SOC 19-3033 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025
How much do Clinical and Counseling Psychologists make in Appleton, WI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in Appleton, WI is $117,750. The 10th percentile is $75,340 and the 90th percentile is $205,610. Employment is 60.
Median annual wage
$117,750
- 10th percentile
- $75,340
- 25th percentile
- $80,390
- Median
- $117,750
- 75th percentile
- $141,440
- 90th percentile
- $205,610
- Mean
- $123,700
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, the published 10th percentile is $75,340 and the 90th percentile is $205,610. The difference is $130,270, which is 110.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $80,390 to the 75th at $141,440, covers $61,050.
The mean annual wage is $123,700, which sits above the median of $117,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Appleton, WI median is 17.1% higher than the national median of $100,580 for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $127,409, which is 26.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 3.9% higher than the Wisconsin median of $113,360.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Appleton, WI is 92.419, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $117,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clinical and Counseling Psychologists at $127,409 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. Appleton, WI ranks 5th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 20 miles away, with a median of $130,870 and employment of 50. That median is 11.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,828, against $127,409 here.
- Green Bay, WI is 22 miles away, with a median of $130,360 and employment of 50. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $140,043, against $127,409 here.
- Wausau, WI is 80 miles away, with a median of $114,400 and employment of 40. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $123,474, against $127,409 here.
Employment share
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Appleton, WI (60 of 124,230). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (75,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.99 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Appleton, WI · Clinical and Counseling Psychologists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Clinical and Counseling Psychologists make in Appleton, WI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in Appleton, WI is $117,750. The 10th percentile is $75,340 and the 90th percentile is $205,610. Employment is 60.
How does that compare with the national median for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists?
The local median is 17.1% higher than the national median of $100,580.
What is Clinical and Counseling Psychologists pay in Appleton, WI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Appleton, WI is 92.419, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $117,750 is $127,409. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Appleton, WI compare with nearby metros for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists?
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 20 miles away, at $130,870. Appleton, WI ranks 5th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.