The annual salary statistics of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $85,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $114,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $125,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $143,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $143,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $85,510.
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 | $125,330 | 6.07% | 13.53% |
| 2019 | $117,720 | 1.05% | - |
| 2018 | $116,480 | 8.86% | - |
| 2017 | $106,160 | 4.16% | - |
| 2016 | $101,740 | -1.36% | - |
| 2015 | $103,120 | -6.75% | - |
| 2014 | $110,080 | -3.36% | - |
| 2013 | $113,780 | 4.75% | - |
| 2012 | $108,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $125,330, San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is the second highest paying city for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in state of California, following the highest paying city Santa Rosa-Petaluma (median annual salary of $131,740). Compared with Santa Rosa-Petaluma, the median annual salary of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower.