United States
School Psychologists salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$86,930
School Psychologists in the United States earn a median of $86,930 a year, about $41.79 an hour.
Median
$86,930
per year
Hourly
$41.79
as published
Mean
$93,610
pulled up by top earners
Workers
63,830
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $118,310 | +36% |
| New York | State | $99,310 | +14% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $101,790 | +17% |
| Texas | State | $78,150 | -10% |
| Illinois | State | $80,220 | -8% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $108,130 | +24% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $80,600 | -7% |
| Massachusetts | State | $98,150 | +13% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $86,050 | -1% |
| Ohio | State | $86,930 | +0% |
| North Carolina | State | $70,090 | -19% |
| New Jersey | State | $90,900 | +5% |
| Maryland | State | $108,710 | +25% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $98,150 | +13% |
| Florida | State | $82,710 | -5% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $105,620 | +22% |
| Georgia | State | $96,810 | +11% |
| Michigan | State | $76,980 | -11% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $78,740 | -9% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $92,650 | +7% |
| Colorado | State | $111,060 | +28% |
| Washington | State | $106,440 | +22% |
| Wisconsin | State | $79,740 | -8% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $80,030 | -8% |
| Virginia | State | $81,030 | -7% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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