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    PhD / PsyD salary in Pennsylvania

    What PhD / PsyD roles are advertised at, and the Pennsylvania factors that change the number.

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    How much does a PhD / PsyD earn in Pennsylvania?

    PhD / PsyD roles we recruit across the US are advertised at roughly $92k – $145k, typically $92k entry, $115k mid-career and $145k at senior or supervisory level. In Pennsylvania, where an individual offer lands inside that range is driven by licensure, setting, caseload and local cost of living rather than a state-wide average. Strong IDD and community mental health sector, with school-based contract work concentrated around Philadelphia.

    What changes a PhD / PsyD offer in Pennsylvania

    • LPC, LCSW and LMFT are licensed by the State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.
    • Setting: Autism diagnostic clinics, Hospitals, School districts 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: Acute in autism diagnostic assessment, where waitlists are long and evaluators are scarce. School psychology shortages are structural in most states.

    Why we do not publish a PA average

    We publish what we actually see advertised on roles we recruit. We do not hold a statistically valid state-level survey, so quoting a Pennsylvania average would be guesswork dressed as data. For official state wage estimates, use the federal source and treat it as a floor for negotiation, not a target.

    Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data

    Last reviewed August 2026.

    Live PhD / PsyD roles in Pennsylvania

    No live PhD / PsyD roles in Pennsylvania right now. Tell us your license status and target setting and we will contact you when the next Pennsylvania search opens.

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    Hiring PhD / PsyDs in Pennsylvania

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    Evaluation-heavy roles must state the expected evals per week and the report-writing time allowance. Roles that hide it stall.

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    • Behavioral health only
    • Recruiting across all 50 states
    • Pay published on every role
    • Recruitment partnerships, not job spam