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Clinical Neuropsychologist: what the job is, what it pays, and how to get hired.

The work, the skills that matter, the tools in demand and the pay range, from U.S. government data, plus every TryHired page for the role.

BLS does not publish pay for clinical neuropsychologists separately. Every pay figure on this page is for the BLS occupation “Psychologists, All Other” (SOC 19-3039), which includes clinical neuropsychologists and other jobs; it is not a figure for clinical neuropsychologists alone.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · O*NET 31.0
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Half of workers in the BLS occupation “Psychologists, All Other” earn more than this and half earn less.

Annual
$110,840
Hourly
$53.29
Source
BLS May 2025
Quick answer

Clinical Neuropsychologists assess and diagnose patients with neurobehavioral problems related to acquired or developmental disorders of the nervous system, such as neurodegenerative disorders, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, and learning disabilities. The median pay is $110,840 a year ($53.29 an hour) (BLS, May 2025). The most commonly reported education requirement is post-doctoral training (92% of workers surveyed by O*NET).

Median pay
$110,840
BLS May 2025
Employed in the U.S.
18,820
BLS May 2025
Preparation
Job Zone 5 of 5
extensive preparation
Most common education
Post-Doctoral Training
92% of workers
Key facts

Clinical Neuropsychologists at a glance

  • Workers in the BLS occupation “Psychologists, All Other” (which includes clinical neuropsychologists) in the United States earned a median annual wage of $110,840 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • In its 2025–35 employment projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics lists a master's degree as the typical entry-level education for clinical neuropsychologists in the United States.

    Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35

  • BLS estimated that 18,820 people were employed as clinical neuropsychologists in the United States in May 2025, not counting the self-employed.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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The work

What clinical neuropsychologists do day to day

Data Core tasks rated most important by workers in the role (O*NET).

  1. Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories.
  2. Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews.
  3. Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.
  4. Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases.
  5. Provide education or counseling to individuals and families.
  6. Distinguish between psychogenic and neurogenic syndromes, two or more suspected etiologies of cerebral dysfunction, or between disorders involving complex seizures.
  7. Diagnose and treat neural and psychological conditions in medical and surgical populations, such as patients with early dementing illness or chronic pain with a neurological basis.
  8. Consult with other professionals about patients' neurological conditions.
Where this career works

Industries that employ it

Data Share of all clinical neuropsychologist jobs in each industry, 2025 (BLS Employment Matrix). Figures cover all psychologists, all other (SOC 19-3039), the broader occupation.

  1. Ambulatory healthcare services8.2% of all jobs in this occupation · +15.5% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $92,580
  2. Educational services; state, local, and private1.9% of all jobs in this occupation · +3.3% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $90,870
  3. Professional, scientific, and technical services0.7% of all jobs in this occupation · +13.3% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $122,930
  4. Social assistance0.5% of all jobs in this occupation · +8.4% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $108,320
  5. Management of companies and enterprises0.1% of all jobs in this occupation · +4.6% projected change here 2025–35 · mean wage $135,040

Sources: BLS 2025–35 National Employment Matrix (share of the occupation's jobs, projected change) and BLS OEWS May 2025 industry estimates (mean wage). Different industry estimates are not a pay forecast for any person.

Skills that matter

Ranked by importance to the job

Data O*NET importance ratings. The first three are core.

Active ListeningcoreCritical ThinkingcoreSocial PerceptivenesscoreJudgment and Decision MakingReading ComprehensionComplex Problem SolvingSpeakingWritingService Orientation

Knowledge areas: Psychology, Therapy and Counseling, English Language, Education and Training, Medicine and Dentistry, Biology.

Tools and technology

Software clinical neuropsychologists use

Data Examples reported for the role; employer demand flags from O*NET.

  • IBM SPSS StatisticsAnalytical or scientific softwareHot technology
  • Automated Neuropsychological Metric Assessments BatteryMedical software
  • Behavioral Assessment and Research System BARSMedical software
  • BrainMetric The Category TestMedical software
  • BrainTrain Captain's LogMedical software
  • CogniSyst Computerized Assessment of Response Bias CARBMedical software
  • Conners' Continuous Performance Test IIMedical software
  • Interactive psychological evaluation softwareMedical software
  • MicroCog Assessment of Cognitive FunctioningMedical software
  • Noldus Information Technology The Observer XTAnalytical or scientific software
  • Patient electronic medical record EMR softwareMedical software
  • Psychological testing softwareMedical software

Also called: Aviation Neuropsychologist, Board Certified Clinical Neuropsychologist, Neuropsychology Medical Consultant, Pediatric Clinical Neuropsychologist, Pediatric Neuropsychologist.

Method

How this page is built

Tasks, skills, tools, education and related roles come from O*NET 31.0. Pay and employment come from the BLS OEWS May 2025 national estimates. The skill-match score is our calculation: Skill match is the cosine similarity of the two occupations' skill profiles: for each of 35 O*NET skills (10 essential, 25 transferable) we multiply importance by level and subtract the average across all occupations, then compare the direction of the two profiles. 100 means identical shape; 0 means unrelated or opposite (negative values are shown as 0). Only occupations that O*NET itself lists as related are compared.

What this page can't tell you
  • How a specific employer defines the job.
  • Pay for self-employed workers (OEWS covers employees).
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Sources
  1. O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. TryHired selected, ranked and combined the data; O*NET is not responsible for these pages.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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