School Psychologists salary
The median pay for school psychologists in the United States is $95,990 a year. About 63,940 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $63,070
- 25th percentile
- $77,470
- Median percentile
- $95,990
- 75th percentile
- $120,310
- 90th percentile
- $142,330
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $127,780
- Colorado $124,770
- New Mexico $110,360
- Maryland $109,700
- Washington $108,780
- District of Columbia $107,500
- New York $106,550
- Oregon $106,070
- Connecticut $100,600
- Georgia $99,110
- Massachusetts $98,670
- Delaware $95,990
- New Jersey $95,160
- Rhode Island $94,900
- Alaska $94,460
- Nevada $93,680
- Arizona $92,380
- Ohio $91,010
- Nebraska $88,980
- Virginia $85,670
- Minnesota $85,190
- Florida $84,760
- Illinois $84,690
- Michigan $83,960
- Wyoming $83,740
- Texas $83,690
- Wisconsin $83,330
- Vermont $82,820
- Pennsylvania $82,190
- Hawaii $82,110
- Maine $81,650
- Montana $80,010
- South Dakota $78,370
- Utah $77,820
- Indiana $77,640
- Tennessee $76,850
- South Carolina $76,720
- Kentucky $75,370
- West Virginia $75,220
- Alabama $75,060
- Iowa $74,410
- New Hampshire $73,490
- North Carolina $73,220
- Kansas $73,020
- Idaho $71,700
- Missouri $70,290
- Louisiana $69,020
- North Dakota $68,960
- Oklahoma $64,930
- Arkansas $64,030
By metro area
- El Centro, CA $145,400
- Boulder, CO $143,020
- Riverside, CA $139,400
- Merced, CA $133,230
- Sacramento, CA $131,920
- San Diego, CA $131,070
- San Francisco, CA $130,540
- San Jose, CA $130,520
- Oxnard, CA $129,610
- Denver, CO $129,340
- Modesto, CA $128,750
- Stockton, CA $128,630
- Santa Maria, CA $128,110
- Visalia, CA $128,020
- Reno, NV $127,740
- Santa Rosa, CA $126,710
- Bakersfield, CA $126,430
- Yuba City, CA $125,860
- Bremerton, WA $125,810
- Chico, CA $124,980
- Fresno, CA $123,920
- San Luis Obispo, CA $122,450
- Los Angeles, CA $122,390
- Vallejo, CA $121,340
- New York, NY $117,540
- Kennewick, WA $115,650
- Seattle, WA $115,570
- Baltimore, MD $114,520
- Colorado Springs, CO $114,380
- Portland, OR $113,950
- Las Cruces, NM $110,360
- Albuquerque, NM $109,930
- Greeley, CO $107,790
- Spokane, WA $107,700
- Yakima, WA $107,130
- Washington, DC $106,550
- Medford, OR $106,410
- Olympia, WA $105,810
- Farmington, NM $104,740
- Bellingham, WA $104,250
- Dayton, OH $103,450
- Hartford, CT $101,870
- Barnstable Town, MA $101,640
- Clarksville, TN $101,430
- Waterbury, CT $101,150
- Bridgeport, CT $101,030
- Miami, FL $100,750
- Columbus, OH $100,730
- Norwich, CT $99,600
- York, PA $99,550
- New Haven, CT $99,360
- Salem, OR $99,290
- Atlanta, GA $99,110
- Lincoln, NE $99,000
- Boston, MA $98,670
- Kiryas Joel, NY $97,580
- Lancaster, PA $97,110
- Watertown, NY $96,490
- Milwaukee, WI $95,090
- Providence, RI $95,090
- Kingston, NY $94,460
- Cleveland, OH $94,250
- Billings, MT $93,890
- Phoenix, AZ $93,640
- Scranton, PA $93,570
- Springfield, MA $93,200
- Worcester, MA $93,090
- Pittsburgh, PA $92,370
- Hagerstown, MD $92,280
- Allentown, PA $91,930
- Atlantic City, NJ $91,720
- Amherst Town, MA $90,710
- Chicago, IL $90,620
- McAllen, TX $90,310
- Omaha, NE $89,900
- Pittsfield, MA $89,870
- Augusta, GA $89,530
- Austin, TX $89,380
- Cincinnati, OH $89,290
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $89,190
- Las Vegas, NV $88,820
- North Port, FL $88,520
- Jackson, MI $88,330
- Racine, WI $88,070
- Fort Collins, CO $87,740
- Tucson, AZ $87,540
- Minneapolis, MN $87,510
- Springfield, IL $87,210
- New Orleans, LA $86,630
- Virginia Beach, VA $86,510
- Akron, OH $86,390
- Syracuse, NY $86,130
- Lansing, MI $85,930
- Reading, PA $85,900
- Tampa, FL $85,870
- Anchorage, AK $85,730
- Detroit, MI $85,050
- Glens Falls, NY $84,960
- Rochester, MN $84,870
- Houston, TX $84,850
- Lawrence, KS $84,740
- Grand Rapids, MI $84,680
- Portland, ME $84,680
- Memphis, TN $84,390
- Vineland, NJ $84,370
- Savannah, GA $84,220
- Dallas, TX $84,200
- Port St. Lucie, FL $84,150
- Ann Arbor, MI $83,960
- Eugene, OR $83,710
- Madison, WI $83,550
- Rockford, IL $83,400
- Orlando, FL $83,350
- Raleigh, NC $83,340
- Pensacola, FL $83,320
- Buffalo, NY $83,300
- Burlington, VT $82,910
- Utica, NY $82,690
- Erie, PA $82,520
- Manchester, NH $82,450