Clinical Psychologist Salary in Texas: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Texas had a median annual wage of $83,660 in May 2025, 17% below the national median of $100,580.
The gap is not even across the distribution: the Texas 10th percentile is above its national counterpart, while the 75th and 90th percentiles sit 21% and 25% below theirs.
Texas is a large market for the occupation, 4th of 46 jurisdictions by estimated employment, but 37th of 48 by median.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$83,660/yr
−17% vs. national $100,580
$40.22/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Texas, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Texas 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, Texas ranks 4th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $16,920 below national
The Texas median of $83,660 is $16,920 below the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 17% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $40.22 against $48.36 nationally.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Texas ranks 37th.
That sits alongside a large workforce: an estimated 3,640 psychologists in the occupation, 4th of 46 jurisdictions by employment.
So the Texas figure is not a thin estimate; it is a large sample that pays below the national middle.
A compressed floor and a widening gap toward the top
The Texas distribution does not simply sit below the national one.
At the 10th percentile, Texas is ahead: $59,490 against $55,170 nationally, 8% above.
The 25th percentile of $59,990 is only $500 higher than the 10th, so the lower quarter of Texas pay is packed into a narrow band, and it is 18% below the national 25th percentile of $73,210.
From there the gap grows: the 75th percentile of $106,510 is 21% below the national $135,200, and the 90th percentile of $136,360 is 25% below the national $180,960.
The middle half of Texas psychologists spans $46,520, 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 Texas row first, then the national one.
An offer at $83,660 is the Texas median but $16,920 below the national median.
Because the 10th and 25th percentiles are $500 apart, an offer near $60,000 sits at the bottom quarter of Texas pay, not at its absolute floor.
At the top, $136,360 marks the Texas 90th percentile, a figure that would sit just above the national 75th percentile of $135,200.
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 Texas licence.
It does not split doctoral licensed psychologists from provisionally licensed psychologists, and it does not isolate master's-level licensed psychological associates (LPA), who hold a separate Texas licence.
The Texas LSSP licence is counted in a different occupation.
Check which licence a posting asks for before comparing its pay with this row.
What each licence requires in Texas is summarized in psychologist licensure in Texas.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Texas.
What Clinical Psychologist Job Listings in Texas Show Right Now
From the 23 active clinical psychologist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 28, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- Thriveworks15
- LifeStance Health4
- BetterHelp2
- Lyra Health2
Benefits and work arrangement
- 9% remote or telehealth and 17% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Health Insurancenamed in 83%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 83%
- 401k Matchnamed in 83%
- Flexible Schedulenamed in 83%
- Continuing Education Budgetnamed in 74%
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 23 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in Texas?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $83,660 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Texas, or $40.22 an hour.
That is 17% below the national median of $100,580.
The middle half of Texas psychologists earned between $59,990 and $106,510, and the top tenth earned more than $136,360.
Is psychologist pay in Texas below the national figure everywhere in the distribution?
No. At the 10th percentile Texas is 8% above national, $59,490 against $55,170.
Every higher percentile is below: 18% at the 25th, 17% at the median, 21% at the 75th and 25% at the 90th.
The Texas gap to national is widest at the top of the distribution, not at the bottom.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Texas?
BLS estimates 3,640 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Texas in May 2025, which ranks 4th 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 Texas Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
Wage figures: BLS OEWS May 2025 state and national estimates, SOCs 19-3033, retrieved 2026-09-24.
Page last updated 2026-09-26.