How much do Clinical and Counseling Psychologists make in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Percentile spread

For Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, the published 10th percentile is $29,990 and the 90th percentile is $254,860. The difference is $224,870, which is 397.4% 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 $29,990 to the 75th at $115,950, covers $85,960.

The mean annual wage is $94,800, which sits above the median of $56,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is 43.7% lower than the national median of $100,580 for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,103, which is 39.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.7% lower than the Louisiana median of $71,330.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 92.597, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clinical and Counseling Psychologists at $61,103 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. New Orleans-Metairie, LA ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

• Baton Rouge, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $75,900 and employment of 50. That median is 34.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,609, against $61,103 here.
• Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 171 miles away, with a median of $87,940 and employment of 40. That median is 55.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,995, against $61,103 here.