Psychologist salary
What a psychologist actually earns, from 232 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-09-06.
Switch the market above to see psychologist pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A psychologist earns a blended US median near 119,550 dollars, with the typical middle running from 105,830 dollars to 140,551 dollars. The official OEWS median is 95,830 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 16 percent since 2021. By seniority, posted pay runs from roughly 104,565 dollars to 126,210 dollars. Demand is rated high, and 4% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is dietitian, at 74 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open psychologist roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
Psychologin oder Psychologe mit Fachtitel Neuropsychologie at Triaplus AGBaar, Zug, Switzerland1d agoApply
Klinische Psychologin / Klinischer Psychologe 60-100 % at ZURZACH CareBraunwald, Glarus, Switzerland1d agoApply- Staff Psychologist (Organizational Psychologist) at Veterans Health AdministrationLouisville, Kentucky$128k–$167k2d agoApply
- Cilincal Psychologist (Mental Health) at Military Treatment Facilities under DHAHill AFB, Utah$106k–$138k2d agoApply
- Psychologin/Psychologen 80% at Rehaklinik GaisGais, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland · Remote2d agoApply
- Staff Psychologist (PCT/PTSD) at Veterans Health AdministrationAlbuquerque, New Mexico$86k–$160k2d agoApply
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United States$105,830$119,550$140,551
- United Kingdom$38,659$68,577$88,939
Switzerland · official wage bands
median CHF 9'122/month
Swiss postings do not state pay, so these are not posted salaries: they are the federal wage survey (Lohnstrukturerhebung 2024) for the ISCO group 26 Juristen, Sozialwissenschaftler und Kulturberufe: standardized gross monthly, full-time, 13th salary included pro rata. The band covers the whole occupation group, which is coarser than this occupation alone.
Annual ≈ CHF 109'464 at the median. Source: Bundesamt für Statistik, LSE 2024.
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Oregon$132,550
- Colorado$126,260
- Kentucky$116,480
- Washington$115,050
- California$114,520
- Hawaii$108,840
Roles that pay more, that these skills already reach
Median pay from each destination’s own postings, with the readiness a psychologist profile already covers.
- 600 open physician roles$268,000 median · +$148,450 · 36% readiness
- 118 open pharmacist roles$153,453 median · +$33,903 · 52% readiness
- 600 open nurse practitioner roles$136,275 median · +$16,725 · 45% readiness
Every measured move out of this role, ranked by readiness: alternative careers for a psychologist.
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Quick answers
How much does a psychologist make?
The blended US median is about 119,550 dollars, with a typical range from 105,830 dollars to 140,551 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 95,830 dollars.
Is psychologist a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 4% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a psychologist move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is dietitian, at 74 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 19-3033. Live corpus 232 observations, 2026-09-06. Definitions in the glossary.