Clinical Psychologist Salary in Virginia: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Virginia had a median annual wage of $86,520 in May 2025, 14% below the national median of $100,580.
The distribution sits below national at every percentile, but not evenly: the 10th percentile is 24% below its national counterpart, while the 90th percentile of $176,080 sits just 3% below the national figure.
Virginia ranks 32nd of 48 jurisdictions by median and 11th of 46 by estimated employment.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$86,520/yr
−14% vs. national $100,580
$41.60/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Virginia, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Virginia 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, Virginia ranks 11th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $14,060 below national
The Virginia median of $86,520 is $14,060 below the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 14% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $41.60 against $48.36 nationally, a $6.76 difference.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Virginia ranks 32nd.
That sits alongside a large reported workforce: an estimated 2,140 clinical and counseling psychologists in the occupation, 11th of 46 jurisdictions by employment.
So the Virginia median is not a small-workforce figure; it rests on a large reported workforce and sits below the national middle.
Below national at every percentile, nearly closed at the top
The Virginia distribution sits below its national counterpart at all five percentiles, by very different amounts.
At the floor, the 10th percentile of $41,990 is $13,180 below the national $55,170, a 24% gap — the deepest in percentage terms in the distribution.
The 25th percentile of $61,130 is 17% below the national $73,210, and the median is 14% below.
The dollar gap peaks at the 75th percentile, $24,210 below the national $135,200, before the 90th percentile of $176,080 closes to within $4,880 of the national $180,960, a 3% gap.
The middle half of Virginia pay spans $49,860, against a national band of $61,990, while the full 10th-to-90th span of $134,090 is wider than the national $125,790.
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 Virginia row first, then the national one.
An offer at $86,520 is the Virginia median but $14,060 below the national median.
Near the floor, an offer at $61,130 sits at the 25th percentile of Virginia pay, and $41,990 marks the 10th.
At the top, $176,080 marks the Virginia 90th percentile, a figure that would sit $4,880 below the national 90th percentile of $180,960.
For hourly postings, the Virginia hourly median is $41.60 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 Virginia licence.
It does not split the state's clinical psychologist and applied psychologist licences from each other, and it does not isolate master's-level licensees: the state also licenses psychologists who practice in education settings under a separate master's-level licence — one carrying a Board of Education endorsement, for practice solely in public education divisions — and the figure does not break it out.
The master's-level psychological practitioner licence is newer: its regulations took effect 2025-11-01, after this survey period, so the row predates that licence.
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 Virginia is summarized in psychologist licensure in Virginia.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Virginia.
What Clinical Psychologist Job Listings in Virginia Show Right Now
From the 25 active clinical psychologist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 29, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
Pay employers post
- 20% of clinical psychologist listings in Virginia state any pay at all.
Benefits and work arrangement
- 20% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- 401k Matchnamed in 96%
- Health Insurancenamed in 92%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 88%
- PTO / Paid Time Offnamed in 76%
- Continuing Education Budgetnamed in 72%
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 25 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in Virginia?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $86,520 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Virginia, or $41.60 an hour.
That is 14% below the national median of $100,580.
The middle half of Virginia psychologists earned between $61,130 and $110,990, and the top tenth earned more than $176,080.
Is psychologist pay in Virginia below the national figure across the whole distribution?
Yes.
Every percentile sits below its national counterpart, but by different amounts: 24% below at the 10th percentile ($41,990 against $55,170), 14% at the median, and 18% at the 75th ($110,990 against $135,200).
The 90th percentile comes closest: $176,080 against $180,960, a 3% gap.
Measured as a ratio, the Virginia 90th percentile is 4.2 times the 10th, against 3.3 times nationally.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Virginia?
BLS estimates 2,140 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Virginia in May 2025, which ranks 11th 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.
Where does psychologist pay in Virginia come closest to the national figures?
At the top.
The Virginia 90th percentile of $176,080 is $4,880 below the national 90th percentile of $180,960, a 3% gap, while the dollar gap at the 75th percentile is $24,210.
The percentage gap is deepest at the bottom: the Virginia 10th percentile of $41,990 is 24% below the national $55,170.
More Virginia Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Virginia, 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.