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Psychologist jobs in Alabama

open psychologist jobs in Alabama at . BLS measures a median of $43.65 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in Alabama) for clinical and counseling psychologists here.

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Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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Where the psychologist jobs are in Alabama

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What psychologists earn in Alabama

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Alabama

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Alabama, May 2025

$43.65/hr ($90,800 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in Alabama)

Median for clinical and counseling psychologists, against $48.36 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, national) for the whole US; 260 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists in Alabama) employed in Alabama.

Hourly wages in Alabama, BLS OEWS May 2025. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists (19-3033)$27.66 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists)$33.17 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists)$43.65 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists)$60.78 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists)$74.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists)260 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists)
Psychologists, All Other (19-3039)$30.88 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other)$52.55 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other)$65.42 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other)$73.35 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other)$77.31 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other)110 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychologists, All Other)

By metro area

  • Columbus, GA-AL$46.77/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Columbus, GA-AL) · 60 (source: BLS OEWS, Columbus, GA-AL) employed
  • Birmingham, ALn/a · 50 (source: BLS OEWS, Birmingham, AL) employed
  • Auburn-Opelika, AL$39.49/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Auburn-Opelika, AL) · 40 (source: BLS OEWS, Auburn-Opelika, AL) employed
  • Tuscaloosa, AL$37.60/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Tuscaloosa, AL) · 30 (source: BLS OEWS, Tuscaloosa, AL) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Clinical and Counseling Psychologists; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring psychologists in Alabama

What the job takes

A doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in psychology, an internship and postdoctoral hours, then the EPPP exam.

  • License

    Psychologist license (EPPP)

    State psychology board; exam by ASPPB. Required in every state

Psychologist jobs in Alabama: common questions

How much do psychologists make in Alabama?

Too few open psychologist jobs in Alabama post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $43.65/hr ($90,800 a year) for clinical and counseling psychologists in Alabama (May 2025), against $48.36 nationally, 30th highest of 49 states and territories.

Where in Alabama are the most psychologist jobs?

Montgomery (2), Bessemer (1), Birmingham (1), Dothan (1) and Huntsville (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring psychologists in Alabama?

By open jobs on this board: Warrior Vets Medical Services (2), NaphCare (1) and Sailor Health (1). In all, 4 employers have psychologist jobs open in Alabama.

What do you need to work as a psychologist in Alabama?

A doctoral degree (PhD or PsyD) in psychology, an internship and postdoctoral hours, then the EPPP exam. Psychologist license (EPPP) (State psychology board; exam by ASPPB; required in every state). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Alabama's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Alabama, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Alabama, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists (SOC 19-3033), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychologists, All Other (SOC 19-3039), every state, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, national, published 15 May 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  6. Psychologist license (EPPP): State psychology board; exam by ASPPB

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Psychologist jobs in Alabama. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/psychologist/alabama

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