Depending on the department, the average salary ranged from $51,103 to $59,447. As an instructor or lecturer, psychologists began at an average salary of $42,212 annually; the initial average salary for educational administrators was $72,767.linical psychologists had initial salaries ranging from $48,846 at community mental-health clinics or centers to $73,563 in the criminal-justice center. If entering a group practice, the mean salary was $50,667.