Child Psychologist Salary in New Jersey

How much does a Child Psychologist make in NJ?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Child Psychologist in New Jersey is $131,724. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $119,584 to $146,313, with most professionals earning between $108,531 and $159,595.

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Location	Avg. Salary	Date Updated
Location Bayonne, NJ	Avg. Salary $137,618	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Bergenfield, NJ	Avg. Salary $138,712	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Bloomfield, NJ	Avg. Salary $138,833	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location East Brunswick, NJ	Avg. Salary $136,974	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Hoboken, NJ	Avg. Salary $140,839	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Irvington, NJ	Avg. Salary $137,618	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Lakewood, NJ	Avg. Salary $135,175	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Middlesex, NJ	Avg. Salary $136,646	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Passaic, NJ	Avg. Salary $138,833	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Union, NJ	Avg. Salary $137,618	Date Updated April 01, 2025

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What does a Child Psychologist do?

Common responsibilities of a Child Psychologist

Training and experience in administering/scoring/interpreting cognitive, developmental, and psychodiagnostic assessment instruments.

May 23, 2022

Provide individual, group, case management and family-based interventions for Adult / Child/ Teen MH, CD and dual-diagnosis services for school age, adolescent and adult patients based on experience.

September 30, 2022

Attend regularly scheduled meetings for the purposes of monitoring social skills goal progress and providing feedback and recommendations for improved peer interactions, social pragmatics, and emotional and behavioral regulation.

October 30, 2022

Collaborate with team members to provide comprehensive, family systems intervention.

January 30, 2023

Participate in teaching opportunities, including supervision of graduate practicum students, as well as teaching medical students and/or psychiatry residents.

February 26, 2023

Utilizes principles of Health Psychology to develop implement, coordinate and evaluate treatment plans for referred members that may include crisis intervention, brief psychotherapy, psychoeducation groups and brief case management.

March 10, 2023

Demonstrates computer competency as evidenced by ability to train and assess staff in basic computer competencies (ability to access the S drive, send/receive electronic mail and documents, maintain personal folders and documents and amend them as needed).

March 23, 2023

Communicates complex/sensitive information to patients and medical team.

March 29, 2023

Develops, implements, coordinates, and evaluates clinical treatment programs for the diagnosis, treatment, and/or referral of Health Plan members with acute or chronic mental illness.

April 30, 2023

Complete assessment and evaluation process of assigned clients, including completion of appropriate tests, instruments, tools or assessments in accordance with accepted professional standards and Medi-Cal guidelines in order to support the development of the client service.

May 04, 2023

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About New Jersey

New Jersey is bordered on the north and northeast by New York (parts of which are across the Hudson River, Upper New York Bay, the Kill Van Kull, Newark Bay, and the Arthur Kill); on the east by the Atlantic Ocean; on the southwest by Delaware across Delaware Bay; and on the west by Pennsylvania across the Delaware River. New Jersey is often broadly divided into three geographic regions: North Jersey, Central Jersey, and South Jersey. Some New Jersey residents do not consider Central Jersey a region in its own right, but others believe it is a separate geographic and cultural area from the Nor...

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