Provisional Psychologist Salary in the United States
How much does a Provisional Psychologist make in the United States?
As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Provisional Psychologist in the United States is $90,637 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.
However, a Provisional Psychologist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $104,469
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,865 to $97,877
Key Factors That Influence Provisional Psychologist Salaries
A Provisional Psychologist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Provisional Psychologist 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 Provisional Psychologists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $114,320
San Francisco: $113,068
Oakland: $110,686
San Jose, CA$114,320
San Francisco, CA$113,068
Oakland, CA$110,686
New York, NY$104,358
Paramus, NJ$103,089
Queens Village, NY$103,085
Passaic, NJ$102,999
Bergenfield, NJ$102,990
Stamford, CT$102,791
Huntington, NY$102,754
Newark, NJ$102,084
Bridgeport, CT$101,893
Vallejo, CA$101,713
New Brunswick, NJ$101,676
Petaluma, CA$101,622
Middlesex, NJ$101,450
Somerset, NJ$101,386
Santa Cruz, CA$101,268
Boston, MA$100,716
Monterey, CA$100,397
Seattle, WA$100,190
Santa Rosa, CA$100,172
Los Angeles, CA$100,144
Juneau, AK$99,909
Washington, DC$99,809
Orange, CA$99,486
Santa Ana, CA$99,247
Long Beach, CA$99,157
Anaheim, CA$99,138
Anchorage, AK$99,093
Santa Maria, CA$98,821
Everett, WA$98,803
Danbury, CT$98,484
Bremerton, WA$98,359
Tacoma, WA$98,033
New Suffolk, NY$98,031
Sacramento, CA$98,005
Santa Barbara, CA$97,906
Trenton, NJ$97,806
San Diego, CA$97,806
Brockton, MA$97,706
Fairbanks, AK$97,484
Lompoc, CA$97,253
Lowell, MA$97,180
Ventura, CA$97,163
Nashua, NH$97,144
Stockton, CA$97,135
Modesto, CA$96,474
Poughkeepsie, NY$96,274
Olympia, WA$96,102
Kennewick, WA$96,102
New Haven, CT$96,066
Lawrence, MA$95,740
Hartford, CT$95,649
Riverside, CA$95,631
New Bedford, MA$95,540
Richland, WA$95,540
Bakersfield, CA$95,413
San Bernardino, CA$95,377
New Britain, CT$95,368
Atlantic City, NJ$95,368
New London, CT$95,332
Norwich, CT$95,304
Portsmouth, NH$95,286
Boulder, CO$95,094
Portland, OR$94,969
Worcester, MA$94,960
Minneapolis, MN$94,679
Philadelphia, PA$94,552
Honolulu, HI$94,253
Saint Paul, MN$94,210
Vineland, NJ$94,190
Providence, RI$93,927
Chicago, IL$93,664
Bellingham, WA$93,555
Springfield, MA$93,483
Baltimore, MD$93,456
Chico, CA$93,229
Pittsfield, MA$92,984
Manchester, NH$92,812
Spokane, WA$92,413
Denver, CO$92,404
Albany, NY$91,978
Troy, NY$91,942
Nassau, NY$91,845
Schenectady, NY$91,752
Wilmington, DE$91,679
Burlington, VT$91,552
Salem, OR$91,516
Portland, ME$91,235
Yakima, WA$91,144
Rochester, MN$90,863
Reno, NV$90,818
Fresno, CA$90,818
Milwaukee, WI$90,736
Detroit, MI$90,646
Ann Arbor, MI$90,630
Allentown, PA$90,619
Colorado Springs, CO$90,464
Syracuse, NY$90,419
Carson City, NV$90,419
Houston, TX$90,292
Eugene, OR$90,247
Gary, IN$90,138
Springfield, OR$90,066
Bismarck, ND$90,048
Galveston, TX$89,984
Medford, OR$89,848
Fort Collins, CO$89,812
Concord, NH$89,767
Austin, TX$89,739
Mesa, AZ$89,549
Reading, PA$89,540
Phoenix, AZ$89,531
Dallas, TX$89,504
Saint Cloud, MN$89,417
Madison, WI$89,295
Utica, NY$89,051
Rochester, NY$88,906
Des Moines, IA$88,896
Raleigh, NC$88,887
Atlanta, GA$88,751
Battle Creek, MI$88,724
Salt Lake City, UT$88,697
Lancaster, PA$88,561
Harrisburg, PA$88,434
Kansas City, MO$88,344
Champaign, IL$88,325
Kansas City, KS$88,325
Fort Worth, TX$88,316
Columbus, OH$88,301
Boca Raton, FL$88,280
Pittsburgh, PA$88,244
Richmond, VA$88,208
Indianapolis, IN$88,190
Cleveland, OH$88,180
Las Vegas, NV$88,072
Cincinnati, OH$88,072
Petersburg, VA$87,936
Huntsville, AL$87,800
Lansing, MI$87,739
Lebanon, PA$87,727
Pueblo, CO$87,718
Appleton, WI$87,691
Buffalo, NY$87,655
Dayton, OH$87,628
Racine, WI$87,609
Charlotte, NC$87,600
Saint Louis, MO$87,573
York, PA$87,519
Elkhart, IN$87,519
Gastonia, NC$87,502
Billings, MT$87,480
Beaumont, TX$87,455
Lorain, OH$87,437
Benton Harbor, MI$87,419
Toledo, OH$87,401
Binghamton, NY$87,356
Rock Hill, SC$87,347
Rockford, IL$87,301
Springfield, IL$87,265
Elyria, OH$87,256
Fargo, ND$87,256
Flagstaff, AZ$87,193
Fort Lauderdale, FL$87,138
Duluth, MN$87,084
Miami, FL$87,084
Cheyenne, WY$87,020
Grand Forks, ND$87,020
Bangor, ME$86,821
Cedar Rapids, IA$86,721
Durham, NC$86,683
Louisville, KY$86,676
Grand Rapids, MI$86,658
Hialeah, FL$86,649
Casper, WY$86,522
Scranton, PA$86,413
New Orleans, LA$86,386
Virginia Beach, VA$86,377
Akron, OH$86,331
Peoria, IL$86,214
Sarasota, FL$86,196
Nashville, TN$86,132
Omaha, NE$86,132
Green Bay, WI$86,132
Baton Rouge, LA$86,087
Charleston, SC$86,069
Jamestown, NY$86,023
Davenport, IA$86,023
Tucson, AZ$85,978
Saint Petersburg, FL$85,924
Tampa, FL$85,905
Evansville, IN$85,851
Port Arthur, TX$85,851
Bradenton, FL$85,815
Santa Fe, NM$85,652
Orlando, FL$85,489
Clearwater, FL$85,461
Canton, OH$85,271
La Crosse, WI$85,271
Albuquerque, NM$85,217
Newport News, VA$85,208
High Point, NC$85,180
Ogden, UT$85,144
Corpus Christi, TX$85,072
Norfolk, VA$85,017
Laramie, WY$85,017
Rock Island, IL$84,963
Saginaw, MI$84,945
Jacksonville, FL$84,936
Salisbury, NC$84,918
Boise, ID$84,899
Moline, IL$84,854
Fort Myers, FL$84,827
Memphis, TN$84,809
Tulsa, OK$84,763
Waterloo, IA$84,709
Spartanburg, SC$84,618
Lincoln, NE$84,573
Fort Wayne, IN$84,555
Provo, UT$84,546
Cedar Falls, IA$84,437
San Antonio, TX$84,401
Greensboro, NC$84,365
South Bend, IN$84,356
Savannah, GA$84,256
Muskegon, MI$84,220
Birmingham, AL$84,211
Winston Salem, NC$84,166
Lake Charles, LA$83,948
Anderson, IN$83,930
Lexington, KY$83,902
Augusta, GA$83,875
Greenville, SC$83,875
Lima, OH$83,803
Wichita, KS$83,794
Tuscaloosa, AL$83,794
Columbia, SC$83,712
Springfield, OH$83,694
Asheville, NC$83,549
Bloomington, IN$83,485
Knoxville, TN$83,159
Shreveport, LA$83,150
Wilmington, NC$83,032
Roanoke, VA$83,032
Topeka, KS$82,869
Frankfort, KY$82,859
Oklahoma City, OK$82,797
Chillicothe, OH$82,760
Longview, TX$82,751
Melbourne, FL$82,742
Sioux Falls, SD$82,597
Mobile, AL$82,588
Terre Haute, IN$82,552
Altoona, PA$82,498
Amarillo, TX$82,434
Killeen, TX$82,407
Fayetteville, AR$82,334
Chattanooga, TN$82,307
Sioux City, IA$82,226
Idaho Falls, ID$82,207
Lynchburg, VA$82,135
Gainesville, FL$82,017
Portsmouth, OH$81,972
Little Rock, AR$81,954
Lafayette, LA$81,917
Youngstown, OH$81,917
Daytona Beach, FL$81,863
Clarksville, TN$81,854
Pensacola, FL$81,845
Temple, TX$81,839
Hopkinsville, KY$81,573
Erie, PA$81,555
Florence, SC$81,519
Charleston, WV$81,374
Great Falls, MT$81,328
Macon, GA$81,201
Tallahassee, FL$81,192
Fayetteville, NC$81,174
Waco, TX$81,156
Helena, MT$81,093
Pine Bluff, AR$81,058
Vincennes, IN$80,948
Lubbock, TX$80,911
Alamogordo, NM$80,857
Twin Falls, ID$80,775
Rapid City, SD$80,748
Jackson, MS$80,585
Huntington, WV$80,579
Greenville, MS$80,576
Parkersburg, WV$80,484
Montgomery, AL$80,467
Wichita Falls, TX$80,377
Springfield, MO$80,377
Biloxi, MS$80,331
Monroe, LA$80,241
Johnstown, PA$80,177
Sumter, SC$80,141
Columbus, GA$80,132
Pascagoula, MS$79,960
Abilene, TX$79,960
Kingsport, TN$79,724
Albany, GA$79,724
Gulfport, MS$79,697
Alexandria, LA$79,398
Fort Smith, AR$79,171
El Paso, TX$78,926
Las Cruces, NM$78,519
Harlingen, TX$78,288
Pocatello, ID$78,274
Florence, AL$78,156
Brownsville, TX$78,138
Mcallen, TX$77,948
Dothan, AL$77,821
Columbus, MS$77,282
Altus, OK$76,860
Lawton, OK$76,688
Pierre, SD$76,361
What Skills Can Increase a Provisional Psychologist's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Scheduling (Mentioned in 7.69% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Patient Care (Mentioned in 3.73% Job Postings): Patient care refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of physical and mental well-being through services offered by health professionals.
Social Work (Mentioned in 1.71% Job Postings): Social work is an academic discipline and profession that concerns itself with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being. Social functioning is the way in which people perform their social roles, and the structural institutions that are provided[by whom?] to sustain them. Social work applies social sciences, such as sociology, psychology, political science, public health, community development, law, and economics, to engage with client systems, conduct assessments, and develop interventions to solve social and personal problems; and to bring about social change. Social work practice is often divided[by whom?] into micro-work, which involves working directly with individuals or small groups; and macro-work, which involves working with communities, and - within social policy - fostering change on a larger scale.
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 Provisional Psychologist's salary.
Healthcare Services: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Patient Care: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Clinical Supervision: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Provisional Psychologist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Provisional Psychologist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Healthcare and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average.
In contrast, Provisional Psychologist positions in Pharmaceuticals or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Provisional Psychologist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Provisional Psychologist
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$135,955
$65.0
50%
Biotechnology
$108,764
$52.0
20%
How Education impacts a Provisional Psychologist's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Provisional Psychologists enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Provisional Psychologist with a Bachelor's Degree is between
$93,629
and $101,536).
Provisional Psychologist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Provisional Psychologist'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.
Hourly
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Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on October 01, 2026
$79,865
Average$90,637/year
$97,877
$6,655
Average$7,553/month
$8,156
$1,536
Average$1,743/week
$1,882
$38
Average$44/hour
$47
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$97,877
$8,156
$1,882
$47
Average
$90,637
$7,553
$1,743
$44
25th Percentile
$79,865
$6,655
$1,536
$38
Salaries of Jobs related to Provisional Psychologist
Salaries for a Provisional Psychologist can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $85,759 in 2023
to around $84,665 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Provisional Psychologist salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Provisional Psychologist
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Provisional Psychologist
Here are companies hiring for Provisional Psychologist and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Provisional Psychologist
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Provisional Psychologist?
The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Provisional Psychologist roles,
with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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