How much do Clinical and Counseling Psychologists make in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL?

Percentile spread

For Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, the published 10th percentile is $62,260 and the 90th percentile is $172,760. The difference is $110,500, which is 125.9% 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 $81,080 to the 75th at $104,290, covers $23,210.

The mean annual wage is $106,210, which sits above the median of $87,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL median is 12.8% lower than the national median of $100,580 for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $90,322, which is 10.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the Florida median of $85,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 97.141, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $87,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clinical and Counseling Psychologists at $90,322 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL ranks 6th of 9 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).).

• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $85,610. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,855, against $90,322 here.
• North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 62 miles away, with a median of $119,840 and employment of 80. That median is 36.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,012, against $90,322 here.
• Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 65 miles away, with a median of $84,840 and employment of 60. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,836, against $90,322 here.

Employment share

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL (40 of 265,280). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (75,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.31 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.