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

How much do Clinical and Counseling Psychologists make in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $84,990. The 10th percentile is $68,060 and the 90th percentile is $133,230. Employment is 830.

Median annual wage

$84,990

10th percentile
$68,060
25th percentile
$81,120
Median
$84,990
75th percentile
$100,270
90th percentile
$133,230
Mean
$93,160

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, the published 10th percentile is $68,060 and the 90th percentile is $133,230. The difference is $65,170, which is 76.7% 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 $81,120 to the 75th at $100,270, covers $19,150.

The mean annual wage is $93,160, which sits above the median of $84,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN median is 15.5% lower than the national median of $100,580 for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $88,812, which is 11.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Indiana median of $84,990.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 95.696, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $84,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clinical and Counseling Psychologists at $88,812 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

21 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 12th of 22 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).).

  • Columbus, IN is 42 miles away, with a median of $97,460 and employment of 40. That median is 14.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,792, against $88,812 here.
  • Bloomington, IN is 48 miles away, with a median of $84,190 and employment of 80. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,543, against $88,812 here.
  • Muncie, IN is 49 miles away, with a median of $79,300 and employment of 40. That median is 6.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,962, against $88,812 here.

Employment share

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN (830 of 1,105,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (75,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.54 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is $84,990. The 10th percentile is $68,060 and the 90th percentile is $133,230. Employment is 830.

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

The local median is 15.5% lower than the national median of $100,580.

What is Clinical and Counseling Psychologists pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 95.696, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $84,990 is $88,812. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN compare with nearby metros for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists?

Columbus, IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 42 miles away, at $97,460. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN ranks 12th of 22 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.