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Clinical and Counseling Psychologists salary in Massachusetts

The median clinical and counseling psychologists in Massachusetts earns $115,180 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,008 a month.

10th percentile
$60,250
25th percentile
$84,610
Median percentile
$115,180
75th percentile
$159,570
90th percentile
$216,570

Based on 2,860 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$84,100 take-home a year
Gross pay$115,180
Federal income tax−$16,510
Social Security + Medicare−$8,811
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,759
Monthly take-home$7,008
Every two weeks$3,235

Does it go far here?

$108,910Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

All clinical and counseling psychologists salaries · Take-home pay in Massachusetts