The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) reported that the number of forensic psychologists in the state is expected to increase by 6.2% between 2012 and 2022. Job growth is expected to be even higher in these regions:
- Hudson Valley 4%
- Capital Region 5%
- New York City 4%
Many of New York’s forensic pathologists work with the state’s Department of Corrections. As of 2015, more than 9,000 of New York’s prison inmates received services from the Office of Mental Health according to spokesman Ben Rosen.
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The state is revamping its provision of mental health care to inmates being released after Daniel St. Hubert stabbed two children in Brooklyn nine days after being released from state prison without mental health counseling or medication for his mental illness.
The Office of Mental Health now provides psychiatric help to discharged inmates who have been deemed seriously mentally ill:
- Psychiatric medication (two-week supply and prescription for refill)
- A case manager
- A grant to cover the cost of medication while their application for Medicaid is pending
With the help of forensic psychologists, this program is expected to both improve the mental health of these individuals and help to reduce the likelihood that they will commit crimes after their release.
Salaries for New York’s Forensic Psychologists
The New York State Department of Civil Service offered a starting salary of $57,703 to forensic psychologists in 2015. After their initial service, those in the position of associate psychologist – forensic mental health earned $85,635 a year. Forensic psychologists who served in the downstate or mid-Hudson areas also received supplemental pay:
New York Region
Additional yearly pay
Areas
Downstate
$3026
New York City / Suffolk / Nassau / Rockland / Westchester Counties
Mid-Hudson
$1513
Orange / Dutchess / Putnam Counties
The New York State Department of Labor reported that the median salary for forensic psychologists in the state was $82,870 in 2015. Experienced professionals earned an average of $102,330, while those starting out averaged $54,280. Forensic psychology salaries varied greatly throughout the state in 2015:
New York Area
Experienced Annual Salary
Median Annual Salary
Entry-level Annual Salary
Capitol Region
$102540
$71050
$45760
Central New York Region
$84600
$67640
$51890
Finger Lakes Region
$78450
$66060
$48240
Hudson Valley Region
$107160
$89070
$61390
Long Island Region
$113340
$95770
$67410
Mohawk Valley Region
$92670
$78260
$57620
New York City Region
$106880
$85740
$55580
North Country Region
$83200
$67400
$47120
Southern Tier Region
$77020
$62790
$44900
Western New York Region
$83550
$71300
$47540
Forensic Psychologist Salaries in New York’s Metropolitan and Rural Areas
Shown below for comparative purposes are salary statistics for forensic psychologists throughout New York as reported by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2014:
Area name
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Hourly median wage
Hourly 75th percentile wage
Hourly 90th percentile wage
Annual median wage
Annual 75th percentile wage
Annual 90th percentile wage
Albany-Schenectady-Troy NY
560
40.65
84560
33.75
44.18
59.51
70190
91890
123770
Binghamton NY
110
34.32
71380
35.79
43.76
48.62
74450
91020
101130
Buffalo-Niagara Falls NY
480
34.14
71020
34.32
41.48
45.44
71380
86270
94520
Elmira NY
40
36.26
75430
35.43
41.57
45.27
73700
86460
94150
Glens Falls NY
70
33.28
69220
32.14
42.29
50.34
66850
87960
104710
Ithaca NY
120
27.92
58080
24.39
32.38
43.68
50730
67340
90860
Kingston NY
60
46.59
96900
41.36
50.44
70.65
86030
104920
146950
Nassau-Suffolk NY Metropolitan Division
1450
46.48
96680
45.41
57.00
67.31
94450
118550
140010
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA
9420
43.03
89490
40.91
50.00
61.03
85090
103990
126940
New York-White Plains-Wayne NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
6100
43.02
89490
41.22
49.59
59.70
85740
103150
124170
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown NY
390
40.34
83910
39.53
47.91
55.75
82220
99660
115970
Rochester NY
600
32.54
67690
31.42
40.00
46.28
65350
83190
96270
Syracuse NY
550
35.29
73410
32.46
41.22
47.70
67510
85740
99230
Utica-Rome NY
170
38.23
79510
38.56
43.83
48.12
80200
91170
100080
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
250
34.26
71250
32.28
40.98
47.47
67140
85230
98740
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
50
35.42
73670
33.69
42.76
54.94
70080
88950
114280
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
170
34.13
71000
30.68
36.46
46.32
63820
75830
96340
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
160
32.45
67510
30.75
38.19
48.58
63950
79440
101050
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