Psychologists, All Other Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $70K, rent takes 28% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,338/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new psychologists, all others typically earn — is $47K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,832/month. At HUD’s $1,338/month FMR, rent would take 47% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay runs 37% below the national median — $70K here vs. $111K nationally. Cost of living is 8% below the national average, which narrows that gap in real purchasing power.

Tyler pays $70K median vs. the U.S. average of $111K — that’s -37%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 92.16), the purchasing-power equivalent is $76K — below the national median.

The median is $69,640 a year, that works out to about $33 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $47,200, and experienced psychologists, all others can clear $132,100. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,781/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,338/month, which eats 28% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Tyler has a Regional Price Parity of 92.16 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median psychologists, all other salary is worth about $75,564 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.