According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2012, which is the latest reported median pay for psychologists on their website, a psychologist makes $69,280 per year. Similarly, Indeed.com reports the national psychologists salary average to be $67,000 as of April 17, 2015.The HR Report data from Salary.com, however, states that as of April 2015, the median salary for psychologists in the U.S. is $88,120.hese are the average national salaries for 1,994 reporting professionals with jobs in psychology and psychiatry by years of experience. These salaries were updated April 11, 2015: 1  Less than 1 year: $69,315. 2  1-4 years: $80,911. 3  5-9 years: $86,634. 4  10-19 years: $106,374.