Clinical Psychologist Salary in Washington: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in Washington had a median annual wage of $115,240 in May 2025, 15% above the national median of $100,580.
The edge is largest at the bottom of the distribution and narrows toward the top: the 10th percentile is 43% above its national counterpart, while the 90th sits 1% below.
The state ranks 9th of 48 jurisdictions by median, with an estimated 1,270 psychologists in the occupation, 15th of 46 by employment.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$115,240/yr
+15% vs. national $100,580
$55.40/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Washington, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Washington 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, Washington ranks 15th of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $14,660 above national
The Washington median of $115,240 is $14,660 above the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 15% gap.
The hourly median runs the same way at $55.40 against $48.36 nationally, $7.04 more per hour.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Washington ranks 9th, and the hourly median also ranks 9th.
That sits alongside a mid-sized reported workforce: an estimated 1,270 clinical and counseling psychologists, 15th of 46 jurisdictions by employment.
So the Washington median is not a small-workforce figure; it rests on a mid-sized reported workforce and sits above the national middle.
Above national through the 75th percentile, near-even at the 90th
The Washington distribution sits above the national one, and the size of the edge depends on where you look.
At the 10th percentile, Washington is $78,940 against $55,170 nationally, 43% above — the largest percentage gap anywhere in the range.
At the 25th, $99,540 against $73,210, the gap is 36%, or $26,330, the largest dollar gap.
From there the edge narrows: 15% at the median and 8% at the 75th, where Washington is $145,790 against $135,200.
At the 90th percentile it is gone entirely: $179,470 against a national $180,960, $1,490 below.
The middle half of Washington psychologists spans $46,250, against a national band of $61,990, and the full 10th-to-90th span runs $100,530 against $125,790 — both narrower than national, because Washington's floor is lifted.
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 Washington row first, then the national one.
An offer at $115,240 matches the Washington median and sits $14,660 above the national median of $100,580.
Near the bottom, $78,940 marks the Washington 10th percentile, a figure below the national median but above the national 25th percentile of $73,210.
At the top, the Washington 75th percentile of $145,790 is $10,590 above the national 75th percentile of $135,200, while the Washington 90th of $179,470 falls just short of the national 90th at $180,960.
The Washington spread from the 10th to the 90th percentile runs 2.3 times, against 3.3 times 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 Washington licence.
Nor does it describe the Licensed Psychological Associate licence, a trainee licence for applicants still enrolled in a doctoral program or completing a postdoctoral residency or fellowship, whose implementing board rules took effect 2025-08-14, after this survey period.
Nor does it isolate postdoctoral supervisees, who use the titles psychological resident, psychological intern, or psychological supervisee rather than licensed psychologist.
Nor is it 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 Washington is summarized in psychologist licensure in Washington.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in Washington.
What Clinical Psychologist Job Listings in Washington Show Right Now
From the 26 active clinical psychologist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 28, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- LifeStance Health22
- Lyra Health2
- Thriveworks2
Benefits and work arrangement
- 8% remote or telehealth and 85% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- 401k Matchnamed in 92%
- Continuing Education Budgetnamed in 85%
- Malpractice Insurance Coverednamed in 77%
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 26 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in Washington?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $115,240 for clinical and counseling psychologists in Washington, or $55.40 an hour.
That is 15% above the national median of $100,580.
The middle half of Washington psychologists earned between $99,540 and $145,790, and the top tenth earned more than $179,470.
Is psychologist pay in Washington above the national figure across the whole distribution?
Through most of it.
The 10th percentile of $78,940 is 43% above the national $55,170, and the 25th percentile of $99,540 is 36% above.
The edge narrows to 15% at the median and 8% at the 75th percentile.
At the 90th it disappears: Washington's $179,470 sits $1,490 below the national $180,960, a 1% difference.
Washington's edge is a raised floor, not a higher ceiling.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in Washington?
BLS estimates 1,270 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in Washington in May 2025, which ranks 15th 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 narrow is Washington's pay range compared with the national spread?
The middle half of Washington pay spans $46,250, from a 25th percentile of $99,540 to a 75th percentile of $145,790.
The national middle half spans $61,990, from $73,210 to $135,200.
The full span from the 10th to the 90th percentile is $100,530 in Washington against $125,790 nationally — the national distribution reaches lower at the floor and slightly higher at the ceiling.
More Washington Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Washington, 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.