Psychologist Salaries in Michigan - MI

By an allied health world contributing writer
Published: February, 5 2010

Salaries for psychologists vary greatly between the major career areas. For example, the national average annual salary for counseling psychologists is $80,000. However, the average annual salary is only $45,000 for clinical psychologists. School psychologists make about $60,000 per year, and forensic psychologists make about $81,000 per year. These national average salaries may be compared to average salaries in some of Michigan’s larger cities listed below. The combined average annual salary for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in the United States for 2008 was $70,190. The combined average annual salary in Michigan was slightly higher at $72,810. Michigan had the eleventh highest mean annual wage for psychologists in the country. Of the other Midwestern states, only Ohio ($80,430) had a higher annual wage.

Counseling Psychologist Salary in Michigan

Ann Arbor: $66,000
Detroit: $79,000
Flint: $69,000
Grand Rapids: $66,000
Kalamazoo: $80,000
Lansing: $74,000
Warren: $79,000

Clinical Psychologist Salary in Michigan

Ann Arbor: $38,000
Detroit: $44,000
Flint: $39,000
Grand Rapids: $37,000
Kalamazoo: $45,000
Lansing: $42,000
Warren: $45,000

School Psychologist Salary in Michigan

Ann Arbor: $50,000
Detroit: $59,000
Flint: $52,000
Grand Rapids: $49,000
Kalamazoo: $60,000
Lansing: $56,000
Warren: $59,000

Forensic Psychologist Salary in Michigan

Ann Arbor: $67,000
Detroit: $79,000
Flint: $70,000
Grand Rapids: $66,000
Kalamazoo: $80,000
Lansing: $75,000
Warren: $80,000

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