Psychotherapist Salary in Chicago, Illinois

How much does a Psychotherapist make in Chicago, IL?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Psychotherapist in Chicago, IL is $105,338. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $90,244 to $119,328, with most professionals earning between $76,502 and $132,065.

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What does a Psychotherapist do?

Common responsibilities of a Psychotherapist

Demonstrate appropriate knowledge and skill in conducting biopsychosocial assessments, evaluating and responding to clinical risks, creating diagnostic formulations, developing treatment plans and choosing and applying effective interventions to bring about therapeutic change.

October 24, 2022

Maintains therapeutic relationship with residents using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes.

December 02, 2022

Provides individual or group treatment, such as psychotherapy, supportive therapy or crisis intervention on a long term or short-term basis to various populations and age groups.

March 08, 2023

Participate in ongoing training in behavioral health issues and provide training to school personnel and primary care clinic staff in mental health topics including counseling skills and confidentiality, medication use and misuse, substance abuse, wellness, rehabilitation, recovery and self-sufficiency.

April 17, 2023

Participates in quality assurance and performance improvement plans by completing periodic audits or other activities to ensure regulatory compliance and/or improve service delivery.

April 24, 2023

Completes psychosocial history, psychiatric assessments or socioeconomic assessment as determined by health care team or high-risk indicators and documents in medical record and maintains statistical data per standard policy.

May 04, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Psychotherapist in Chicago, IL

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

90244

119328

105338

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

90449

119701

105541

What is the average salary for Psychotherapist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Psychotherapist in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Psychotherapist ranges from $90,244 to $119,328 with the average base salary of $105,338. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $90,449 to $119,701 with the average total cash compensation of $105,541.

View Average Salary for Psychotherapist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$105,338	$90,244 - $119,328
Bonus	$204	$205 - $373
Total Pay	$105,541	$90,449 - $119,701

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Psychotherapist Salary Near Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $90,244 - $119,328	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $90,244 - $119,328	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL 0%
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $90,139 - $119,190	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $90,209 - $119,282	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $90,209 - $119,282	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $88,358 - $116,834	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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About Chicago, Illinois

Chicago (/ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ (listen), locally also /-ˈkɔː-/), officially the City of Chicago, is the most populous city in Illinois, as well as the third most populous city in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,716,450 (2017), it is the most populous city in the Midwest. Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland, and the county seat of Cook County, the second most populous county in the United States. The metropolitan area, at nearly 10 million people, is the third-largest in the United States, and the fourth largest in North A...

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