Psychologist Salary in North Dakota
The psychologist salary in North Dakota is $116,130 at the median for clinical and counseling psychologists (SOC 19-3033), BLS’s May 2025 figure and 115 percent of the U.S. median of $100,580. BLS publishes school psychologist pay for Fargo, ND-MN.
By Trevor Rupe, Contributor at Savo Media Group
Psychologist Salary in North Dakota at a Glance
- $116,130 is the median. North Dakota ranks seventh of 47 states and the District of Columbia, counting from the highest, and the median is 115 percent of the U.S. figure.
- The middle half earned $83,840 to $127,360. The 10th percentile wage of $69,520 ranks seventh of 48 jurisdictions, and the 90th percentile wage was $148,320.
- About 170 are employed. BLS counted that many clinical and counseling psychologists in North Dakota, 0.40 for every 1,000 jobs, which ranks twenty-third of 48 jurisdictions by concentration. The count carries a relative standard error of 42 percent.
- School psychologists earned $68,960. That is 59 percent of the $116,130 median for clinical and counseling psychologists in North Dakota, and the school psychologist median ranks forty-eighth of 51 jurisdictions.
- Fargo, ND-MN is the one metropolitan area. Its median is $116,130.
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$116,130
Median annual wage, clinical and counseling psychologists, May 2025
BLS OEWS, May 2025 -
170
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists employed in North Dakota
BLS OEWS, May 2025 -
$68,960
Median annual wage, school psychologists, May 2025
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Pay Percentiles in North Dakota
$116,130
Median annual wage for clinical and counseling psychologists in North Dakota, May 2025
- BLS OEWS, May 2025
- 10th percentile
- $69,520
- 25th percentile
- $83,840
- 75th percentile
- $127,360
- 90th percentile
- $148,320
Occupation: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, SOC 19-3033.North Dakota employment: about 170.
The psychologist salary in North Dakota is a range, not one number. Half of the clinical and counseling psychologists BLS counted in North Dakota earned more than $116,130 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 North Dakota is 126 percent of the national $55,170, the median 115 percent of $100,580, and the 90th percentile 82 percent of $180,960.
Within the psychologist salary in North Dakota, the band between the 25th and 75th percentile spans $43,520, 70 percent of the $61,990 national band. The mean annual wage of $109,570 is 94 percent of the median, and the hourly median is $55.83. The 25th percentile wage ranks twelfth of 48 jurisdictions, the 75th percentile wage twenty-sixth and the mean annual wage twenty-first.
Metro Area Median in North Dakota
BLS publishes one metropolitan area for clinical and counseling psychologists (SOC 19-3033) in North Dakota: Fargo, ND-MN, with a median annual wage of $116,130 in May 2025, 100 percent of the statewide median.
BLS defines a metropolitan area by county, so an area that crosses a state line has one figure for the whole area.
School Psychologist Pay in North Dakota
$68,960
Median annual wage for school psychologists in North Dakota, May 2025
- BLS OEWS, May 2025
- 10th percentile
- $52,690
- 25th percentile
- $56,010
- 75th percentile
- $76,700
- 90th percentile
- $84,660
Occupation: School Psychologists, SOC 19-3034.North Dakota employment: about 90.
School psychologists (SOC 19-3034) in North Dakota earned a median annual wage of $68,960 in May 2025, 72 percent of the U.S. median of $95,990. That median ranks forty-eighth of 51 jurisdictions. It is 59 percent of the $116,130 median for clinical and counseling psychologists in North Dakota.
BLS counted about 90 school psychologists and about 170 clinical and counseling psychologists in North Dakota, 0.5 school psychologists for every one of the others.
The school psychologist 10th percentile wage ranks forty-fourth of 51 jurisdictions and the 90th percentile wage forty-ninth, and the occupation ranks forty-fourth by concentration, 0.20 for every 1,000 jobs.
BLS publishes one area for school psychologists in North Dakota: Fargo, ND-MN, with a median annual wage of $63,280 and about 40 employed.
Questions About Psychologist Salary in North Dakota
What Is the Average Pay for Psychologists in North Dakota?
The psychologist salary in North Dakota has two averages in BLS’s May 2025 data for clinical and counseling psychologists (SOC 19-3033): a median annual wage of $116,130 and a mean annual wage of $109,570, or $55.83 an hour at the median. The median ranks seventh of 48 jurisdictions. The BLS OEWS profile carries both.
How Does Psychologist Pay in North Dakota Compare With the U.S.?
At the median, North Dakota pays clinical and counseling psychologists 115 percent of the U.S. median of $100,580. At the 90th percentile it pays 82 percent of the national $180,960. School psychologists earned $68,960, 72 percent of the U.S. median of $95,990.
What Do School Psychologists Earn in North Dakota?
BLS’s May 2025 median annual wage for school psychologists (SOC 19-3034) in North Dakota was $68,960, with the 25th to 75th percentile wages running from $56,010 to $76,700. The one area BLS publishes is Fargo, ND-MN, at $63,280. The national school psychologist figures used to compare North Dakota are on their own page.
How Many Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Work in North Dakota?
BLS counted about 170 in May 2025, or 0.40 for every 1,000 jobs in North Dakota, a location quotient of 0.83 against the national 1.00.
Do the Wage Figures for North Dakota Include the Self-Employed?
No. OEWS counts wage and salary jobs, so the May 2025 figures for North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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.