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PsyD Salary: What Program Graduates Earn

A PsyD salary depends on the job, and the federal figure closest to a program is College Scorecard’s median earnings of the school’s doctoral psychology graduates. Across the 50 schools with a ranked PsyD program, those medians run from $65,756 to $127,131, and the median of the school figures is $100,307.

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PsyD Salary at a Glance

  • $100,307 is the middle of the school figures. Across 50 schools with a ranked PsyD program, half of the College Scorecard medians are higher than that and half are lower.
  • The figures run from $65,756 to $127,131. Hofstra University reports the highest and Chestnut Hill College the lowest.
  • Most are measured four years after completion. Scorecard reports earnings four years out for 45 schools and one year out for 5.
  • Graduate Earnings carries 20 of 100 points in the ranking. It is one of seven factors; how the PsyD programs are ranked sets out the rest.

  • 50

    Schools with a Scorecard earnings figure, covering 57 ranked PsyD programs

    College Scorecard

  • $100,307

    Median of the school figures

    College Scorecard

  • $127,131

    Highest school figure, Hofstra University

    College Scorecard

  • $65,756

    Lowest school figure, Chestnut Hill College

    College Scorecard

PsyD Salary by School

The 25 highest school figures are below. Where two ranked programs sit at one school they share its figure and are listed once. The programs themselves, with cost, completion and licensing exam results, are in the best APA-accredited PsyD programs.

PsyD salary by school: the 25 highest College Scorecard median earnings of doctoral psychology graduates among schools with a ranked PsyD program
SchoolPsyD salary: median earnings of doctoral graduates
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY. Psy.D. in School Psychology $127,131 Includes PhD graduates at the same school
University of St. Thomas Minneapolis, MN. Psy.D. in Counseling Psychology $123,235
Palo Alto University Palo Alto, CA. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $121,995 Includes PhD graduates at the same school
Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, FL. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $114,742
George Fox University Newberg, OR. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $114,287
Wright State University Dayton, OH. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $113,593
La Salle University Philadelphia, PA. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $113,093
Biola University La Mirada, CA. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $110,375 Includes PhD graduates at the same school
Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus Brookville, NY. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $109,668 Includes PhD graduates at the same schoolAPA status: Accredited, on probation
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $109,532
University at Albany Albany, NY. Psy.D. in School Psychology $108,938 Includes PhD graduates at the same school
Roosevelt University Chicago, IL. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $108,933
Yeshiva University Bronx, NY. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology and Psy.D. in Clinical and School Psychology $108,399 Includes PhD graduates at the same school
Pacific University, Oregon Hillsboro, OR. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $108,345 Includes PhD graduates at the same school
University of Hartford West Hartford, CT. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $108,192
Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena, CA. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $106,857 Includes PhD graduates at the same school
George Washington University Washington, DC. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $106,137 Includes PhD graduates at the same school
Pace University New York, NY. Psy.D. in Clinical and School Psychology $106,090 Includes PhD graduates at the same school
Alliant University, San Diego San Diego, CA. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $105,796 Includes PhD graduates at the same schoolSame figure for Alliant University, Los Angeles and Alliant University, Sacramento
Adler University, Chicago Chicago, IL. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $103,713
Pepperdine University Los Angeles, CA. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $103,432
The Wright Institute Berkeley, CA. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $103,322
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology and Psy.D. in School Psychology $102,767
Spalding University Louisville, KY. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $101,833
University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN. Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology $100,843

How College Scorecard Measures a PsyD Salary

College Scorecard’s field-of-study data reports the median earnings of graduates who were working and not enrolled in further school, for a school’s doctoral psychology graduates as College Scorecard groups them, which covers clinical, counseling and applied psychology, four years after they completed or, where that is the figure published, one year after. It counts graduates who received federal student aid and reports one figure per school, so a school that also awards a PhD in the field reports a single figure for both degrees. That applies to 18 schools here.

PsyD Salary and BLS Psychologist Pay

The two sets of numbers answer different questions. BLS’s OEWS survey gives the median annual wage of every employed clinical and counseling psychologist (SOC 19-3033), $100,580 in May 2025, whenever each of them finished training. Scorecard follows one group of graduates from one school at a fixed point after they finish. Read the BLS figure for what the occupation pays, and the Scorecard figure for the PsyD salary a particular school’s doctoral graduates reported.

The clinical psychologist salary page has the BLS percentiles, states and metropolitan areas, and the psychologist salary page covers every psychologist occupation BLS measures.

Graduate Earnings in the PsyD Rankings

The Graduate Earnings factor in the PsyD rankings reads the same Scorecard figures, scored on a dollar scale between the 5th and 95th percentile of the ranked programs, and it carries 20 of 100 points. Cost is scored separately, and the lowest-tuition PsyD programs have a ranking of their own. The full method, with every factor and its weight, is on the PsyD ranking methodology page.

Questions About PsyD Salary

What Is the Average PsyD Salary?

College Scorecard does not report one figure for the degree; it reports a median for each school. Across the 50 schools with a ranked PsyD program, the median of those figures is $100,307, and they run from $65,756 to $127,131. BLS reports $100,580 as the median annual wage of all clinical and counseling psychologists (SOC 19-3033, May 2025).

How Long After Graduation Is a PsyD Salary Measured?

At 45 schools Scorecard measures earnings four years after completion, and at 5 it measures them one year after, where that is the figure it publishes.

Which PsyD Schools Report the Highest Graduate Earnings?

In College Scorecard’s data, Hofstra University reports $127,131, University of St. Thomas $123,235 and Palo Alto University $121,995. The table above lists the 25 highest.

Do Graduate Earnings Change a PsyD Program’s Ranking?

Yes. Graduate Earnings carries 20 of the 100 points in the PsyD rankings, scored on a dollar scale among the ranked programs. The other factors are cost, completion, internship and licensure results, track record and credential. The weights and sources behind each factor are on the methodology page.

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