Clinical Psychologist Salary in Oklahoma: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Oklahoma had a median annual wage of $79,950 in May 2025, 21% below the national median of $100,580.
The distribution does not sit below national evenly: the Oklahoma 10th percentile is 13% above its national counterpart and the 90th percentile is 14% above, while the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles sit below theirs.
Oklahoma ranks 40th of 48 jurisdictions by median and 21st of 46 by estimated employment.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$79,950/yr
−21% vs. national $100,580
$38.44/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Oklahoma, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Oklahoma 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, Oklahoma ranks 21st of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $20,630 below national, with both tails above
The Oklahoma median of $79,950 is $20,630 below the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 21% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $38.44 against $48.36 nationally.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Oklahoma ranks 40th.
That sits alongside a mid-sized workforce: an estimated 950 psychologists in the occupation, 21st of 46 jurisdictions by employment.
So the Oklahoma median is not a small-workforce figure; it rests on a mid-sized reported workforce and sits below the national middle.
A compressed floor, a middle below national and a ceiling above
The Oklahoma distribution flips sign against the national one twice.
At the 10th percentile it starts ahead: $62,150 against $55,170 nationally, 13% above.
The 25th percentile of $62,590 is only $440 higher — the bottom quarter of Oklahoma pay is packed into a narrow band — yet it sits 15% below the national 25th of $73,210.
The gap widens through the middle: the median is 21% below national, and the 75th percentile of $100,660 is 26% below the national $135,200, a $34,540 gap — the widest at any percentile.
At the top the sign flips back: the 90th percentile of $205,790 is 14% above the national $180,960, and the $105,130 step up from the state's own 75th percentile is by far the largest in the distribution.
The middle half spans $38,070, 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 Oklahoma row first, then the national one.
An offer at $79,950 is the Oklahoma median but $20,630 below the national median of $100,580.
An offer near $62,150 sits at the Oklahoma 10th percentile, only $440 below the 25th percentile of $62,590 — the bottom quarter of the state distribution, though not its absolute floor, is packed into that narrow band.
At the top, $205,790 marks the Oklahoma 90th percentile, a figure 14% above the national 90th percentile of $180,960.
For hourly postings, $38.44 is the Oklahoma hourly median against $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 Oklahoma licence.
It does not split licensed psychologists who hold the Health Service Psychologist certification — the credential Oklahoma requires to independently provide health services to the public — from those who do not.
Nor is it a count of licence holders: OEWS classifies workers by job duties, not by the credential they hold.
The state issues no master's-level psychology licence, and psychological technicians, who work under a licensed psychologist's supervision, hold no separate licence to split out.
Check which licence a posting asks for before comparing its pay with this row.
What each licence requires in Oklahoma is summarized in psychologist licensure in Oklahoma.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Oklahoma.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in Oklahoma?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $79,950 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Oklahoma, or $38.44 an hour.
That is 21% below the national median of $100,580.
The middle half of Oklahoma psychologists earned between $62,590 and $100,660, and the top tenth earned more than $205,790.
Is psychologist pay in Oklahoma below the national figure everywhere in the distribution?
No. At the 10th percentile Oklahoma is 13% above national, $62,150 against $55,170, and at the 90th it is 14% above national, $205,790 against $180,960.
The middle of the distribution is below: 15% at the 25th, 21% at the median and 26% at the 75th.
In dollar terms the gap is widest at the 75th percentile, $34,540 below the national figure.
What does the top tenth of the Oklahoma distribution earn?
The 90th percentile of $205,790 marks where the top tenth begins — Oklahoma psychologists above it earned more than that figure.
It runs 14% above the national 90th percentile of $180,960, and it stands $105,130 above the Oklahoma 75th percentile of $100,660, by far the largest step between adjacent percentiles in the state distribution.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Oklahoma?
BLS estimates 950 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Oklahoma in May 2025, which ranks 21st 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.
More Oklahoma Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Oklahoma, 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.