Clinical and Counseling Psychologists pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$96,510avg. a year
$46.40 an hour · 5,030 employed
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $96,510 a year. That is about the same as the Illinois average of $95,590. The U.S. average is $112,750.
$85,390Median pay
$46.40Average hourly
+1%vs. Illinois average
5,030Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for clinical and counseling psychologists in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 6.
1410 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$100,300
$48.22 an hour
270 jobs
Peoria, IL
$100,150
$48.15 an hour
350 jobs
Rockford, IL
$96,450
$46.37 an hour
4130 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$94,370
$45.37 an hour
540 jobs
Springfield, IL
$86,780
$41.72 an hour
640 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$85,470
$41.09 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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| School Psychologists | $98,120 |
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Questions and answers
How much do clinical and counseling psychologists make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $96,510 a year, and the median is $85,390. About 5,030 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is about the same as the Illinois average of $95,590.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 2.28 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 19-3033. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.