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School Psychologists earn $95,990 a year at the midpoint

Across roughly 63,940 people in this work, the midpoint is $95,990 a year, with most starting near $77,470.

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$95,990median a year · United States
$46.15an hour $99,160average 63,940people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$77,47025th $95,990median $120,31075th
$63,07010th percentile $142,33090th percentile
$77,470a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$127,780best-paying state · California
$61,070lowest-paying state · Mississippi
+33%top state against the national median
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State matters a lotThe same job pays $127,780 in California and $61,070 in Mississippi — a gap of $66,710 a year.

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Ranked 140 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 82% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 138 Hydrologists $96,600
  2. 139 Diagnostic medical sonographers $96,590
  3. 140 School Psychologists $95,990
  4. 141 Audiologists $95,780
  5. 142 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $95,480

School psychologist wages across the states

Across 51 states the median ranges by 2.09 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
California $127,780 $97,200 $97,200 — $160,170 8,340
Colorado $124,770 $88,090 $88,090 — $161,570 1,380
New Mexico $110,360 $83,980 $83,980 — $165,830 630
Maryland $109,700 $64,360 $64,360 — $138,250 1,520
Washington $108,780 $82,600 $82,600 — $139,110 1,420
District of Columbia $107,500 $83,470 $83,470 — $164,380 250
New York $106,550 $67,160 $67,160 — $148,790 9,070
Oregon $106,070 $83,710 $83,710 — $146,320 570
Connecticut $100,600 $68,350 $68,350 — $126,170 1,140
Georgia $99,110 $61,980 $61,980 — $132,740 1,650
Massachusetts $98,670 $65,990 $65,990 — $135,280 3,300
Delaware $95,990 $68,270 $68,270 — $124,830 280
New Jersey $95,160 $72,700 $72,700 — $127,910 2,130
Rhode Island $94,900 $59,640 $59,640 — $107,360 210
Alaska $94,460 $67,140 $67,140 — $104,160 120
Nevada $93,680 $72,250 $72,250 — $136,160 290
Arizona $92,380 $66,920 $66,920 — $121,700 1,100
Ohio $91,010 $61,100 $61,100 — $122,660 2,050
Nebraska $88,980 $66,420 $66,420 — $125,050 440
Virginia $85,670 $63,130 $63,130 — $132,800 1,200
Minnesota $85,190 $61,530 $61,530 — $113,330 1,060
Florida $84,760 $62,320 $62,320 — $107,540 2,020
Illinois $84,690 $62,620 $62,620 — $127,640 3,590
Michigan $83,960 $57,480 $57,480 — $118,560 1,480
Wyoming $83,740 $60,500 $60,500 — $111,690 120
Texas $83,690 $67,650 $67,650 — $116,180 4,250
Wisconsin $83,330 $60,660 $60,660 — $129,380 1,180
Vermont $82,820 $61,940 $61,940 — $105,920 180
Pennsylvania $82,190 $62,550 $62,550 — $118,440 2,600
Hawaii $82,110 $77,190 $77,190 — $92,750 90
Maine $81,650 $66,960 $66,960 — $118,450 120
Montana $80,010 $59,520 $59,520 — $101,380 170
South Dakota $78,370 $65,930 $65,930 — $127,310 110
Utah $77,820 $60,400 $60,400 — $109,980 490
Indiana $77,640 $56,260 $56,260 — $105,290 710
Tennessee $76,850 $53,290 $53,290 — $102,400 900
South Carolina $76,720 $52,340 $52,340 — $104,450 720
Kentucky $75,370 $61,550 $61,550 — $113,760 590
West Virginia $75,220 $58,690 $58,690 — $99,610 250
Alabama $75,060 $68,710 $68,710 — $104,720 370
Iowa $74,410 $45,130 $45,130 — $99,720 400
New Hampshire $73,490 $38,680 $38,680 — $98,850 360
North Carolina $73,220 $58,510 $58,510 — $91,970 1,540
Kansas $73,020 $60,620 $60,620 — $95,810 630
Idaho $71,700 $51,630 $51,630 — $101,040 310
Missouri $70,290 $57,290 $57,290 — $100,410 520
Louisiana $69,020 $58,260 $58,260 — $100,940 670
North Dakota $68,960 $52,690 $52,690 — $84,660 90
Oklahoma $64,930 $39,080 $39,080 — $104,190 510
Arkansas $64,030 $31,770 $31,770 — $81,110 440
Mississippi $61,070 $46,470 $46,470 — $78,180 —

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  • Reported any pertinent information to the proper authorities in cases of child endangerment, neglect, or abuse.
  • Interpreted test results and prepared psychological reports for teachers, administrators, and parents.
  • Maintained student records, including special education reports, confidential records, records of services provided, and behavioral data.

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Adjacent work, and what it pays

Occupations in the same group of the federal classification — the usual next steps, or the ones beside this one.

School Psychologists$95,990
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists$193,950+$97,960 Economists$124,720+$28,730 Psychologists, All Other$110,840+$14,850 Sociologists$106,030+$10,040 Geographers$102,040+$6,050 Urban and Regional Planners$89,320−$6,670

Questions people ask

What is a school psychologist’s yearly income?

A school psychologist makes a median of $95,990 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $77,470 and $120,310.

What is a school psychologist’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $46.15 an hour; the average is $99,160 a year.

What is the starting pay for a school psychologist?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $77,470 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $63,070.

Which state pays school psychologists the most?

California, with a median of $127,780 a year.

How many people work as school psychologists?

About 63,940 in the United States — number 140 of 788 occupations by median pay.

Work that pays about the same

Median pay within $600 of what school psychologists earn — $95,990 a year — but not always the same spread.

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