In excess of 58,000 clinical psychologists were working in the United States as of May 2021 according to the latest occupational employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  At that time, the twelve-state Southeastern U.S. was home to just over 9,600 working clinical psychologists.  BLS data indicated the region to be a generally poor one for clinical psychologist pay. Nearly 79% of employed clinical psychologists in the region lived in a state where the annual mean wage was below the national average for the profession.  This included four states that ranked among the ten worst states in the nation for that clinical psychologist pay metric.   Further study of BLS May 2021 data provides the following details about clinical psychologist pay in the Southeastern U.S.:

Clinical Psychologist Pay in the Southeastern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
AL	370	$84,360	36th
AR	420	$75,050	45th
FL	2,580	$87,730	30th
GA	830	$73,350	46th
KY	470	$96,290	20th
LA	200	$101,420	16th
MS	330	$76,800	44th
NC	1,930	$94,480	23rd
SC	240	$84,760	35th
TN	510	$108,560	11th
VA	1,350	$108,910	10th
WV	390	$63,410	51st
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 June 25, 2022