Over 58,000 clinical psychologists were working in the United States as of May 2021 according to the most current occupational employment data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  With just under 12,800 employed clinical psychologists at that time, the six-state U.S. Far West region accounted for 22% of all clinical psychologist jobs in the nation. BLS data revealed the region to be the tops in the nation for clinical psychologist pay.  Although two Far West states recorded clinical psychologist annual mean wage levels that were below the national average for the profession, nearly 90% of the clinical psychologists in the region lived in a state that rated among the top ten in the nation for that pay metric.  Closer examination of May 2021 BLS data details the following about clinical psychologist pay in U.S. Far West region:

Clinical Psychologist Pay in the U.S. Far West

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AK	110	$92,450	26th
CA	10,250	$122,790	4th
HI	380	$113,040	7th
NV	220	$95,830	22nd
OR	850	$126,230	3rd
WA	970	$103,190	14th
U.S.	58,100	$99,640	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 21, 2022