How much do Clinical and Counseling Psychologists make in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA?

Percentile spread

For Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, the published 10th percentile is $65,300 and the 90th percentile is $176,020. The difference is $110,720, which is 130.7% 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 $74,990 to the 75th at $129,970, covers $54,980.

The mean annual wage is $102,810, which sits above the median of $84,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median is 15.7% lower than the national median of $100,580 for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $92,409, which is 8.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.6% lower than the Iowa median of $91,690.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 91.701, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $84,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clinical and Counseling Psychologists at $92,409 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ranks 9th of 11 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).).

• Iowa City, IA is 109 miles away, with a median of $92,210 and employment of 60. That median is 8.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,766, against $92,409 here.
• Cedar Rapids, IA is 115 miles away, with a median of $92,580 and employment of 40. That median is 9.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,066, against $92,409 here.
• Omaha, NE-IA is 118 miles away, with a median of $89,700 and employment of 450. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,594, against $92,409 here.