Clinical Neuropsychologists Career, Salary and Skills
Clinical Neuropsychologists have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $110,840 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 18,820. Wage data is published for 124 locations.
Occupation description
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. Recommend treatment after diagnosis, such as therapy, medication, or surgery. Assist with evaluation before and after neurosurgical procedures, such as deep brain stimulation.
O*NET code
19-3039.03
Job zone
5
Typical education
Post-Doctoral Training
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$110,840
Hourly median
$53.29
Employment
18,820
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.38 | 4.50 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.25 | 4.38 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.12 | 4.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.12 | 4.75 |
| Speaking | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Writing | 3.88 | 4.38 |
| Service Orientation | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Active Learning | 3.75 | 4.38 |
Typical tasks
- Interview patients to obtain comprehensive medical histories.
- Write or prepare detailed clinical neuropsychological reports, using data from psychological or neuropsychological tests, self-report measures, rating scales, direct observations, or interviews.
- Conduct neuropsychological evaluations such as assessments of intelligence, academic ability, attention, concentration, sensorimotor function, language, learning, and memory.
- Diagnose and treat conditions involving injury to the central nervous system, such as cerebrovascular accidents, neoplasms, infectious or inflammatory diseases, degenerative diseases, head traumas, demyelinating diseases, and various forms of dementing illnesses.
- Diagnose and treat pediatric populations for conditions such as learning disabilities with developmental or organic bases.
- Provide education or counseling to individuals and families.
- Distinguish between psychogenic and neurogenic syndromes, two or more suspected etiologies of cerebral dysfunction, or between disorders involving complex seizures.
- Consult with other professionals about patients' neurological conditions.
Technology
- Automated Neuropsychological Metric Assessments Battery
- Behavioral Assessment and Research System BARS
- BrainMetric The Category Test
- BrainTrain Captain's Log
- CogniSyst Computerized Assessment of Response Bias CARB
- Conners' Continuous Performance Test II
- Database software
- Email software
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Interactive psychological evaluation software
- MicroCog Assessment of Cognitive Functioning
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Clinical Neuropsychologists salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Clinical Neuropsychologists Salary in CAMedian $157,540 · Employment 1,600
- Clinical Neuropsychologists Salary in ILMedian $69,810 · Employment 1,120
- Clinical Neuropsychologists Salary in WIMedian $81,860 · Employment 1,080
- Clinical Neuropsychologists Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $69,820 · Employment 920
- Clinical Neuropsychologists Salary in FLMedian $134,690 · Employment 910
- Clinical Neuropsychologists Salary in MDMedian $109,970 · Employment 840
- Clinical Neuropsychologists Salary in ORMedian $86,680 · Employment 840
- Clinical Neuropsychologists Salary in New York, NYMedian $132,220 · Employment 790
- Clinical Neuropsychologists Salary in PAMedian $95,650 · Employment 780
- Clinical Neuropsychologists Salary in Washington, DCMedian $129,730 · Employment 770
- Clinical Neuropsychologists Salary in Portland, ORMedian $86,680 · Employment 690
- Clinical Neuropsychologists Salary in NYMedian $128,320 · Employment 680
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.