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Psychologist Career Market Report 2026

1,129 active jobs. 154 companies. Median salary $114K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,129
Active Job Openings
154
Companies Hiring
$114K
Median Salary (US)
72%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Psychologist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 72% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $114K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $90K to $150K.

Mental Health is the most-demanded skill at 81%

Mental Health demand rose +4.5pp — fastest-growing skill

Lifestance leads hiring with 271 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$22K, +19%)

Salary increase: +$22K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 18% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior26$98K$118K$150K
Mid-Level7$130K$140K$150K
Senior6$56K$95K$174K
Staff3$65K$68K$75K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$22K (19%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States67$111KUSD
Remote17$114KUSD
United Kingdom5$50KGBP
Australia3$19KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site5.0%
Remote17.4%
Hybrid21.7%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Mental Health
81%
Patient Care
45%
AI/LLM
18%
Scheduling
14%
EMR / EHR
11%
Geriatrics
9%
Pediatrics
7%
dbt
5%
Case Management
3%
Bilingual
3%
HIPAA
2%
ACLS / BLS
2%

Skills on the Rise

Mental Health ↑+4.5ppPatient Care ↑+3.2pp

Declining in Demand

Adaptability ↓-10.5ppAI/LLM ↓-7.4ppScheduling ↓-5.7ppGeriatrics ↓-4.7ppEMR / EHR ↓-3.9pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Lifestance27124.0%
harmonyunitedhc13912.3%
Sailorhealth645.7%
Lyrahealth544.8%
Pulse464.1%
Intellecthq423.7%
Mrg Exams393.5%
Betterhelp332.9%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States584
Remote86
Australia34
United Kingdom31
South Africa13
Canada8
Albania4
Japan4

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Master's Degree39.2%318
PhD / Doctorate24.1%196
Associate Degree22.0%179
Bachelor's Degree7.6%62

Certifications

CPA (1%)

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