Salaries. Clinical, counseling and school psychologists in the U.S. averaged $72,310 a year, or $34.77 an hour, as of 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.The highest-paid psychologists received more than $109,470, or $52.63 an hour, while the lowest-paid earned $39,270, or $18.88.ndustrial-organizational psychologists averaged $86,610, or $41.64 an hour. The highest pay for this specialty was more than $136,840, or $65.79, and the lowest was less than $38,910, or $18.71. These psychologists help businesses solve problems in management, personnel, administration, sales and marketing.