Clinical Psychologist Salary in Des Moines, IA

How much does a Clinical Psychologist make in Des Moines, IA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Clinical Psychologist in Des Moines, IA is $99,976. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $85,651 to $113,254, with most professionals earning between $72,608 and $125,343.

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Performs and assists with individual, family and group psychotherapy, and couples therapy, alcohol and drug treatment evaluations.

September 18, 2022

Document therapy in accordance with policies and procedures regarding medical records.

November 24, 2022

Select, administer, score, and interpret psychological and neuropsychological assessment measures including but not limited to those assessing intelligence, social-communication skills, special deficits, personality, educational achievement, vocational interests, and adaptive functioning.

November 26, 2022

Develop comprehensive treatment plans to restore and rehabilitate patients with personal, emotional and/or mental illnesses.

January 27, 2023

Consults with medical personnel, legal authorities, military commanders and school districts, as required.

March 06, 2023

Completes psychological evaluations utilizing assessment techniques that address personality, intellectual, and cognitive impairments, as well as risk and malingering assessments within the limits of the psychologist's expertise and privileging or under the supervision of an OSH privileged neuropsychologist or forensic psychologist.

March 20, 2023

Training in and knowledge of crisis intervention techniques, emergency procedures, and defensive measures is essential.

March 22, 2023

Provide a full range of child and adult psychology services, adolescents and families with particular emphasis on psychological evaluations and assessments, consultation of prescription and management of psycho-tropic medications, psychotherapy intervention, appropriate referral and case follow-up.

April 22, 2023

Assist and assess chronic cases and makes case management recommendations taking into consideration sensitivity to cultural customs.

May 15, 2023

Participate in educational programs, in-service meetings, clinician meetings, and workshops to enhance professional development and maintain currency of methodology and techniques.

May 19, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Clinical Psychologist in Des Moines, IA

Average Base Salary

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85651

113254

99976

Average Total Cash Compensation

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113608

100169

What is the average salary for Clinical Psychologist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Clinical Psychologist in Des Moines, IA. The base salary for Clinical Psychologist ranges from $85,651 to $113,254 with the average base salary of $99,976. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $85,845 to $113,608 with the average total cash compensation of $100,169.

View Average Salary for Clinical Psychologist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$99,976	$85,651 - $113,254
Bonus	$193	$195 - $354
Total Pay	$100,169	$85,845 - $113,608

* 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.

Clinical Psychologist Salary Near Des Moines, IA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Ankeny, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,651 - $113,254	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA 0%
CITY, STATE Urbandale, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $85,651 - $113,254	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA 0%
CITY, STATE Ames, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $84,865 - $112,215	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Falls, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $81,354 - $107,573	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Waterloo, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $81,616 - $107,920	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA
CITY, STATE Cedar Rapids, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $83,555 - $110,483	COMPARE TO Des Moines, IA

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About Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines (/dɪˈmɔɪn/ (listen)) is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. It is on and named after the Des Moines River, which likely was adapted from the early French name, Rivière des Moines, meaning "River of the Monks". The city's population was 217,521 as of the 2017 population estimate. The five-county metropolitan area is ranked 89th in terms of population in ...

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