How much do Clinical and Counseling Psychologists make in Charleston-North Charleston, SC?

Percentile spread

For Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, the published 10th percentile is $63,110 and the 90th percentile is $101,100. The difference is $37,990, which is 58.4% 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 $65,000 to the 75th at $94,240, covers $29,240.

The mean annual wage is $75,850, which sits above the median of $65,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston-North Charleston, SC median is 35.4% lower than the national median of $100,580 for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,381, which is 36% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 29.9% lower than the South Carolina median of $92,700.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 100.962, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clinical and Counseling Psychologists at $64,381 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 7th of 7 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).).

• Columbia, SC is 94 miles away, with a median of $99,960 and employment of 110. That median is 53.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,724, against $64,381 here.
• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 118 miles away, with a median of $67,940 and employment of 40. That median is 4.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,926, against $64,381 here.
• Wilmington, NC is 142 miles away, with a median of $76,700 and employment of 70. That median is 18% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,546, against $64,381 here.