SOC 19-3033 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025

How much do Clinical and Counseling Psychologists make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $87,930. The 10th percentile is $55,830 and the 90th percentile is $129,420. Employment is 230.

Median annual wage

$87,930

10th percentile
$55,830
25th percentile
$77,470
Median
$87,930
75th percentile
$109,820
90th percentile
$129,420
Mean
$94,350

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, the published 10th percentile is $55,830 and the 90th percentile is $129,420. The difference is $73,590, which is 83.7% 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 $77,470 to the 75th at $109,820, covers $32,350.

The mean annual wage is $94,350, which sits above the median of $87,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 12.6% lower than the national median of $100,580 for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,664, which is 10.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.1% higher than the Texas median of $83,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $87,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clinical and Counseling Psychologists at $89,664 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 5th of 10 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).).

  • Killeen-Temple, TX is 66 miles away, with a median of $99,240 and employment of 80. That median is 12.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,897, against $89,664 here.
  • College Station-Bryan, TX is 77 miles away, with a median of $91,450 and employment of 40. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,549, against $89,664 here.
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $81,340 and employment of 500. That median is 7.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,878, against $89,664 here.

Employment share

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (230 of 1,293,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (75,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.36 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Clinical and Counseling Psychologists make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $87,930. The 10th percentile is $55,830 and the 90th percentile is $129,420. Employment is 230.

How does that compare with the national median for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists?

The local median is 12.6% lower than the national median of $100,580.

What is Clinical and Counseling Psychologists pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $87,930 is $89,664. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX compare with nearby metros for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists?

Killeen-Temple, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 66 miles away, at $99,240. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 5th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.