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    Clinical Director salary in Louisiana

    What Clinical Director roles are advertised at, and the Louisiana factors that change the number.

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    How much does a Clinical Director earn in Louisiana?

    Federal wage data for Louisiana puts the median for medical and health services managers at $104,550 a year, with the middle of the market between $66,980 and $205,780 and about 7,470 people employed in the state (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). Federal figures cover medical and health services managers across all of healthcare, not behavioural health alone. Medicaid-funded ABA underpins most vacancies, which keeps pay bands tighter and makes caseload structure the main differentiator. Nationally, the Clinical Director roles we recruit are advertised at roughly $105k – $165k; the national Clinical Director salary guide sets out the entry, mid-career and senior figures behind that.

    Clinical Director advertised pay by experience

    Entry
    $105k
    First role after certification
    Mid-career
    $130k
    Two to five years, full caseload
    Senior
    $165k
    Supervisory scope or specialist skill

    Official Louisiana wage data

    Federal wage data for Louisiana puts the median for medical and health services managers at $104,550 a year, with the middle of the market between $66,980 and $205,780 and about 7,470 people employed in the state (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). Federal figures cover medical and health services managers across all of healthcare, not behavioural health alone.

    Median
    $104,550
    Mean
    $125,410
    10th percentile
    $66,980
    90th percentile
    $205,780

    Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. State wage tables

    What changes a Clinical Director offer in Louisiana

    • LPC, LMFT and LCSW are licensed by separate boards.
    • Setting: Multi-site ABA providers, Community mental health organizations, Pediatric therapy groups price differently for the same credential.
    • Caseload cap and billable or productivity target, which decide whether a bonus is real.
    • Metro cost of living within the state; a city premium is not the same as a better offer.
    • Scarcity: Growing fast as private-equity-backed and multi-site providers professionalize. The hardest part is finding clinicians who can lead without losing clinical credibility.

    How to read the LA figures

    The federal estimates above are the official Louisiana picture for medical and health services managers, published annually and lagging the market by about a year. What we publish alongside them is what we actually see advertised on roles we recruit today. Use the federal median as a floor for negotiation and the advertised range as the live signal.

    BLS state occupational wage data

    Last reviewed August 2026.

    Live Clinical Director roles in Louisiana

    No live Clinical Director roles in Louisiana right now. Tell us your license status and target setting and we will contact you when the next Louisiana search opens.

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    How to work as a Clinical Director in Louisiana

    1. 1

      Confirm the credential

      Senior clinical licensure or certification (BCBA, LCSW, psychologist, SLP) plus leadership experience. This is the baseline every Louisiana employer screens on before anything else.

    2. 2

      Check the LA requirement

      LPC, LMFT and LCSW are licensed by separate boards.

    3. 3

      Check the multi-state routes

      PSYPACT: enacted, effective 2028; Counseling Compact: enacted (privileges not yet live) Compact participation changes, so confirm the current position with the Louisiana board rather than a secondary source.

    4. 4

      Build board processing into your start date

      Processing time, not eligibility, is the usual cause of a delayed start. Agree a start date with the licensing timeline already in it.

    5. 5

      Match the credential to open work

      Compare the advertised range for Clinical Director roles, roughly $105k – $165k, against the live Louisiana vacancies on this page, or join the talent network to be contacted when the next Louisiana search opens.

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    Clinical Director pay and licensure in Louisiana: common questions

    Do you need a license to work as a Clinical Director in Louisiana?
    LPC, LMFT and LCSW are licensed by separate boards. Confirm the current position with the Louisiana board before you accept a start date, as processing time is the usual cause of a delayed start.
    What is the average Clinical Director salary in Louisiana?
    Federal wage data for Louisiana puts the median for medical and health services managers at $104,550 a year, with the middle of the market between $66,980 and $205,780 and about 7,470 people employed in the state (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). Federal figures cover medical and health services managers across all of healthcare, not behavioural health alone. Advertised pay on the Clinical Director roles we recruit nationally sits at roughly $105k – $165k, and offers land inside that band according to setting, caseload and metro cost of living.
    Does Clinical Director pay in Louisiana differ from the rest of the US?
    We publish advertised pay on the roles we recruit, not a Louisiana average. Across the US those Clinical Director roles are advertised at roughly $105k – $165k, and where a Louisiana offer lands inside that band is driven by setting, caseload and metro cost of living. For an official comparison, Louisiana median pay for medical and health services managers is $104,550; treat that as a negotiating floor.
    Where are the Clinical Director jobs in Louisiana?
    Medicaid-funded ABA underpins most vacancies, which keeps pay bands tighter and makes caseload structure the main differentiator. The live Clinical Director vacancies we hold in Louisiana are listed on this page; when nothing is open there today, the national Clinical Director board carries every role we currently hold.
    Who employs Clinical Directors in Louisiana?
    The employers hiring this credential are multi-site aba providers, community mental health organizations, pediatric therapy groups, residential programs. Which of those dominates in Louisiana follows the local funding and provider mix rather than any national pattern, and it is the single biggest driver of what an offer looks like: the same Clinical Director is priced differently by a center-based provider, a school district and a hospital system.
    What do employers look for when hiring a Clinical Director in Louisiana?
    First, the credential and the right to practise: senior clinical licensure or certification (bcba, lcsw, psychologist, slp) plus leadership experience. LPC, LMFT and LCSW are licensed by separate boards. After that, hiring managers screen on the specifics of the work — caseload size you have carried, the settings you have worked in, supervision responsibility, and documentation or payer experience. Availability matters too: a realistic start date that accounts for board processing usually beats a stronger resume that cannot start.
    What does the salary range on this page actually mean?
    Two different things, kept separate on purpose. $105k – $165k is what Clinical Director roles we recruit are advertised at across the US — a live market signal, not a survey. The federal figures are official Louisiana estimates for medical and health services managers: $104,550 median, with $66,980 at the 10th percentile and $205,780 at the 90th. They cover the whole occupation in the state, are published annually and lag the market by roughly a year, so read the median as a negotiating floor rather than a target. Neither number is an offer; where you land inside a range is set by setting, caseload and metro cost of living.

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