Child Psychologist Salary in Washington, DC

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How much does a Child Psychologist make in Washington, DC? The average Child Psychologist salary in Washington, DC is $129,567 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $117,867 and $144,081. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Clinical Child Psychologist Needed in the UK!

Sterling Medical Corp - Tampa , FL

Sterling Medical is seeking a skilled Clinical Child Psychologist to join our team in the UK. The ideal candidate will provide assessment, diagnosis, and therapeutic services to children and ...

ZipRecruiter - 49 days ago

Nurse Practitioner (NP) Child Psychologist

TER Consulting Group - Worcester County , MA

Prescribes pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed psychologist conditions. * Follows established departmental policies, procedures, continuous quality ...

ZipRecruiter - 3 days ago

Child Psychologist

MyChildWins.com - Sanford , FL

Role Description We seek a School Psychologist to perform education evaluations on a contract basis. You may use this position to supplement other work. Currently, this is an independent contractor ...

LinkedIn - 18 days ago

Early Childhood Education or Child Psychology Student for Preschool

The Learning Experience #323 - New York , NY

Training & development Are you currently a college student who is studying either Child Psychology, Early Childhood Education or Child Development ? Our dynamic preschool is seeking new teacher who ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 32 days ago

Licensed Psychologist

Whole Child Collective - Lake Oswego , OR

Licensed Psychologist (Child/Adolescent) Position About Us Whole Child Collective is a small, evidence-based child psychology practice that provides comprehensive evaluations and treatment to ...

LinkedIn - 18 days ago

Child and Adolescent Psychologist

Carle Health - Champaign , IL

Carle Health is seeking Clinical Child Psychologists (PhD or PsyD) to join our Behavioral Health Department in Champaign, Illinois . Practice Opportunity Details Include: * Provide assessment ...

LinkedIn - 18 days ago

What does a Child Psychologist do?

Common responsibilities of a Child Psychologist

Training and experience in administering/scoring/interpreting cognitive, developmental, and psychodiagnostic assessment instruments.

May 23, 2022

Provide individual, group, case management and family-based interventions for Adult / Child/ Teen MH, CD and dual-diagnosis services for school age, adolescent and adult patients based on experience.

September 30, 2022

Attend regularly scheduled meetings for the purposes of monitoring social skills goal progress and providing feedback and recommendations for improved peer interactions, social pragmatics, and emotional and behavioral regulation.

October 30, 2022

Collaborate with team members to provide comprehensive, family systems intervention.

January 30, 2023

Participate in teaching opportunities, including supervision of graduate practicum students, as well as teaching medical students and/or psychiatry residents.

February 26, 2023

Utilizes principles of Health Psychology to develop implement, coordinate and evaluate treatment plans for referred members that may include crisis intervention, brief psychotherapy, psychoeducation groups and brief case management.

March 10, 2023

Demonstrates computer competency as evidenced by ability to train and assess staff in basic computer competencies (ability to access the S drive, send/receive electronic mail and documents, maintain personal folders and documents and amend them as needed).

March 23, 2023

Communicates complex/sensitive information to patients and medical team.

March 29, 2023

Develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates clinical treatment programs for the diagnosis, treatment, and/or referral of Health Plan members with acute or chronic mental illness.

April 30, 2023

Complete assessment and evaluation process of assigned clients, including completion of appropriate tests, instruments, tools or assessments in accordance with accepted professional standards and Medi-Cal guidelines in order to support the development of the client service.

May 04, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Child Psychologist in Washington, DC

Average Base Salary

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117867

144081

129567

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

118971

144557

130672

What is the average salary for Child Psychologist in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Child Psychologist in Washington, DC. The base salary for Child Psychologist ranges from $117,867 to $144,081 with the average base salary of $129,567. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $118,971 to $144,557 with the average total cash compensation of $130,672.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$129,567	$117,867 - $144,081
Bonus	$1,105	$1,104 - $476
Total Pay	$130,672	$118,971 - $144,557

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Child Psychologist Salary Near Washington, DC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Arlington, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,888 - $144,107	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Alexandria, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,888 - $144,107	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Annandale, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,888 - $144,107	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bowie, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,640 - $143,804	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bethesda, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,888 - $144,107	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Silver Spring, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $117,888 - $144,107	COMPARE TO Washington, DC

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About Washington, District of Columbia

Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area of 68.34 square miles (177.0 km2), of which 61.05 square miles (158.1 km2) is land and 7.29 square miles (18.9 km2) (10.67%) is water. The District is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland to the northwest; Prince George's County, Maryland to the east; Arlington County, Virginia to the south; and Alexandria, Virginia to the west. The south bank of the Potomac River forms the District's border with Virginia and has two major tributaries: the An...

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