Psychologist Salary in Nevada
The psychologist salary in Nevada is $102,650 at the median for clinical and counseling psychologists (SOC 19-3033), BLS’s May 2025 figure and 102 percent of the U.S. median of $100,580. Metro medians run from Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV to Reno, NV.
By Trevor Rupe, Contributor at Savo Media Group
Psychologist Salary in Nevada at a Glance
- $102,650 is the median. Nevada ranks eighteenth of 47 states and the District of Columbia, counting from the highest, and the median is 102 percent of the U.S. figure.
- The middle half earned $93,260 to $123,910. The 10th percentile wage of $77,700 ranks fourth of 48 jurisdictions and the 90th percentile wage of $150,840 ranks twenty-ninth of 48 jurisdictions.
- About 680 are employed. BLS counted that many clinical and counseling psychologists in Nevada, 0.44 for every 1,000 jobs, which ranks twenty-first of 48 jurisdictions by concentration. The count carries a relative standard error of 13.8 percent.
- School psychologists earned $93,680. That is 91 percent of the $102,650 median for clinical and counseling psychologists in Nevada, and the school psychologist median ranks sixteenth of 51 jurisdictions.
- Metro medians run from $101,970 to $106,330. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is the lowest and Reno, NV the highest of 2 metropolitan areas with a published figure.
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$102,650
Median annual wage, clinical and counseling psychologists, May 2025
BLS OEWS, May 2025 -
680
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists employed in Nevada
BLS OEWS, May 2025 -
$93,680
Median annual wage, school psychologists, May 2025
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Pay Percentiles in Nevada
$102,650
Median annual wage for clinical and counseling psychologists in Nevada, May 2025
- BLS OEWS, May 2025
- 10th percentile
- $77,700
- 25th percentile
- $93,260
- 75th percentile
- $123,910
- 90th percentile
- $150,840
Occupation: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, SOC 19-3033.Nevada employment: about 680.
The psychologist salary in Nevada is a range, not one number. Half of the clinical and counseling psychologists BLS counted in Nevada earned more than $102,650 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 Nevada is 141 percent of the national $55,170, the median 102 percent of $100,580, and the 90th percentile 83 percent of $180,960.
Within the psychologist salary in Nevada, the 90th percentile wage is 1.9 times the 10th, against 3.3 times across the country. The band between the 25th and 75th percentile spans $30,650, 49 percent of the $61,990 national band. The mean annual wage of $114,680 is 112 percent of the median, and the hourly median is $49.35. The 25th percentile wage ranks fifth of 48 jurisdictions, the 75th percentile wage thirtieth and the mean annual wage sixteenth.
Metro Area Medians in Nevada
The psychologist salary in Nevada also changes from one metropolitan area to the next. Reno, NV has the highest median annual wage among the metropolitan areas BLS publishes for clinical and counseling psychologists (SOC 19-3033) in Nevada: $106,330 in May 2025, 104 percent of the statewide median.
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV has the lowest, $101,970, 99 percent of the statewide median. One of the two areas sits above the statewide median of $102,650.
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV has the most clinical and counseling psychologists of the areas listed, about 470, with a median of $101,970, 99 percent of the statewide median.
School Psychologist Pay in Nevada
$93,680
Median annual wage for school psychologists in Nevada, May 2025
- BLS OEWS, May 2025
- 10th percentile
- $72,250
- 25th percentile
- $88,820
- 75th percentile
- $107,140
- 90th percentile
- $136,160
Occupation: School Psychologists, SOC 19-3034.Nevada employment: about 290.
School psychologists (SOC 19-3034) in Nevada earned a median annual wage of $93,680 in May 2025, 98 percent of the U.S. median of $95,990. That median ranks sixteenth of 51 jurisdictions. It is 91 percent of the $102,650 median for clinical and counseling psychologists in Nevada.
BLS counted about 290 school psychologists and about 680 clinical and counseling psychologists in Nevada, 0.4 school psychologists for every one of the others.
The school psychologist 10th percentile wage ranks ninth of 51 jurisdictions and the 90th percentile wage ninth, and the occupation ranks forty-seventh by concentration, 0.19 for every 1,000 jobs.
Reno, NV has the highest median annual wage among the areas BLS publishes for school psychologists in Nevada: $127,740, with about 60 employed. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV has the lowest, $88,820. BLS publishes two such areas in all.
BLS also publishes psychologists, all other (SOC 19-3039) for Nevada: a median annual wage of $146,850 in May 2025, with about 100 employed, 143 percent of the $102,650 median for clinical and counseling psychologists there. The group holds the psychologists BLS does not list separately, so it is not a wage for any one specialty.
Questions About Psychologist Salary in Nevada
What Is the Average Pay for Psychologists in Nevada?
The psychologist salary in Nevada has two averages in BLS’s May 2025 data for clinical and counseling psychologists (SOC 19-3033): a median annual wage of $102,650 and a mean annual wage of $114,680, or $49.35 an hour at the median. The median ranks eighteenth of 48 jurisdictions. The BLS OEWS profile carries both.
How Does Psychologist Pay in Nevada Compare With the U.S.?
At the median, Nevada pays clinical and counseling psychologists 102 percent of the U.S. median of $100,580. At the 90th percentile it pays 83 percent of the national $180,960, which ranks twenty-ninth of 48 jurisdictions. School psychologists earned $93,680, 98 percent of the U.S. median of $95,990.
What Do School Psychologists Earn in Nevada?
BLS’s May 2025 median annual wage for school psychologists (SOC 19-3034) in Nevada was $93,680, with the 25th to 75th percentile wages running from $88,820 to $107,140. The highest area median is in Reno, NV, $127,740. The national school psychologist figures used to compare Nevada are on their own page.
Which Nevada Metro Area Pays Clinical and Counseling Psychologists the Most?
Of the 2 metropolitan areas in Nevada with a published figure, Reno, NV has the highest median annual wage for clinical and counseling psychologists: $106,330 in May 2025 (SOC 19-3033).
How Many Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Work in Nevada?
BLS counted about 680 in May 2025, or 0.44 for every 1,000 jobs in Nevada, a location quotient of 0.89 against the national 1.00.
Do the Wage Figures for Nevada Include the Self-Employed?
No. OEWS counts wage and salary jobs, so the May 2025 figures for Nevada 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 Nevada 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 profile, Psychologists, All Other (19-3039), 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.