19 Series · SOC 19-3034

School Psychologists

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$86,930

per year

Median Hourly

$41.79/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$93,610

average

Employment

63,830

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$60,880$73,240$86,930$108,210$132,320
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$29.27$35.21$41.79$52.03$63.62
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$60,880

25th Percentile

$73,240

Median

$86,930

75th Percentile

$108,210

90th Percentile

$132,320

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. California $118,310 2. Oregon $113,180 3. Colorado $111,060 4. Maryland $108,710 5. Washington $106,440

Lowest Paying States

47. Mississippi $60,200 48. Missouri $60,270 49. Oklahoma $61,420 50. Arkansas $61,440 51. Idaho $61,600
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# State Median Salary vs National
1 California $118,310 +36% above national
2 Oregon $113,180 +30% above national
3 Colorado $111,060 +28% above national
4 Maryland $108,710 +25% above national
5 Washington $106,440 +22% above national
6 District of Columbia $100,720 +16% above national
7 New Mexico $100,100 +15% above national
8 New York $99,310 +14% above national
9 Massachusetts $98,150 +13% above national
10 Connecticut $98,080 +13% above national
11 Georgia $96,810 +11% above national
12 Puerto Rico $93,040 +7% above national
13 Alaska $92,140 +6% above national
14 New Jersey $90,900 +5% above national
15 Wyoming $88,120 +1% above national
16 Rhode Island $87,890 +1% above national
17 Ohio $86,930 same as national
18 Pennsylvania $86,050 1% below national
19 Nevada $84,850 2% below national
20 New Hampshire $84,110 3% below national
21 Florida $82,710 5% below national
22 Minnesota $82,540 5% below national
23 Arizona $82,250 5% below national
24 Virginia $81,030 7% below national
25 Delaware $80,290 8% below national
26 Illinois $80,220 8% below national
27 Wisconsin $79,740 8% below national
28 Nebraska $79,690 8% below national
29 Vermont $78,260 10% below national
30 Texas $78,150 10% below national
31 South Dakota $76,990 11% below national
32 Michigan $76,980 11% below national
33 Maine $76,450 12% below national
34 Montana $76,350 12% below national
35 Utah $75,870 13% below national
36 South Carolina $75,280 13% below national
37 Indiana $74,760 14% below national
38 Alabama $71,660 18% below national
39 Iowa $70,300 19% below national
40 North Carolina $70,090 19% below national
41 West Virginia $69,870 20% below national
42 North Dakota $69,410 20% below national
43 Kentucky $69,130 20% below national
44 Tennessee $68,530 21% below national
45 Kansas $68,020 22% below national
46 Louisiana $65,290 25% below national
47 Idaho $61,600 29% below national
48 Arkansas $61,440 29% below national
49 Oklahoma $61,420 29% below national
50 Missouri $60,270 31% below national
51 Mississippi $60,200 31% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. El Centro, CA $140,350 2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $127,940 3. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $127,730 4. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $127,030 5. Salinas, CA $126,730

Lowest Paying Metros

270. Cedar Rapids, IA $50,290 271. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $51,080 272. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $51,310 273. Tulsa, OK $51,970 274. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $54,330
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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 El Centro, CA $140,350 +61% above national
2 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $127,940 +47% above national
3 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $127,730 +47% above national
4 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $127,030 +46% above national
5 Salinas, CA $126,730 +46% above national
6 Visalia, CA $125,680 +45% above national
7 Merced, CA $125,660 +45% above national
8 Fresno, CA $125,450 +44% above national
9 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $124,200 +43% above national
10 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $123,960 +43% above national
11 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $123,710 +42% above national
12 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $123,410 +42% above national
13 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $122,970 +41% above national
14 North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area $122,270 +41% above national
15 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $121,540 +40% above national
16 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $120,590 +39% above national
17 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $120,130 +38% above national
18 Yuba City, CA $120,090 +38% above national
19 Modesto, CA $116,550 +34% above national
20 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $116,210 +34% above national
21 Western Washington nonmetropolitan area $115,180 +32% above national
22 Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $114,400 +32% above national
23 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $114,110 +31% above national
24 Medford, OR $113,180 +30% above national
25 Bend, OR $111,470 +28% above national
26 Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $110,950 +28% above national
27 Stockton-Lodi, CA $110,760 +27% above national
28 Reno, NV $110,450 +27% above national
29 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $110,330 +27% above national
30 Colorado Springs, CO $109,470 +26% above national
31 Vallejo, CA $109,430 +26% above national
32 Kennewick-Richland, WA $108,630 +25% above national
33 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $108,130 +24% above national
34 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $108,010 +24% above national
35 Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area $106,360 +22% above national
36 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $106,050 +22% above national
37 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $105,620 +22% above national
38 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $104,890 +21% above national
39 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $104,290 +20% above national
40 Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $103,900 +20% above national
41 Barnstable Town, MA $103,830 +19% above national
42 Greeley, CO $103,160 +19% above national
43 Pueblo, CO $103,160 +19% above national
44 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $103,060 +19% above national
45 Hanford-Corcoran, CA $103,010 +18% above national
46 Rapid City, SD $102,970 +18% above national
47 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $102,920 +18% above national
48 Bellingham, WA $102,860 +18% above national
49 North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area $102,710 +18% above national
50 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $102,320 +18% above national
51 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $101,810 +17% above national
52 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $101,790 +17% above national
53 Yakima, WA $101,340 +17% above national
54 Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $101,200 +16% above national
55 Las Cruces, NM $100,100 +15% above national
56 Albuquerque, NM $99,150 +14% above national
57 South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $99,020 +14% above national
58 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $98,790 +14% above national
59 Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $98,280 +13% above national
60 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $98,150 +13% above national
61 Worcester, MA $98,150 +13% above national
62 Toledo, OH $97,220 +12% above national
63 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $96,310 +11% above national
64 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $95,610 +10% above national
65 Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $95,460 +10% above national
66 Eugene-Springfield, OR $94,790 +9% above national
67 Lancaster, PA $94,290 +8% above national
68 New Haven, CT $93,790 +8% above national
69 Aguadilla, PR $93,040 +7% above national
70 Arecibo, PR $93,040 +7% above national
71 Mayaguez, PR $93,040 +7% above national
72 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $93,040 +7% above national
73 Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $93,040 +7% above national
74 Alaska nonmetropolitan area $93,010 +7% above national
75 Akron, OH $93,000 +7% above national
76 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $92,980 +7% above national
77 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $92,650 +7% above national
78 Springfield, MA $92,470 +6% above national
79 Salem, OR $91,660 +5% above national
80 Kingston, NY $90,880 +5% above national
81 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $90,830 +4% above national
82 State College, PA $90,730 +4% above national
83 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $90,610 +4% above national
84 North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $90,500 +4% above national
85 Pittsfield, MA $90,370 +4% above national
86 Lincoln, NE $90,210 +4% above national
87 Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $89,690 +3% above national
88 York-Hanover, PA $89,640 +3% above national
89 Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $88,080 +1% above national
90 Vineland, NJ $88,000 +1% above national
91 Janesville-Beloit, WI $87,710 +1% above national
92 Reading, PA $86,070 1% below national
93 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $85,920 1% below national
94 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $85,270 2% below national
95 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $85,170 2% below national
96 Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $85,170 2% below national
97 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $85,090 2% below national
98 Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $84,870 2% below national
99 Cleveland, OH $84,860 2% below national
100 Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $84,110 3% below national
101 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $84,010 3% below national
102 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $83,850 4% below national
103 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $83,210 4% below national
104 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $82,960 5% below national
105 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $82,930 5% below national
106 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $82,820 5% below national
107 Springfield, IL $82,640 5% below national
108 Central East New York nonmetropolitan area $82,300 5% below national
109 Anchorage, AK $82,050 6% below national
110 Syracuse, NY $81,950 6% below national
111 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $81,950 6% below national
112 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $81,700 6% below national
113 Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $81,650 6% below national
114 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $81,460 6% below national
115 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $81,360 6% below national
116 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $81,290 6% below national
117 Pittsburgh, PA $81,240 7% below national
118 Manchester-Nashua, NH $81,210 7% below national
119 Columbus, OH $81,120 7% below national
120 Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $81,060 7% below national
121 Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $81,050 7% below national
122 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $80,600 7% below national
123 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $80,030 8% below national
124 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $80,030 8% below national
125 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $79,830 8% below national
126 West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $79,830 8% below national
127 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $79,820 8% below national
128 Rockford, IL $79,820 8% below national
129 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $79,730 8% below national
130 South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $79,690 8% below national
131 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $79,650 8% below national
132 Savannah, GA $79,590 8% below national
133 Port St. Lucie, FL $79,580 8% below national
134 Rochester, MN $79,490 9% below national
135 Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $79,440 9% below national
136 Ann Arbor, MI $79,410 9% below national
137 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $79,340 9% below national
138 Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $79,330 9% below national
139 Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $79,330 9% below national
140 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $78,740 9% below national
141 Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $78,740 9% below national
142 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $78,690 9% below national
143 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $78,320 10% below national
144 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $78,230 10% below national
145 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $78,220 10% below