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Psychologist salary in Illinois

Open psychologist jobs in Illinois post a median of $54.25 an hour, the middle half $52–$57 (about $112,800 a year full time), $10 below the national posted median. From 11 jobs at 5 employers that state their pay.

$54.25
Median posted /hr
$52–$57
Middle half /hr
$112,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$40.27
BLS median in IL
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Psychologist jobs in Illinois · Psychologist pay nationwide

What psychologists are paid in Illinois

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 11 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $42, highest $72.69.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$52–$57/hr

Middle half of 6 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $54.25. 58% of the 19 open psychologist jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Psychologist pay by employer in Illinois

What each employer posts for psychologists here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Therapy Spot$57.50$50–$656
Sinai Chicago$44.25$44.252
Northwestern Medicine$62.25$51.92–$72.691
Mercyhealth$53.50$42–$65.101
E-Therapy$51.50$50–$531

Median of each employer's jobs in Illinois (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for psychologists nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open psychologist jobs in Illinois

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in Illinois

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Illinois. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists (19-3033)$17.59 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, opens in a new tab)$25.79 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, opens in a new tab)$40.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, opens in a new tab)$61.01 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, opens in a new tab)$81.12 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, opens in a new tab)5,810 (source: BLS OEWS, Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Psychologist salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a psychologist make in Illinois?

Open psychologist jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $54.25, the middle half $52–$57 (11 jobs from 5 employers). Full time that is about $112,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $40.27/hr ($83,750 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($54.25) is $10 below the national posted median of $64.25. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 36 of 49 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 11 of 19 open psychologist jobs in Illinois (58%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists (SOC 19-3033), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychologists, All Other (SOC 19-3039), every state, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists, national, published May 15, 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Psychologist salary in Illinois. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/psychologist/illinois

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