Clinical and Counseling Psychologist salary in Los Angeles, CA

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Pasadena, Norwalk, North Hollywood, Orange, Playa Vista.

Also listed as: Clinical Psychologist, Counseling Psychologist

Median salary$101,500
Middle 50%$77.6k–$123.3k
vs. national median+4%comparison median $97,166
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $73,029 and $154,675.
PercentileSalary
10th$73,029
25th$77,626
50th (median)$101,500
75th$123,348
90th$142,747

Cost of living

Los Angeles's median Clinical and Counseling Psychologist salary of $101,500 is worth about $89,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Los Angeles = 113.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in the Los Angeles, CA area earned a median of $99,250 in May 2025 (4,790 employed). The H-1B median here is $101,500, 2% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.