The annual salary statistics of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $55,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $65,610 | -5.14% | -23.14% |
| 2019 | $68,980 | 9.09% | - |
| 2018 | $62,710 | 3.52% | - |
| 2017 | $60,500 | -11.70% | - |
| 2016 | $67,580 | 29.09% | - |
| 2015 | $47,920 | 1.23% | - |
| 2014 | $47,330 | -36.19% | - |
| 2013 | $64,460 | -25.33% | - |
| 2012 | $80,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,610, Birmingham-Hoover is the second highest paying city for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Auburn-Opelika (median annual salary of $72,710). Compared with Auburn-Opelika, the median annual salary of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Birmingham-Hoover is 9.8 percent (9.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Mobile | |
| Montgomery | |
| Huntsville |