In excess of 58,000 clinical psychologists were employed in the U.S. as of May 2021 according to the most current occupational employment figures available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  With just under 9,000 employed clinical psychologists at that time, the Mid-Eastern region of the U.S., which encompasses five states and the District of Columbia, accounted for 15.4% of all clinical psychologist jobs in the country. BLS data revealed much disparity in the region for clinical psychologist pay.  Pennsylvania, home to 29% of the region's employed clinical psychologists, ranked in the bottom quartile of all states for clinical psychologist annual mean wages.  On the other end of the spectrum, three of the top five states in the country for that pay metric were in the Mid-Eastern U.S.  This included New Jersey, which was the top ranked state nationally for clinical psychologist annual mean wages.  Further examination of May 2021 BLS data details the following about clinical psychologist pay in Mid-Eastern U.S. region:

Clinical Psychologist Pay in the Mid-Eastern U.S.

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
DC	270	$99,890	18th
DE	130	$129,450	2nd
MD	820	$93,330	25th
NJ	910	$143,150	1st
NY	4,220	$120,350	5th
PA	2,620	$77,140	41st
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 July 2, 2022