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

How much do Clinical and Counseling Psychologists make in Springfield, MO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in Springfield, MO is $77,860. The 10th percentile is $45,770 and the 90th percentile is $222,610. Employment is 120.

Median annual wage

$77,860

10th percentile
$45,770
25th percentile
$45,770
Median
$77,860
75th percentile
$126,930
90th percentile
$222,610
Mean
$95,210

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, the published 10th percentile is $45,770 and the 90th percentile is $222,610. The difference is $176,840, which is 227.1% 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 $45,770 to the 75th at $126,930, covers $81,160.

The mean annual wage is $95,210, which sits above the median of $77,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Springfield, MO median is 22.6% lower than the national median of $100,580 for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,893, which is 12.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.7% lower than the Missouri median of $99,410.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MO is 88.585, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clinical and Counseling Psychologists at $87,893 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. Springfield, MO ranks 7th 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).).

  • Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 99 miles away, with a median of $77,520 and employment of 140. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,858, against $87,893 here.
  • Jefferson City, MO is 106 miles away, with a median of $116,670 and employment of 60. That median is 49.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $132,617, against $87,893 here.
  • Columbia, MO is 117 miles away, with a median of $82,020 and employment of 90. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,706, against $87,893 here.

Employment share

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MO (120 of 223,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (75,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.10 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 Springfield, MO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in Springfield, MO is $77,860. The 10th percentile is $45,770 and the 90th percentile is $222,610. Employment is 120.

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

The local median is 22.6% lower than the national median of $100,580.

What is Clinical and Counseling Psychologists pay in Springfield, MO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MO is 88.585, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $77,860 is $87,893. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Springfield, MO compare with nearby metros for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists?

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 99 miles away, at $77,520. Springfield, MO ranks 7th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.