Clinical Psychologist Salary in Oregon: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Oregon had a median annual wage of $134,350 in May 2025, 34% above the national median of $100,580 and ranked 1st of the 48 jurisdictions that publish a median for the occupation.
The premium is not even: the 10th percentile sits 70% above its national counterpart, while the 90th percentile is 10% below.
Oregon pairs the 1st-ranked median with a mid-table employment base of an estimated 540 psychologists, 28th of 46 jurisdictions by employment.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$134,350/yr
+34% vs. national $100,580
$64.59/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Oregon, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Oregon 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, Oregon ranks 28th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $33,770 above national, 1st of 48
The Oregon median of $134,350 is $33,770 above the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 34% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $64.59 against $48.36 nationally, $16.23 more per hour.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Oregon ranks 1st, at both the annual and the hourly figure.
That sits alongside a modest reported workforce: an estimated 540 psychologists in the occupation, 28th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate.
So the Oregon median is not a small-workforce figure; it rests on a modest reported workforce and sits above the national middle.
A premium that fades upward and flips at the 90th
The Oregon premium over national is largest at the floor and narrows, unevenly, toward the ceiling.
The 10th percentile of $93,600 is $38,430 above the national 10th of $55,170, a 70% edge, the widest gap in the distribution in dollars or in percent.
The 25th percentile of $98,190 is 34% above its national counterpart, and the median holds that same 34% even as its dollar gap grows to $33,770.
From there the premium thins: the 75th percentile of $151,240 is 12% above the national $135,200, and at the 90th percentile the sign flips — $163,340 is $17,620 below the national 90th of $180,960, a 10% gap, with the national 90th higher than any figure in the Oregon column.
The state distribution is compressed: the middle half spans $53,050 against a national middle half of $61,990, and the Oregon 90th percentile is 1.7 times the 10th, against 3.3 times nationally.
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
Read an offer against the Oregon row first, then the national one.
An offer at the Oregon median of $134,350 is also $33,770 above the national median of $100,580.
An offer near $98,190 sits at the 25th percentile of Oregon pay yet still clears the national 25th percentile of $73,210 by 34%.
At the ceiling, $163,340 marks the Oregon 90th percentile, above the national 75th percentile of $135,200 and below the national 90th of $180,960.
For an hourly posting, the state hourly median of $64.59 is the comparison point, $16.23 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 Oregon licence.
Nor is the row a count of licence holders: OEWS classifies workers by job duties, not by the credential they hold.
It does not split psychologists holding the full Oregon licence from those training under the pre-licensure psychologist resident title, and it does not isolate psychologist associates, the state's master's-level title.
That licence is closed to new applicants, and the board continues to regulate the associates licensed before the closure.
Check which licence a posting asks for before comparing its pay with this row.
What each licence requires in Oregon is summarized in psychologist licensure in Oregon.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Oregon.
What Clinical Psychologist Job Listings in Oregon Show Right Now
From the 12 active clinical psychologist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 29, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- LifeStance Health8
- Lyra Health2
Benefits and work arrangement
- 17% remote or telehealth and 67% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Health Insurancenamed in 75%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 75%
- 401k Matchnamed in 75%
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 Oregon?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $134,350 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Oregon, or $64.59 an hour.
That is 34% above the national median of $100,580 and ranks 1st of the 48 jurisdictions that publish a median for the occupation.
The middle half of Oregon psychologists earned between $98,190 and $151,240, and the top tenth earned more than $163,340.
Where does Oregon rank for psychologist pay?
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for clinical and counseling psychologists, the Oregon median of $134,350 ranks 1st. The rank is a comparison of medians, not a measure of every psychologist's earnings.
The Oregon 10th percentile is 70% above the national 10th, while the 90th percentile is 10% below the national 90th, so the state's edge narrows going up the distribution and reverses at the top.
What do the top tenth of psychologists in Oregon earn?
The 90th percentile of annual wages for Oregon clinical and counseling psychologists was $163,340 in May 2025.
It is the only percentile in the Oregon column below its national counterpart: $17,620 below the national 90th of $180,960.
The national 90th is higher than any figure in the Oregon column, so the state's published distribution ends below the national ceiling.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Oregon?
BLS estimates 540 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Oregon in May 2025, which ranks 28th 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 Oregon Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Oregon, 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.