SOC 19-3033 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025
How much do Clinical and Counseling Psychologists make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $85,610. The 10th percentile is $58,650 and the 90th percentile is $101,930. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$85,610
- 10th percentile
- $58,650
- 25th percentile
- $79,660
- Median
- $85,610
- 75th percentile
- $85,610
- 90th percentile
- $101,930
- Mean
- $84,680
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, the published 10th percentile is $58,650 and the 90th percentile is $101,930. The difference is $43,280, which is 50.6% 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 $79,660 to the 75th at $85,610, covers $5,950.
The mean annual wage is $84,680, which sits below the median of $85,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $100,580 for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,855, which is 15.6% 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 Florida median of $85,610.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $85,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Clinical and Counseling Psychologists at $84,855 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 7th of 10 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).).
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $87,740 and employment of 40. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,322, against $84,855 here.
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 55 miles away, with a median of $119,840 and employment of 80. That median is 40% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,012, against $84,855 here.
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 112 miles away, with a median of $84,840 and employment of 60. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,836, against $84,855 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Clinical and Counseling Psychologists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Clinical and Counseling Psychologists make in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $85,610. The 10th percentile is $58,650 and the 90th percentile is $101,930.
How does that compare with the national median for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists?
The local median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $100,580.
What is Clinical and Counseling Psychologists pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 100.890, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $85,610 is $84,855. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL compare with nearby metros for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists?
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $87,740. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ranks 7th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.