School Psychologists Salary by City

Top 15 cities for school psychologists by average salary

Boulder, CO	$142,700
El Centro, CA	$141,360
San Jose, CA	$137,350
San Francisco, CA	$135,970
Riverside, CA	$135,230
Modesto, CA	$133,120
Visalia, CA	$131,970
Yuba City, CA	$130,690
Oxnard, CA	$130,050
Santa Maria, CA	$129,770
Santa Rosa, CA	$129,200
Vallejo, CA	$129,190
Denver, CO	$128,070
Sacramento, CA	$127,440
Merced, CA	$127,050

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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School Psychologists salary by state

California pays school psychologists the most statewide, $127,830 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
California	$127,830	$127,780	8,340	20	$141,360	$119,240
Colorado	$124,220	$124,770	1,380	5	$142,700	$94,000
New Mexico	$115,950	$110,360	630	3	$116,050	$105,980
Washington, D.C.	$115,760	$107,500	250	1	$109,780	$109,780
Washington	$112,640	$108,780	1,420	7	$118,780	$100,790
New York	$112,460	$106,550	9,070	12	$117,730	$78,260
Maryland	$111,560	$109,700	1,520	2	$111,620	$88,470
Oregon	$110,930	$106,070	570	4	$115,950	$85,530
Massachusetts	$100,640	$98,670	3,300	6	$111,470	$91,920
New Jersey	$99,570	$95,160	2,130	2	$90,690	$90,040
Connecticut	$98,100	$100,600	1,140	5	$100,440	$93,590
Nevada	$96,920	$93,680	290	2	$119,760	$90,990
Georgia	$94,070	$99,110	1,650	3	$96,060	$83,710
Illinois	$93,700	$84,690	3,590	6	$98,120	$71,870
Virginia	$93,390	$85,670	1,200	4	$91,370	$75,540
Puerto Rico	$93,320	$97,210	810	4	$95,490	$91,160
Ohio	$92,600	$91,010	2,050	8	$109,690	$84,730
Delaware	$92,310	$95,990	280	1	$85,890	$85,890
Nebraska	$92,260	$88,980	440	2	$102,520	$95,000
Arizona	$92,220	$92,380	1,100	2	$93,300	$88,700
Alaska	$91,810	$94,460	120	1	$90,200	$90,200
Rhode Island	$91,350	$94,900	210	1	$93,410	$93,410
Maine	$89,820	$81,650	120	1	$88,380	$88,380
Texas	$88,680	$83,690	4,250	13	$92,960	$71,880
Minnesota	$88,600	$85,190	1,060	3	$90,160	$81,130
Florida	$87,970	$84,760	2,020	9	$92,880	$66,160
Wyoming	$87,810	$83,740	120	0	n/a	n/a
Wisconsin	$87,770	$83,330	1,180	10	$98,110	$75,390
Pennsylvania	$87,220	$82,190	2,600	9	$98,400	$80,970
Hawaii	$87,100	$82,110	90	1	$88,510	$88,510
Michigan	$86,920	$83,960	1,480	7	$89,400	$79,230
Vermont	$86,270	$82,820	180	1	$89,300	$89,300
South Dakota	$83,490	$78,370	110	0	n/a	n/a
Utah	$81,120	$77,820	490	3	$89,700	$68,440
Indiana	$80,540	$77,640	710	4	$83,260	$79,440
Kentucky	$80,220	$75,370	590	2	$96,590	$81,050
Montana	$80,090	$80,010	170	1	$96,690	$96,690
Alabama	$78,560	$75,060	370	1	$79,390	$79,390
South Carolina	$77,900	$76,720	720	5	$82,280	$71,180
Tennessee	$77,390	$76,850	900	5	$89,770	$67,790
West Virginia	$76,850	$75,220	250	2	$71,400	$70,670
Idaho	$74,700	$71,700	310	2	$75,270	$73,090
Louisiana	$74,650	$69,020	670	6	$90,840	$68,190
Missouri	$74,370	$70,290	520	3	$77,440	$76,760
Kansas	$74,220	$73,020	630	3	$77,720	$68,860
North Carolina	$73,080	$73,220	1,540	9	$83,470	$57,920
Iowa	$72,460	$74,410	400	3	$79,090	$53,320
Oklahoma	$70,610	$64,930	510	2	$79,950	$58,640
New Hampshire	$69,880	$73,490	360	1	$76,590	$76,590
North Dakota	$68,500	$68,960	90	1	$67,980	$67,980
Mississippi	$62,350	$61,070	n/a	2	$66,410	$61,020
Arkansas	$61,640	$64,030	440	2	$63,740	$53,370

School Psychologists salary in every city we cover

Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.

Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
Boulder, CO	$142,700	$143,020	$68.61	110
El Centro, CA	$141,360	$145,400	$67.96	50
San Jose, CA	$137,350	$130,520	$66.03	260
San Francisco, CA	$135,970	$130,540	$65.37	680
Riverside, CA	$135,230	$139,400	$65.01	760
Modesto, CA	$133,120	$128,750	$64.00	100
Visalia, CA	$131,970	$128,020	$63.45	170
Yuba City, CA	$130,690	$125,860	$62.83	40
Oxnard, CA	$130,050	$129,610	$62.52	220
Santa Maria, CA	$129,770	$128,110	$62.39	110
Santa Rosa, CA	$129,200	$126,710	$62.12	70
Vallejo, CA	$129,190	$121,340	$62.11	80
Denver, CO	$128,070	$129,340	$61.57	770
Sacramento, CA	$127,440	$131,920	$61.27	460
Merced, CA	$127,050	$133,230	$61.08	90
Los Angeles, CA	$125,370	$122,390	$60.28	3,060
San Diego, CA	$124,580	$131,070	$59.90	850
Colorado Springs, CO	$123,080	$114,380	$59.17	190
Bakersfield, CA	$122,540	$126,430	$58.92	170
Chico, CA	$122,140	$124,980	$58.72	50
Fresno, CA	$121,710	$123,920	$58.51	400
San Luis Obispo, CA	$121,510	$122,450	$58.42	30
Reno, NV	$119,760	$127,740	$57.58	60
Stockton, CA	$119,240	$128,630	$57.33	200
Bremerton, WA	$118,780	$125,810	$57.11	60
Seattle, WA	$117,870	$115,570	$56.67	750
New York, NY	$117,730	$117,540	$56.60	7,890
Albuquerque, NM	$116,050	$109,930	$55.80	340
Portland, OR	$115,950	$113,950	$55.75	360
Las Cruces, NM	$114,200	$110,360	$54.90	80
Baltimore, MD	$111,620	$114,520	$53.66	570
Barnstable, MA	$111,470	$101,640	$53.59	90
Medford, OR	$110,210	$106,410	$52.98	40
Washington, DC	$109,780	$106,550	$52.78	1,590
Columbus, OH	$109,690	$100,730	$52.74	300
Kennewick, WA	$109,360	$115,650	$52.58	50
Olympia, WA	$109,270	$105,810	$52.54	80
Bellingham, WA	$107,080	$104,250	$51.48	30
Greeley, CO	$106,730	$107,790	$51.31	60
Kingston, NY	$106,000	$94,460	$50.96	60
Farmington, NM	$105,980	$104,740	$50.95	50
Salem, OR	$105,050	$99,290	$50.51	80
Yakima, WA	$103,770	$107,130	$49.89	60
Lincoln, NE	$102,520	$99,000	$49.29	50
Spokane, WA	$100,790	$107,700	$48.46	110
Dayton, OH	$100,710	$103,450	$48.42	120
Bridgeport, CT	$100,440	$101,030	$48.29	380
Boston, MA	$99,650	$98,670	$47.91	2,340
Kiryas Joel, NY	$99,250	$97,580	$47.72	290
Hartford, CT	$99,050	$101,870	$47.62	370
Lancaster, PA	$98,400	$97,110	$47.31	150
Chicago, IL	$98,120	$90,620	$47.17	2,770
Milwaukee, WI	$98,110	$95,090	$47.17	390
Springfield, MA	$96,960	$93,200	$46.61	210
Billings, MT	$96,690	$93,890	$46.48	30
Waterbury, CT	$96,660	$101,150	$46.47	100
Louisville, KY	$96,590	$89,190	$46.44	140
Atlanta, GA	$96,060	$99,110	$46.18	1,300
Arecibo, PR	$95,490	$97,210	$45.91	40
Pittsfield, MA	$95,400	$89,870	$45.86	60
Watertown, NY	$95,230	$96,490	$45.78	40
Aguadilla, PR	$95,050	$97,210	$45.70	50
Omaha, NE	$95,000	$89,900	$45.67	210
Worcester, MA	$94,940	$93,090	$45.64	480
Norwich, CT	$94,270	$99,600	$45.32	80
Fort Collins, CO	$94,000	$87,740	$45.19	80
New Haven, CT	$93,590	$99,360	$45.00	140
Providence, RI	$93,410	$95,090	$44.91	370
Phoenix, AZ	$93,300	$93,640	$44.86	840
Philadelphia, PA	$93,010	$82,190	$44.71	1,690
Dallas, TX	$92,960	$84,200	$44.69	930
Miami, FL	$92,880	$100,750	$44.65	590
San Juan, PR	$92,500	$97,210	$44.47	510
Amherst, MA	$91,920	$90,710	$44.19	80
Austin, TX	$91,540	$89,380	$44.01	360
Virginia Beach, VA	$91,370	$86,510	$43.93	230
Utica, NY	$91,340	$82,690	$43.91	100
Syracuse, NY	$91,250	$86,130	$43.87	290
Mayaguez, PR	$91,160	$97,210	$43.83	50
Las Vegas, NV	$90,990	$88,820	$43.75	200
New Orleans, LA	$90,840	$86,630	$43.68	130
Sarasota, FL	$90,800	$88,520	$43.65	50
Madison, WI	$90,780	$83,550	$43.65	150
Allentown, PA	$90,710	$91,930	$43.61	150
Atlantic City, NJ	$90,690	$91,720	$43.60	80
Albany, NY	$90,620	$82,390	$43.57	320
York, PA	$90,580	$99,550	$43.55	60
Cincinnati, OH	$90,320	$89,290	$43.43	550
Anchorage, AK	$90,200	$85,730	$43.37	80
Minneapolis, MN	$90,160	$87,510	$43.35	780
Vineland, NJ	$90,040	$84,370	$43.29	40
Brownsville, TX	$89,960	$80,660	$43.25	30
Clarksville, TN	$89,770	$101,430	$43.16	30
Houston, TX	$89,710	$84,850	$43.13	1,300
Salt Lake City, UT	$89,700	$81,480	$43.13	190
Racine, WI	$89,660	$88,070	$43.11	30
McAllen, TX	$89,600	$90,310	$43.08	180
Tampa, FL	$89,590	$85,870	$43.07	360
Springfield, IL	$89,510	$87,210	$43.04	70
Detroit, MI	$89,400	$85,050	$42.98	660
Toledo, OH	$89,350	$79,790	$42.96	70
Burlington, VT	$89,300	$82,910	$42.93	80
Buffalo, NY	$88,900	$83,300	$42.74	400
Tucson, AZ	$88,700	$87,540	$42.65	140
Cleveland, OH	$88,680	$94,250	$42.64	400
Jackson, MI	$88,650	$88,330	$42.62	30
Honolulu, HI	$88,510	$82,110	$42.55	70
Hagerstown, MD	$88,470	$92,280	$42.53	50
Portland, ME	$88,380	$84,680	$42.49	80
Ann Arbor, MI	$88,290	$83,960	$42.45	90
Binghamton, NY	$88,070	$79,080	$42.34	70
Monroe, LA	$88,070	$80,660	$42.34	50
Port St. Lucie, FL	$87,580	$84,150	$42.11	60
Youngstown, OH	$87,490	$80,680	$42.06	60
Pittsburgh, PA	$87,270	$92,370	$41.96	280
Canton, OH	$87,040	$78,590	$41.85	100
Lansing, MI	$86,850	$85,930	$41.76	70
Glens Falls, NY	$86,750	$84,960	$41.71	40
San Antonio, TX	$86,600	$80,920	$41.63	560
Orlando, FL	$86,520	$83,350	$41.59	250
Jacksonville, FL	$86,510	$79,830	$41.59	130
Dover, DE	$85,890	$80,280	$41.30	50
Eugene, OR	$85,530	$83,710	$41.12	40
Rochester, MN	$85,520	$84,870	$41.11	40
Richmond, VA	$85,180	$82,440	$40.95	150
Savannah, GA	$85,120	$84,220	$40.93	30
Scranton, PA	$84,950	$93,570	$40.84	50
Harrisburg, PA	$84,830	$77,160	$40.79	120
Akron, OH	$84,730	$86,390	$40.74	90
Reading, PA	$84,500	$85,900	$40.63	70
Grand Rapids, MI	$84,450	$84,680	$40.60	210
Charlottesville, VA	$84,200	$80,900	$40.48	30
Rockford, IL	$83,740	$83,400	$40.26	90
Augusta, GA	$83,710	$89,530	$40.25	60
Memphis, TN	$83,500	$84,390	$40.15	140
Green Bay, WI	$83,490	$77,370	$40.14	60
Raleigh, NC	$83,470	$83,340	$40.13	260
Evansville, IN	$83,260	$82,220	$40.03	40
Columbia, SC	$82,280	$81,370	$39.56	100
Oshkosh, WI	$82,270	$79,050	$39.55	40
Pensacola, FL	$82,220	$83,320	$39.53	30
Ithaca, NY	$81,940	$78,930	$39.40	40
Charlotte, NC	$81,780	$80,850	$39.32	410
Nashville, TN	$81,680	$80,420	$39.27	320
Fort Wayne, IN	$81,130	$68,370	$39.01	50
Duluth, MN	$81,130	$78,770	$39.01	50
Muskegon, MI	$81,060	$79,320	$38.97	30
Lexington, KY	$81,050	$81,040	$38.96	120
Bloomington, IL	$81,020	$80,760	$38.95	50
El Paso, TX	$80,970	$80,620	$38.93	90
Erie, PA	$80,970	$82,520	$38.93	40
Provo, UT	$80,470	$80,490	$38.69	140
Charleston, SC	$80,180	$75,390	$38.55	70
Oklahoma City, OK	$79,950	$75,250	$38.44	230
Indianapolis, IN	$79,890	$77,640	$38.41	270
Tallahassee, FL	$79,860	$76,370	$38.39	30
Abilene, TX	$79,650	$79,440	$38.29	30
Amarillo, TX	$79,550	$73,530	$38.25	40
South Bend, IN	$79,440	$77,860	$38.19	30
Huntsville, AL	$79,390	$78,700	$38.17	50
Kalamazoo, MI	$79,230	$82,300	$38.09	30
Davenport, IA	$79,090	$81,840	$38.03	60
Kenosha, WI	$78,850	$74,860	$37.91	30
Janesville, WI	$78,480	$81,750	$37.73	50
Rochester, NY	$78,260	$73,050	$37.63	590
Appleton, WI	$78,130	$77,660	$37.56	50
Longview, TX	$77,850	$76,960	$37.43	40
Lawrence, KS	$77,720	$84,740	$37.37	30
La Crosse, WI	$77,530	$77,870	$37.27	40
Springfield, MO	$77,440	$74,470	$37.23	40
St. Louis, MO	$77,430	$76,880	$37.23	330
Corpus Christi, TX	$77,180	$76,460	$37.11	50
Kansas City, MO	$76,760	$78,090	$36.91	350
Beaumont, TX	$76,640	$72,860	$36.85	40
Manchester, NH	$76,590	$82,450	$36.82	70
Roanoke, VA	$75,540	$75,550	$36.32	60
Eau Claire, WI	$75,390	$77,370	$36.25	40
Boise, ID	$75,270	$74,180	$36.19	170
Des Moines, IA	$75,120	$76,320	$36.11	100
Peoria, IL	$74,980	$76,140	$36.05	70
Knoxville, TN	$74,030	$76,850	$35.59	160
Wichita, KS	$73,700	$66,810	$35.43	170
Greenville, SC	$73,110	$75,880	$35.15	100
Idaho Falls, ID	$73,090	$70,790	$35.14	30
Florence, SC	$72,950	$66,490	$35.07	70
Greensboro, NC	$72,800	$76,160	$35.00	n/a
Houma, LA	$72,570	$74,460	$34.89	60
Winston-Salem, NC	$72,430	$77,230	$34.82	40
Baton Rouge, LA	$71,890	$68,030	$34.56	120
Lubbock, TX	$71,880	$68,370	$34.56	60
Champaign, IL	$71,870	$76,460	$34.55	60
Huntington, WV	$71,400	$68,230	$34.33	40
Spartanburg, SC	$71,180	$67,280	$34.22	80
Charleston, WV	$70,670	$67,860	$33.98	40
Lake Charles, LA	$69,520	$69,020	$33.42	50
Topeka, KS	$68,860	$65,580	$33.10	60
Asheville, NC	$68,640	$64,020	$33.00	40
Wilmington, NC	$68,450	$65,750	$32.91	80
Ogden, UT	$68,440	$66,540	$32.90	120
Shreveport, LA	$68,190	$62,000	$32.78	50
Fargo, ND	$67,980	$63,280	$32.68	40
Chattanooga, TN	$67,790	$68,060	$32.59	120
Gulfport, MS	$66,410	$66,130	$31.93	n/a
Lakeland, FL	$66,160	$59,330	$31.81	100
Little Rock, AR	$63,740	$55,740	$30.64	170
Durham, NC	$63,620	$62,460	$30.59	70
Jackson, MS	$61,020	$58,680	$29.34	80
Hickory, NC	$60,850	$60,960	$29.25	40
Tulsa, OK	$58,640	$60,070	$28.19	180
Burlington, NC	$57,920	$60,970	$27.85	30
Fayetteville, AR	$53,370	$64,620	$25.66	120
Cedar Rapids, IA	$53,320	$49,100	$25.64	70

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School Psychologists salary: questions

Where do school psychologists make the most money?

In Boulder, CO, with an average of $142,700 a year, among the 212 metro areas we cover.

What is the average school psychologists salary in the U.S.?

$99,160 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $95,990, so half of school psychologists earn more than that and half less.

What salary should school psychologists ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of school psychologists nationwide earn between $77,470 (25th percentile) and $120,310 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays school psychologists the most?

California, with a statewide average of $127,830 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is school psychologists pay the lowest?

Cedar Rapids, IA, at $53,320 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-3034.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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