What are the main factors that influence a Lpc's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Lpc's salary?

A Lpc's salary grows with experience: a Lpc (0-0 years)earns $66,232, a Psychologist - M.A. (7+ years)earns $97,896, a Psychologist - Ph.D. (7-10 years)earns $133,934, a Psychological Services Director (10+ years)earns $129,846,

What are the highest paying states for a Lpc?

Lpc salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lpc roles are District of Columbia $72,026, California $71,753, Massachusetts $70,797. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lpc roles make?

Salaries for Lpc level roles vary by specialization: Psychotherapist LCSW LPC LMFT Psychologist private practice: $295,958; LSW LAC LCSW LPC free supervision: $85,814; LCSW or LPC: $82,638; LMHC LCMHC or LPC: $68,461; Mental Health Clinician (LPCC): $67,278.

How do different companies affect a Lpc's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lpc roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Lpc Salary in the United States

How much does a Lpc make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lpc in the United States is $65,053 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Lpc's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,840
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,389 to $72,269
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,232

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,269	$6,022	$1,390	$35
Average	$65,053	$5,421	$1,251	$31
25th Percentile	$59,389	$4,949	$1,142	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Lpc Salaries

A Lpc's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Lpc Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Lpcs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $72,026.
California: $71,753.
Massachusetts: $70,797.

District of Columbia $72,026 California $71,753 Massachusetts $70,797 Washington $70,536 New Jersey $70,510 Alaska $70,419 Connecticut $69,522 New York $69,157

Hawaii $67,993 Rhode Island $67,446 Maryland $67,076 Minnesota $66,568 Colorado $66,373 Illinois $66,308 Oregon $66,061 Delaware $65,879

New Hampshire $65,764 Virginia $65,508 Pennsylvania $64,760 Nevada $64,382 North Dakota $64,259 Michigan $64,064 Wisconsin $63,992 Vermont $63,849

Texas $63,452 Maine $63,426 Arizona $63,387 Ohio $63,342 Georgia $62,743 Indiana $62,444 Wyoming $62,385 Utah $62,294

Iowa $62,255 Kansas $61,943 Louisiana $61,852 North Carolina $61,819 Missouri $61,806 Florida $61,553 Montana $61,416 Nebraska $61,286

Kentucky $61,214 South Carolina $60,954 Tennessee $60,792 Idaho $60,727 New Mexico $60,252 Oklahoma $60,148 Alabama $59,764 South Dakota $59,120

Arkansas $58,768 West Virginia $58,580 Mississippi $58,014

Top Paying Cities for Lpcs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $82,051
San Francisco: $81,244
Oakland: $79,442

San Jose, CA $82,051

San Francisco, CA $81,244

Oakland, CA $79,442

New York, NY $75,389

Queens Village, NY $74,901

Paramus, NJ $74,381

Passaic, NJ $74,316

Bergenfield, NJ $74,251

Stamford, CT $74,153

Huntington, NY $74,088

Newark, NJ $73,665

Bridgeport, CT $73,535

New Brunswick, NJ $73,321

Vallejo, CA $73,184

Middlesex, NJ $73,145

Somerset, NJ $73,086

Petaluma, CA $72,937

Santa Cruz, CA $72,683

Boston, MA $72,553

Monterey, CA $72,228

Fairbanks, AK $72,182

Los Angeles, CA $72,059

Washington, DC $72,026

Seattle, WA $71,909

Santa Rosa, CA $71,896

Juneau, AK $71,707

Orange, CA $71,493

Anchorage, AK $71,376

Anaheim, CA $71,330

Santa Ana, CA $71,232

Nassau, NY $71,193

Long Beach, CA $71,167

Danbury, CT $71,148

Santa Maria, CA $70,927

Everett, WA $70,914

Bremerton, WA $70,595

Trenton, NJ $70,471

Sacramento, CA $70,445

San Diego, CA $70,413

Brockton, MA $70,387

Tacoma, WA $70,361

Santa Barbara, CA $70,270

Lowell, MA $70,010

New Suffolk, NY $69,983

Nashua, NH $69,905

Lompoc, CA $69,801

Ventura, CA $69,736

Stockton, CA $69,717

New Haven, CT $69,587

Atlantic City, NJ $69,418

Hartford, CT $69,274

Modesto, CA $69,242

Poughkeepsie, NY $69,099

New Britain, CT $69,066

Olympia, WA $68,975

Kennewick, WA $68,975

New London, CT $68,962

Norwich, CT $68,943

Lawrence, MA $68,910

Bakersfield, CA $68,728

Riverside, CA $68,637

New Bedford, MA $68,637

Richland, WA $68,572

Portsmouth, NH $68,520

Vineland, NJ $68,507

San Bernardino, CA $68,455

Boulder, CO $68,273

Worcester, MA $68,221

Portland, OR $68,162

Saint Paul, MN $68,084

Minneapolis, MN $68,084

Philadelphia, PA $67,993

Honolulu, HI $67,648

Springfield, MA $67,420

Providence, RI $67,414

Chicago, IL $67,225

Bellingham, WA $67,147

Baltimore, MD $67,076

Chico, CA $66,913

Wilmington, DE $66,802

Pittsfield, MA $66,737

Manchester, NH $66,614

Spokane, WA $66,328

Denver, CO $66,321

Albany, NY $66,015

Troy, NY $65,989

Schenectady, NY $65,853

Burlington, VT $65,710

Portland, ME $65,482

Salem, OR $65,430

Yakima, WA $65,417

Ann Arbor, MI $65,397

Rochester, MN $65,215

Fresno, CA $65,183

Reno, NV $65,183

Milwaukee, WI $65,124

Detroit, MI $65,059

Allentown, PA $65,039

Carson City, NV $65,033

Houston, TX $64,935

Colorado Springs, CO $64,929

Syracuse, NY $64,896

Eugene, OR $64,773

Bismarck, ND $64,695

Gary, IN $64,695

Galveston, TX $64,695

Springfield, OR $64,643

Medford, OR $64,487

Fort Collins, CO $64,461

Austin, TX $64,408

Mesa, AZ $64,272

Phoenix, AZ $64,259

Dallas, TX $64,239

Reading, PA $64,200

Saint Cloud, MN $64,174

Concord, NH $64,116

Madison, WI $64,090

Utica, NY $63,914

Raleigh, NC $63,862

Las Vegas, NV $63,856

Rochester, NY $63,810

Des Moines, IA $63,803

Atlanta, GA $63,699

Battle Creek, MI $63,680

Salt Lake City, UT $63,660

Lancaster, PA $63,563

Champaign, IL $63,550

Harrisburg, PA $63,472

Durham, NC $63,413

Kansas City, MO $63,407

Kansas City, KS $63,394

Fort Worth, TX $63,387

Boca Raton, FL $63,361

Cleveland, OH $63,355

Columbus, OH $63,342

Pittsburgh, PA $63,335

Richmond, VA $63,309

Indianapolis, IN $63,296

Cincinnati, OH $63,212

Petersburg, VA $63,114

Billings, MT $62,971

Lansing, MI $62,971

Huntsville, AL $62,971

Lebanon, PA $62,964

Dayton, OH $62,958

Pueblo, CO $62,958

Appleton, WI $62,938

Buffalo, NY $62,912

Racine, WI $62,880

Charlotte, NC $62,873

Saint Louis, MO $62,854

Springfield, IL $62,828

Elkhart, IN $62,815

York, PA $62,815

Gastonia, NC $62,808

Benton Harbor, MI $62,808

Beaumont, TX $62,769

Lorain, OH $62,756

Toledo, OH $62,730

Binghamton, NY $62,698

Rock Hill, SC $62,691

Rockford, IL $62,659

Fargo, ND $62,626

Elyria, OH $62,626

Flagstaff, AZ $62,581

Fort Lauderdale, FL $62,541

Miami, FL $62,502

Duluth, MN $62,398

Bangor, ME $62,314

Cedar Rapids, IA $62,242

Louisville, KY $62,210

Grand Rapids, MI $62,197

Hialeah, FL $62,190

Casper, WY $62,099

Scranton, PA $62,021

New Orleans, LA $62,002

Virginia Beach, VA $61,995

Akron, OH $61,963

Peoria, IL $61,878

Sarasota, FL $61,865

Green Bay, WI $61,819

Baton Rouge, LA $61,787

Charleston, SC $61,774

Nashville, TN $61,754

Jamestown, NY $61,741

Davenport, IA $61,741

Tucson, AZ $61,709

Cheyenne, WY $61,689

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,670

Tampa, FL $61,657

Omaha, NE $61,644

Port Arthur, TX $61,618

Evansville, IN $61,618

Bradenton, FL $61,592

Santa Fe, NM $61,475

Orlando, FL $61,410

Clearwater, FL $61,338

Canton, OH $61,201

La Crosse, WI $61,201

Grand Forks, ND $61,182

Albuquerque, NM $61,162

Tulsa, OK $61,162

Newport News, VA $61,156

High Point, NC $61,136

Ogden, UT $61,110

Corpus Christi, TX $61,058

Laramie, WY $61,019

Norfolk, VA $61,019

Rock Island, IL $60,980

Saginaw, MI $60,967

Jacksonville, FL $60,961

Salisbury, NC $60,948

Memphis, TN $60,935

Moline, IL $60,902

Fort Myers, FL $60,883

Waterloo, IA $60,798

Spartanburg, SC $60,733

Lincoln, NE $60,700

Fort Wayne, IN $60,687

Birmingham, AL $60,616

Cedar Falls, IA $60,603

Provo, UT $60,596

Springfield, OH $60,590

San Antonio, TX $60,577

Greensboro, NC $60,551

South Bend, IN $60,544

Winston Salem, NC $60,538

Boise, ID $60,518

Savannah, GA $60,473

Muskegon, MI $60,356

Lima, OH $60,278

Lake Charles, LA $60,252

Anderson, IN $60,239

Lexington, KY $60,219

Augusta, GA $60,200

Greenville, SC $60,200

Wichita, KS $60,141

Tuscaloosa, AL $60,141

Columbia, SC $60,082

Bloomington, IN $59,920

Roanoke, VA $59,881

Asheville, NC $59,796

Knoxville, TN $59,686

Shreveport, LA $59,679

Wilmington, NC $59,595

Frankfort, KY $59,471

Oklahoma City, OK $59,425

Chillicothe, OH $59,399

Longview, TX $59,393

Topeka, KS $59,373

Mobile, AL $59,276

Terre Haute, IN $59,250

Erie, PA $59,243

Altoona, PA $59,211

Melbourne, FL $59,191

Amarillo, TX $59,165

Killeen, TX $59,146

Fayetteville, AR $59,094

Sioux Falls, SD $59,048

Chattanooga, TN $59,009

Idaho Falls, ID $59,003

Gainesville, FL $58,866

Portsmouth, OH $58,833

Little Rock, AR $58,820

Lynchburg, VA $58,820

Lafayette, LA $58,794

Youngstown, OH $58,794

Temple, TX $58,768

Daytona Beach, FL $58,755

Clarksville, TN $58,749

Pensacola, FL $58,742

Hopkinsville, KY $58,547

Charleston, WV $58,541

Florence, SC $58,508

Sioux City, IA $58,469

Macon, GA $58,281

Tallahassee, FL $58,274

Fayetteville, NC $58,261

Waco, TX $58,248

Wichita Falls, TX $58,248

Pine Bluff, AR $58,222

Vincennes, IN $58,098

Lubbock, TX $58,072

Great Falls, MT $58,033

Alamogordo, NM $58,027

Abilene, TX $57,975

Rapid City, SD $57,890

Monroe, LA $57,890

Albany, GA $57,851

Huntington, WV $57,845

Jackson, MS $57,838

Greenville, MS $57,832

Parkersburg, WV $57,767

Montgomery, AL $57,754

Johnstown, PA $57,741

Springfield, MO $57,689

Biloxi, MS $57,656

Sumter, SC $57,519

Columbus, GA $57,513

Twin Falls, ID $57,474

Pascagoula, MS $57,389

Kingsport, TN $57,220

Gulfport, MS $57,201

Alexandria, LA $56,986

Fort Smith, AR $56,823

El Paso, TX $56,648

Helena, MT $56,563

Las Cruces, NM $56,355

Harlingen, TX $56,173

Pocatello, ID $56,114

Florence, AL $56,095

Brownsville, TX $56,082

Dothan, AL $55,978

Mcallen, TX $55,945

Columbus, MS $55,464

Altus, OK $55,165

Lawton, OK $55,041

Pierre, SD $54,807

What Skills Can Increase a Lpc's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 6.26% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Support Services (Mentioned in 3.48% Job Postings): Support Services means those activities provided to or on behalf of a person in the areas of personal care and assistance and property maintenance in order to allow a person to live in the least restrictive environment.
CPR (Mentioned in 2.37% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	6.26%
Support Services	3.48%
CPR	2.37%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Lpc's salary.

Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Flexibility	$68,956	6%
Leadership	$68,305	5%
Scheduling	$68,305	5%
Healthcare Services	$68,305	5%
Psychiatric	$67,655	4%
Self-Directed	$67,004	3%

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Lpc Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lpc's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$59,389

Average $65,053/year

$72,269

$4,949

Average $5,421/month

$6,022

$1,142

Average $1,251/week

$1,390

$29

Average $31/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,269	$6,022	$1,390	$35
Average	$65,053	$5,421	$1,251	$31
25th Percentile	$59,389	$4,949	$1,142	$29

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Salary Trends for Lpc

Salaries for a Lpc can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $88,118 in 2023 to around $86,852 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lpc salary trends, .

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2023

$88,118

2024

$87,773

2025

$86,852

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2023	$88,118
2024	$87,773
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