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Psychologist Salary in Minnesota (2026)

The average Psychologist in Minnesota earns around $115,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $83,436/year ($6,953/month).

Take-Home Pay Breakdown

CategoryAmount
Annual Take-Home Pay
$83,436
Monthly Take-Home Pay
$6,953
Biweekly Take-Home Pay
$3,209
Hourly Take-Home Pay

based on 2,080 hrs/year

$40/hr
Federal Tax
$16,470
State Tax
$6,297
FICA Taxes
$8,798
Effective Tax Rate

total taxes ÷ gross salary

27.45%
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Psychologist Salary Ranges in Minnesota

Entry Level (0–3 yrs)

$80,000

/year

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Mid Level (3–7 yrs)

$115,000

/year

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Senior Level (7+ yrs)

$165,000

/year

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Not all Psychologists earn the same — not even close

Minnesota's psychologist market is anchored by Mayo Clinic Psychiatry + Psychology Rochester (top-2 US academic medical center psychiatry department), M Health Fairview Psychiatry (~37K integrated U of MN + Fairview behavioral health), HCMC Minneapolis (safety-net Level 1 behavioral health), Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Center City (the country's largest addiction-treatment-and-research nonprofit, ~16 US sites with MN flagship), Allina Health behavioral, HealthPartners behavioral, plus Children's Minnesota pediatric psychology + Gillette Children's developmental.

Senior Clinical Psychologist (Mayo Psychiatry)

$135,000–$215,000

Mayo Psychiatry + Mayo Psychology · academic + clinical research mix · top-tier program

Senior Clinical Psychologist (Health System)

$118,000–$175,000

M Health Fairview · Allina · HealthPartners · integrated medical psychology

Senior Neuropsychologist

$135,000–$215,000

Mayo + M Health + HCMC · neuropsych testing + post-stroke + dementia + TBI evaluation

Senior Pediatric Psychologist

$118,000–$175,000

Children's MN · Gillette Specialty Healthcare · M Health Masonic Children's · developmental specialty

Senior Addiction Psychologist (Hazelden)

$125,000–$195,000

Hazelden Betty Ford Center City + Plymouth + Maple Grove + Rosemount · MAT + IOP + residential

Senior Forensic Psychologist

$135,000–$215,000

MSOP (MN Sex Offender Program) Moose Lake · Hennepin County psychiatric services · court evaluations

Senior Health Psychologist

$118,000–$175,000

Mayo + M Health · chronic pain + cardiac + oncology psychology · integrated medical clinics

Senior Psychologist (Private Practice)

$135,000–$235,000

Twin Cities private practice + group practice · PsyPact telehealth multi-state · cash + insurance mix

Mid-Career Licensed Psychologist (3-7 yrs)

$92,000–$135,000

Functional licensed psychologist · transitioning to senior band · post-licensure 2+ yrs

Post-Doctoral Fellow / Pre-Licensure

$58,000–$78,000

Pre-licensure post-doc · Mayo Clinic + U of MN + HCMC post-doctoral fellowships

Worth knowing: Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation Center City is the country's largest addiction-treatment-and-research nonprofit and a feature most national psychology-career surveys understate for MN. Hazelden (founded 1949 in Center City, MN; merged with Betty Ford Center in 2014 to become Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, ~1,500 employees across ~16 US sites with MN flagship campuses in Center City + Plymouth + Maple Grove + Rosemount + St. Paul) operates substantial residential + IOP + MAT + family programs, plus a graduate school of addiction studies (Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies, ~120 students) — supporting senior addiction psychologists at $125-195K TC. Mayo Clinic Psychiatry is the country's top-2 academic medical center psychiatry department per US News with substantial mood + anxiety + addiction + integrative + neuropsych programs. MN joined PsyPact in 2020 via HF 1693 — enabling MN-licensed psychologists to provide telepsychology to patients across compact-state lines, supporting substantial multi-state private practice opportunity (particularly snowbird care of MN-resident retirees wintering in AZ + FL). MN's 9.85% top bracket catches senior clinical + private-practice psychology comp at $200K+ TC.

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