Clinical Psychologist Salary in West Virginia: What Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Earn
Clinical and counseling psychologists in West Virginia had a median annual wage of $77,040 in May 2025, 23% below the national median of $100,580.
The dollar gap to national widens at every step up the distribution, from $11,070 at the 10th percentile to $34,720 at the 90th, while the percentage gap is largest through the middle and smallest at the 90th.
West Virginia ranks 42nd of 48 jurisdictions by median and 22nd of 46 by estimated employment.
Clinical & counseling psychologists · SOC 19-3033
$77,040/yr
−23% vs. national $100,580
$37.04/hr median
Which psychologists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — West Virginia, SOCs 19-3033.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
West 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, West Virginia ranks 22nd of 46 for clinical and counseling psychologists.
A median $23,540 below national
The West Virginia median of $77,040 is $23,540 below the national median of $100,580 for clinical and counseling psychologists, a 23% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story at $37.04 against $48.36 nationally, also 23% below.
Among the 48 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, West Virginia ranks 42nd.
That sits alongside a mid-sized reported workforce: an estimated 920 clinical and counseling psychologists, 22nd of the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate.
So the West Virginia median is not a small-workforce figure; it rests on a mid-sized reported workforce and sits below the national middle.
Below national at every percentile, with the dollar gap widening upward
No percentile of the West Virginia distribution reaches its national counterpart.
The 10th percentile of $44,100 is $11,070 below the national $55,170, 20% below; the 25th percentile of $57,660 is $15,550 below the national $73,210, 21% below.
From there the dollar gaps grow: $23,540 below at the median, $30,560 below at the 75th percentile of $104,640 against the national $135,200, and $34,720 below at the 90th percentile of $146,240 against the national $180,960.
The widening stops only in percentage terms: the gap is 20%, 21%, 23% and 23% at the 10th through 75th, then narrows to 19% at the 90th, the smallest of the five.
The middle half spans $46,980 against a national band of $61,990, and the full 10th-to-90th spread runs $102,140 against $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 West Virginia row first, then the national one.
An offer at $77,040 matches the state median but sits $23,540 below the national median.
Near the bottom of the state distribution, the 25th percentile of $57,660 is $15,550 below the national 25th percentile of $73,210.
At the top, an offer at the West Virginia 90th percentile of $146,240 would sit between the national 75th and 90th percentiles of $135,200 and $180,960.
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 West Virginia licence.
West Virginia's licensed psychologist licence can be earned by a doctoral or a master's route, and the wage row does not split the two: a master's-route licensee holds the same licence to engage in the practice of psychology that a doctoral-route licensee holds.
A supervised psychologist is the board's approved supervisee status.
Practitioners who work in educational settings hold a separate licence, with resident, licensed, and independent-practitioner tiers of its own; the row does not isolate either group.
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 West Virginia is summarized in psychologist licensure in West Virginia.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse clinical psychologist jobs in West Virginia.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do clinical psychologists make in West Virginia?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $77,040 for clinical and counseling psychologists in West Virginia, or $37.04 an hour.
That is 23% below the national median of $100,580.
The middle half of West Virginia psychologists earned between $57,660 and $104,640, and the top tenth earned more than $146,240.
Does the gap to national stay the same across the West Virginia distribution?
No. The dollar gap widens at every percentile: $11,070 below national at the 10th, $15,550 at the 25th, $23,540 at the median, $30,560 at the 75th and $34,720 at the 90th.
The percentage gap tells a different story: 20% below at the 10th, 21% at the 25th, 23% at the median and the 75th, and 19% at the 90th, the smallest percentage gap in the row.
How many clinical and counseling psychologists work in West Virginia?
BLS estimates 920 clinical and counseling psychologists employed in West Virginia in May 2025, which ranks 22nd 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 West Virginia Clinical Psychologist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — West 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.