the median itself, 26%.
The middle half of New Jersey psychologists spans $101,710, against a national band of $61,990.
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 New Jersey row first, then the national one.
An offer between the New Jersey 25th percentile of $64,780 and the national 25th percentile of $73,210 sits at the bottom of the state's middle half while still clearing the national 10th percentile of $55,170.
An offer at or above $73,210 clears the national 25th percentile as well; an offer at the New Jersey median of $127,090 sits $26,510 above the national median while remaining under the national 75th percentile of $135,200.
Read an hourly posting against the same row: the New Jersey hourly median is $61.10, $12.74 above the national hourly median of $48.36.
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 New Jersey licence.
New Jersey issues no master's-level psychology licence; the state licenses psychologists under a single title, licensed psychologist.
Nor is the row 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 New Jersey is summarized in psychologist licensure in New Jersey.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in New Jersey.
What Clinical Psychologist Job Listings in New Jersey Show Right Now
From the 12 active clinical psychologist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 28, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
Benefits and work arrangement
- 42% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Health Insurancenamed in 92%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 92%
- 401k Matchnamed in 92%
- Continuing Education Budgetnamed in 58%
- Flexible Schedulenamed in 58%
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 12 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in New Jersey?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $127,090 for clinical and counseling psychologists in New Jersey, or $61.10 an hour.
That is 26% above the national median of $100,580.
The middle half of New Jersey psychologists earned between $64,780 and $166,490, and the top tenth earned more than $224,050.
Is psychologist pay in New Jersey above the national figure across the whole distribution?
No. The 25th percentile is the one mark below the national line: $64,780 against $73,210, 12% below.
Every other percentile is above: 4% at the 10th, 26% at the median, 23% at the 75th and 24% at the 90th.
The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $62,310 in New Jersey, against $27,370 nationally.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in New Jersey?
BLS estimates 2,700 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in New Jersey in May 2025, which ranks 9th 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.
How wide is the spread of psychologist pay in New Jersey?
The middle half of New Jersey psychologists earned between $64,780 and $166,490, a span of $101,710, against a national middle-half band of $61,990.
The full distribution, 10th to 90th percentile, runs from $57,180 to $224,050.
The dollar gap to national is widest at the 90th percentile, $43,090, while the percentage gap is widest at the median, 26%.
More New Jersey Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — New Jersey, 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.