SOC 19-3034 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

School Psychologists

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$95,990

U.S. median hourly wage$46.15

U.S. employment63,940

Nationally, school psychologists earned a median of $95,990 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 63,940 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Filter state

School Psychologists: pay and employment by state
State
California	$127,780	$61.43	8,340	0.5
Colorado	$124,770	$59.98	1,380	0.5
New Mexico	$110,360	$53.06	630	0.7
Maryland	$109,700	$52.74	1,520	0.5
Washington	$108,780	$52.30	1,420	0.4
District of Columbia	$107,500	$51.68	250	0.4
New York	$106,550	$51.22	9,070	0.9
Oregon	$106,070	$50.99	570	0.3
Connecticut	$100,600	$48.37	1,140	0.7
Georgia	$99,110	$47.65	1,650	0.3
Massachusetts	$98,670	$47.44	3,300	0.9
Puerto Rico	$97,210	$46.74	810	0.9
Delaware	$95,990	$46.15	280	0.6
New Jersey	$95,160	$45.75	2,130	0.5
Rhode Island	$94,900	$45.62	210	0.4
Alaska	$94,460	$45.42	120	0.4
Nevada	$93,680	$45.04	290	0.2
Arizona	$92,380	$44.42	1,100	0.3
Ohio	$91,010	$43.76	2,050	0.4
Nebraska	$88,980	$42.78	440	0.4
Virginia	$85,670	$41.19	1,200	0.3
Minnesota	$85,190	$40.96	1,060	0.4
Florida	$84,760	$40.75	2,020	0.2
Illinois	$84,690	$40.72	3,590	0.6
Michigan	$83,960	$40.36	1,480	0.3
Wyoming	$83,740	$40.26	120	0.4
Texas	$83,690	$40.24	4,250	0.3
Wisconsin	$83,330	$40.06	1,180	0.4
Vermont	$82,820	$39.82	180	0.6
Pennsylvania	$82,190	$39.51	2,600	0.4
Hawaii	$82,110	$39.48	90	0.1
Maine	$81,650	$39.25	120	0.2
Montana	$80,010	$38.47	170	0.3
South Dakota	$78,370	$37.68	110	0.2
Utah	$77,820	$37.42	490	0.3
Indiana	$77,640	$37.33	710	0.2
Tennessee	$76,850	$36.95	900	0.3
South Carolina	$76,720	$36.89	720	0.3
Kentucky	$75,370	$36.24	590	0.3
West Virginia	$75,220	$36.16	250	0.4
Alabama	$75,060	$36.09	370	0.2
Iowa	$74,410	$35.77	400	0.3
New Hampshire	$73,490	$35.33	360	0.5
North Carolina	$73,220	$35.20	1,540	0.3
Kansas	$73,020	$35.11	630	0.4
Idaho	$71,700	$34.47	310	0.4
Missouri	$70,290	$33.79	520	0.2
Louisiana	$69,020	$33.18	670	0.3
North Dakota	$68,960	$33.15	90	0.2
Oklahoma	$64,930	$31.22	510	0.3
Arkansas	$64,030	$30.78	440	0.3
Mississippi	$61,070	$29.36	Not published	Not published

Pay by metro area

All 214 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

Filter metro area

School Psychologists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
El Centro, CA	$145,400	$69.90	50	0.8
Boulder, CO	$143,020	$68.76	110	0.6
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$139,400	$67.02	760	0.4
Merced, CA	$133,230	$64.06	90	1.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$131,920	$63.42	460	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$131,070	$63.02	850	0.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$130,540	$62.76	680	0.3
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$130,520	$62.75	260	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$129,610	$62.31	220	0.7
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$129,340	$62.18	770	0.5
Modesto, CA	$128,750	$61.90	100	0.5
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$128,630	$61.84	200	0.7
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$128,110	$61.59	110	0.6
Visalia, CA	$128,020	$61.55	170	1.0
Reno, NV	$127,740	$61.41	60	0.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$126,710	$60.92	70	0.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$126,430	$60.79	170	0.5
Yuba City, CA	$125,860	$60.51	40	0.7
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$125,810	$60.49	60	0.6
Chico, CA	$124,980	$60.09	50	0.7
Fresno, CA	$123,920	$59.58	400	0.8
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$122,450	$58.87	30	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$122,390	$58.84	3,060	0.5
Vallejo, CA	$121,340	$58.34	80	0.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$117,540	$56.51	7,890	0.8
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$115,650	$55.60	50	0.4
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$115,570	$55.56	750	0.4
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$114,520	$55.06	570	0.4
Colorado Springs, CO	$114,380	$54.99	190	0.6
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$113,950	$54.78	360	0.3
Las Cruces, NM	$110,360	$53.06	80	1.1
Albuquerque, NM	$109,930	$52.85	340	0.8
Greeley, CO	$107,790	$51.82	60	0.5
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$107,700	$51.78	110	0.4
Yakima, WA	$107,130	$51.51	60	0.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$106,550	$51.23	1,590	0.5
Medford, OR	$106,410	$51.16	40	0.5
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$105,810	$50.87	80	0.6
Farmington, NM	$104,740	$50.36	50	1.0
Bellingham, WA	$104,250	$50.12	30	0.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$103,450	$49.73	120	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$101,870	$48.98	370	0.6
Barnstable Town, MA	$101,640	$48.87	90	0.9
Clarksville, TN-KY	$101,430	$48.77	30	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$101,150	$48.63	100	0.7
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$101,030	$48.57	380	0.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$100,750	$48.44	590	0.2
Columbus, OH	$100,730	$48.43	300	0.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$99,600	$47.88	80	0.7
York-Hanover, PA	$99,550	$47.86	60	0.3
New Haven, CT	$99,360	$47.77	140	0.5
Salem, OR	$99,290	$47.74	80	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$99,110	$47.65	1,300	0.5
Lincoln, NE	$99,000	$47.60	50	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$98,670	$47.44	2,340	0.9
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$97,580	$46.91	290	1.1
Aguadilla, PR	$97,210	$46.74	50	1.1
Arecibo, PR	$97,210	$46.74	40	1.2
Mayaguez, PR	$97,210	$46.74	50	1.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$97,210	$46.74	510	0.7
Lancaster, PA	$97,110	$46.69	150	0.6
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	$96,490	$46.39	40	0.9
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$95,090	$45.72	390	0.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$95,090	$45.72	370	0.5
Kingston, NY	$94,460	$45.41	60	1.0
Cleveland, OH	$94,250	$45.31	400	0.4
Billings, MT	$93,890	$45.14	30	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$93,640	$45.02	840	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$93,570	$44.99	50	0.2
Springfield, MA	$93,200	$44.81	210	1.1
Worcester, MA	$93,090	$44.76	480	1.4
Pittsburgh, PA	$92,370	$44.41	280	0.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$92,280	$44.37	50	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$91,930	$44.20	150	0.4
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$91,720	$44.09	80	0.5
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$90,710	$43.61	80	1.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$90,620	$43.57	2,770	0.6
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$90,310	$43.42	180	0.6
Omaha, NE-IA	$89,900	$43.22	210	0.4
Pittsfield, MA	$89,870	$43.21	60	1.0
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$89,530	$43.04	60	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$89,380	$42.97	360	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$89,290	$42.93	550	0.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$89,190	$42.88	140	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$88,820	$42.70	200	0.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$88,520	$42.56	50	0.2
Jackson, MI	$88,330	$42.47	30	0.6
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	$88,070	$42.34	30	0.4
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$87,740	$42.19	80	0.5
Tucson, AZ	$87,540	$42.09	140	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$87,510	$42.07	780	0.4
Springfield, IL	$87,210	$41.93	70	0.7
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$86,630	$41.65	130	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$86,510	$41.59	230	0.3
Akron, OH	$86,390	$41.54	90	0.3
Syracuse, NY	$86,130	$41.41	290	1.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$85,930	$41.31	70	0.3
Reading, PA	$85,900	$41.30	70	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$85,870	$41.28	360	0.3
Anchorage, AK	$85,730	$41.22	80	0.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$85,050	$40.89	660	0.3
Glens Falls, NY	$84,960	$40.85	40	0.9
Rochester, MN	$84,870	$40.80	40	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$84,850	$40.79	1,300	0.4
Lawrence, KS	$84,740	$40.74	30	0.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$84,680	$40.71	210	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$84,680	$40.71	80	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$84,390	$40.57	140	0.2
Vineland, NJ	$84,370	$40.56	40	0.6
Savannah, GA	$84,220	$40.49	30	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$84,200	$40.48	930	0.2
Port St. Lucie, FL	$84,150	$40.46	60	0.3
Ann Arbor, MI	$83,960	$40.36	90	0.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$83,710	$40.24	40	0.2
Madison, WI	$83,550	$40.17	150	0.4
Rockford, IL	$83,400	$40.10	90	0.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$83,350	$40.07	250	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$83,340	$40.07	260	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$83,320	$40.06	30	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$83,300	$40.05	400	0.8
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$82,910	$39.86	80	0.7
Utica-Rome, NY	$82,690	$39.76	100	0.9
Erie, PA	$82,520	$39.67	40	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$82,450	$39.64	70	0.4
Richmond, VA	$82,440	$39.64	150	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$82,390	$39.61	320	0.7
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$82,300	$39.57	30	0.3
Evansville, IN	$82,220	$39.53	40	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$82,190	$39.51	1,690	0.6
Urban Honolulu, HI	$82,110	$39.48	70	0.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$81,840	$39.35	60	0.4
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$81,750	$39.30	50	0.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$81,480	$39.17	190	0.2
Columbia, SC	$81,370	$39.12	100	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$81,040	$38.96	120	0.4
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$80,920	$38.91	560	0.5
Charlottesville, VA	$80,900	$38.90	30	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$80,850	$38.87	410	0.3
Bloomington, IL	$80,760	$38.83	50	0.5
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$80,680	$38.79	60	0.4
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$80,660	$38.78	30	0.2
Monroe, LA	$80,660	$38.78	50	0.6
El Paso, TX	$80,620	$38.76	90	0.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$80,490	$38.70	140	0.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$80,420	$38.66	320	0.3
Dover, DE	$80,280	$38.59	50	0.7
Jacksonville, FL	$79,830	$38.38	130	0.2
Toledo, OH	$79,790	$38.36	70	0.2
Abilene, TX	$79,440	$38.19	30	0.4
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$79,320	$38.14	30	0.5
Binghamton, NY	$79,080	$38.02	70	0.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$79,050	$38.01	40	0.4
Ithaca, NY	$78,930	$37.95	40	0.7
Duluth, MN-WI	$78,770	$37.87	50	0.4
Huntsville, AL	$78,700	$37.84	50	0.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	$78,590	$37.78	100	0.6
Kansas City, MO-KS	$78,090	$37.54	350	0.3
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$77,870	$37.44	40	0.4
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$77,860	$37.43	30	0.2
Appleton, WI	$77,660	$37.34	50	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$77,640	$37.33	270	0.2
Eau Claire, WI	$77,370	$37.20	40	0.4
Green Bay, WI	$77,370	$37.20	60	0.4
Winston-Salem, NC	$77,230	$37.13	40	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$77,160	$37.10	120	0.4
Longview, TX	$76,960	$37.00	40	0.4
St. Louis, MO-IL	$76,880	$36.96	330	0.2
Knoxville, TN	$76,850	$36.95	160	0.4
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$76,460	$36.76	60	0.6
Corpus Christi, TX	$76,460	$36.76	50	0.2
Tallahassee, FL	$76,370	$36.72	30	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$76,320	$36.69	100	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$76,160	$36.62	Not published	Not published
Peoria, IL	$76,140	$36.61	70	0.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$75,880	$36.48	100	0.2
Roanoke, VA	$75,550	$36.32	60	0.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$75,390	$36.25	70	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$75,250	$36.18	230	0.3
Kenosha, WI	$74,860	$35.99	30	0.4
Springfield, MO	$74,470	$35.80	40	0.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$74,460	$35.80	60	0.7
Boise City, ID	$74,180	$35.66	170	0.4
Amarillo, TX	$73,530	$35.35	40	0.3
Rochester, NY	$73,050	$35.12	590	1.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$72,860	$35.03	40	0.2
Idaho Falls, ID	$70,790	$34.03	30	0.4
Lake Charles, LA	$69,020	$33.18	50	0.5
Fort Wayne, IN	$68,370	$32.87	50	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$68,370	$32.87	60	0.3
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$68,230	$32.80	40	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$68,060	$32.72	120	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$68,030	$32.71	120	0.3
Charleston, WV	$67,860	$32.62	40	0.4
Spartanburg, SC	$67,280	$32.35	80	0.5
Wichita, KS	$66,810	$32.12	170	0.5
Ogden, UT	$66,540	$31.99	120	0.4
Florence, SC	$66,490	$31.97	70	0.8
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$66,130	$31.79	Not published	Not published
Wilmington, NC	$65,750	$31.61	80	0.4
Topeka, KS	$65,580	$31.53	60	0.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$64,620	$31.07	120	0.4
Asheville, NC	$64,020	$30.78	40	0.2
Fargo, ND-MN	$63,280	$30.42	40	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$62,460	$30.03	70	0.2
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$62,000	$29.81	50	0.3
Burlington, NC	$60,970	$29.31	30	0.5
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$60,960	$29.31	40	0.3
Tulsa, OK	$60,070	$28.88	180	0.4
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$59,330	$28.52	100	0.4
Jackson, MS	$58,680	$28.21	80	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$55,740	$26.80	170	0.5
Cedar Rapids, IA	$49,100	$23.61	70	0.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	Not published	Not published	30	0.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	Not published	Not published	140	0.6

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.