Clinical and Counseling Psychologist salary in New York, NY

Based on 31 certified H-1B filings in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Bronx, Brooklyn, Glen Oaks, Stony Brook, Long Island City.

Also listed as: Clinical Psychologist, Counseling Psychologist

Median salary$115,000
Middle 50%$83.7k–$127k
vs. national median+18%comparison median $97,166
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $64,782 and $147,842.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,800
25th$83,678
50th (median)$115,000
75th$127,019
90th$135,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $105k $130k FY2021: median $90,000 (14 filings) FY2023: median $100,000 (19 filings) FY2024: median $95,000 (17 filings) FY2025: median $114,821 (18 filings) FY2026: median $115,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 9 filings FY20 FY2021: 14 filings FY21 FY2022: 8 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 19
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––9
FY2021$90,000$85,000$92,48614
FY2022–––8
FY2023$100,000$97,375$109,53819
FY2024$95,000$85,000$112,00017
FY2025$114,821$75,650$124,95018
FY2026$115,000$110,000$128,16213

Cost of living

New York's median Clinical and Counseling Psychologist salary of $115,000 is worth about $102,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in the New York, NY area earned a median of $120,510 in May 2025 (8,170 employed). The H-1B median here is $115,000, 5% lower.

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

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Ahrc Nyctoo few2
Child Mind Medical Practice PLLCtoo few2
Columbia Universitytoo few2
Huilin Lai, LCSW, P.C.too few2
Key Element Newporttoo few2
Maimonides Medical Centertoo few2
New York City Health and Hospitalstoo few2
Northwell Healthtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III $127,522 10
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Senior · Level III$119,080$127,52210

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.