Psychologist Salary in Alaska
The psychologist salary in Alaska is $124,270 at the median for clinical and counseling psychologists (SOC 19-3033), BLS’s May 2025 figure and 124 percent of the U.S. median of $100,580. BLS publishes school psychologist pay for Anchorage, AK.
By Trevor Rupe, Contributor at Savo Media Group
Psychologist Salary in Alaska at a Glance
- $124,270 is the median. Alaska ranks fourth of 47 states and the District of Columbia, counting from the highest, and the median is 124 percent of the U.S. figure.
- The middle half earned $86,360 to $165,460. The 10th percentile wage of $42,360 ranks forty-fifth of 48 jurisdictions, and the 90th percentile wage was $170,180.
- About 40 are employed. BLS counted that many clinical and counseling psychologists in Alaska, 0.13 for every 1,000 jobs, which ranks forty-seventh of 48 jurisdictions by concentration. The count carries a relative standard error of 14.6 percent.
- School psychologists earned $94,460. That is 76 percent of the $124,270 median for clinical and counseling psychologists in Alaska, and the school psychologist median ranks fifteenth of 51 jurisdictions.
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$124,270
Median annual wage, clinical and counseling psychologists, May 2025
BLS OEWS, May 2025 -
40
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists employed in Alaska
BLS OEWS, May 2025 -
$94,460
Median annual wage, school psychologists, May 2025
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Pay Percentiles in Alaska
$124,270
Median annual wage for clinical and counseling psychologists in Alaska, May 2025
- BLS OEWS, May 2025
- 10th percentile
- $42,360
- 25th percentile
- $86,360
- 75th percentile
- $165,460
- 90th percentile
- $170,180
Occupation: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, SOC 19-3033.Alaska employment: about 40.
The psychologist salary in Alaska is a range, not one number. Half of the clinical and counseling psychologists BLS counted in Alaska earned more than $124,270 a year in May 2025 and half earned less. Percentiles mark places in the pay distribution; they are not experience levels. Set beside the U.S. figures for the same occupation, the 10th percentile wage in Alaska is 77 percent of the national $55,170, the median 124 percent of $100,580, and the 90th percentile 94 percent of $180,960.
Within the psychologist salary in Alaska, the band between the 25th and 75th percentile spans $79,100, 128 percent of the $61,990 national band. The mean annual wage of $122,210 is 98 percent of the median, and the hourly median is $59.75. The 25th percentile wage ranks eighth of 48 jurisdictions, the 75th percentile wage second and the mean annual wage tenth.
School Psychologist Pay in Alaska
$94,460
Median annual wage for school psychologists in Alaska, May 2025
- BLS OEWS, May 2025
- 10th percentile
- $67,140
- 25th percentile
- $84,420
- 75th percentile
- $104,110
- 90th percentile
- $104,160
Occupation: School Psychologists, SOC 19-3034.Alaska employment: about 120.
School psychologists (SOC 19-3034) in Alaska earned a median annual wage of $94,460 in May 2025, 98 percent of the U.S. median of $95,990. That median ranks fifteenth of 51 jurisdictions. It is 76 percent of the $124,270 median for clinical and counseling psychologists in Alaska.
BLS counted about 120 school psychologists and about 40 clinical and counseling psychologists in Alaska, 3.0 school psychologists for every one of the others.
The school psychologist 10th percentile wage ranks fifteenth of 51 jurisdictions and the 90th percentile wage thirty-seventh, and the occupation ranks twentieth by concentration, 0.38 for every 1,000 jobs.
BLS publishes one area for school psychologists in Alaska: Anchorage, AK, with a median annual wage of $85,730 and about 80 employed.
Questions About Psychologist Salary in Alaska
What Is the Average Pay for Psychologists in Alaska?
The psychologist salary in Alaska has two averages in BLS’s May 2025 data for clinical and counseling psychologists (SOC 19-3033): a median annual wage of $124,270 and a mean annual wage of $122,210, or $59.75 an hour at the median. The median ranks fourth of 48 jurisdictions. The BLS OEWS profile carries both.
How Does Psychologist Pay in Alaska Compare With the U.S.?
At the median, Alaska pays clinical and counseling psychologists 124 percent of the U.S. median of $100,580. At the 90th percentile it pays 94 percent of the national $180,960. School psychologists earned $94,460, 98 percent of the U.S. median of $95,990.
What Do School Psychologists Earn in Alaska?
BLS’s May 2025 median annual wage for school psychologists (SOC 19-3034) in Alaska was $94,460, with the 25th to 75th percentile wages running from $84,420 to $104,110. The one area BLS publishes is Anchorage, AK, at $85,730. The national school psychologist figures used to compare Alaska are on their own page.
How Many Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Work in Alaska?
BLS counted about 40 in May 2025, or 0.13 for every 1,000 jobs in Alaska, a location quotient of 0.27 against the national 1.00.
Do the Wage Figures for Alaska Include the Self-Employed?
No. OEWS counts wage and salary jobs, so the May 2025 figures for Alaska leave out psychologists in private practice who work for themselves. BLS writes that the survey does not include the self-employed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, household workers, or unpaid family workers.
Sources for Alaska Wage Figures
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
- BLS OEWS profile, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists (19-3033), national, state and metropolitan estimates, May 2025, read October 12, 2026.
- BLS OEWS profile, School Psychologists (19-3034), May 2025, read October 12, 2026.
- BLS OEWS technical notes, BLS writes that the survey does not include the self-employed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, household workers, or unpaid family workers; read October 12, 2026.