Licensed Psychologist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 43041
- Class code
- 43041
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- F4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Licensed Psychologist is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 43041.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 10/01/2021.
What the state says the job is
This is practitioner level professional work providing psychological services at a commonwealth facility. An employee in this job performs independent and specialized work in clinical, vocational, rehabilitation, educational, habilitation, forensic, or research areas of a psychological services program. Work involves selecting psychological tests; testing, interpreting, and diagnosing the psychological service needs of individuals; collaborating with psychiatric or medical services staff; coordinating with multidisciplinary staff to plan, develop, and implement psychological treatment programs, consultations, clinical services, and individual and group therapies; evaluating individual progress; and adjusting psychological treatment plans.
Examples of the work
• Evaluates the psychological strengths and weaknesses of individuals through various means, including reviewing medical and social case histories, personal interviews, and observation of their behavior and emotional and physical condition. • Selects, administers, and interprets intelligence, neuropsychological, social development, achievement, competency, interest, personality, and other projective and objective psychological tests to diagnose individual psychological disorders and formulate plans for psychological treatment. • Ensures diagnostic measurements are valid and reliable and are expressed within confidence limits.
Special requirements
• All employees must possess a valid license to practice psychology as issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology. • All employees in the Department of Corrections must obtain Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) certification within two months of hire and maintain it for the durat ...
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Licensed Psychologist in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $96,336 | $121,413 | $96,336 to $121,413 |
Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.