Clinical and Counseling Psychologists pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City
$129,390avg. a year
$62.21 an hour · 8,170 employed
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area earn an average of $129,390 a year. That is $5,010 (4%) more than the New York average of $124,380. The U.S. average is $112,750.
$120,510Median pay
$62.21Average hourly
+4%vs. New York average
8,170Jobs in this metro
Other New York metro areas
Average pay for clinical and counseling psychologists in other New York metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
1240 jobs
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
$127,090
$61.10 an hour
250 jobs
Ithaca, NY
$124,260
$59.74 an hour
370 jobs
Kingston, NY
$121,390
$58.36 an hour
480 jobs
Binghamton, NY
$117,020
$56.26 an hour
540 jobs
Glens Falls, NY
$114,960
$55.27 an hour
6330 jobs
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$112,560
$54.11 an hour
7330 jobs
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
$110,670
$53.21 an hour
8110 jobs
Utica-Rome, NY
$110,650
$53.20 an hour
9190 jobs
Syracuse, NY
$109,950
$52.86 an hour
10280 jobs
Rochester, NY
$105,870
$50.90 an hour
1130 jobs
Elmira, NY
$84,420
$40.59 an hour
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How New York-Newark-Jersey City compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Questions and answers
How much do clinical and counseling psychologists make in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
The average is $129,390 a year, and the median is $120,510. About 8,170 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the New York average?
That is $5,010 (4%) more than the New York average of $124,380.
Is this job common in New York-Newark-Jersey City?
It makes up 0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.76 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 19-3033. Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 35620). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.