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School Psychologist Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

The annual salary statistics of school psychologists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of school psychologists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of School Psychologists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$79,420
25th Percentile Wage
$97,870
50th Percentile Wage
$115,960
75th Percentile Wage
$141,340
90th Percentile Wage
$158,950

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school psychologists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $158,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $79,420.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of school psychologists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$115,960
13.73% 13.73%
2021
$100,040
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Table 2. Compare School Psychologist Salary in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,960 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for school psychologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of school psychologists in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Modesto and 20.8 percent (20.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Redding.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Modesto
$124,950
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$123,400
Fresno
$122,180
El Centro
$120,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$120,440
Yuba City
$116,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$116,250
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$115,960
Napa
$115,430
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$114,100
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$111,380
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$108,930
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$106,680
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$105,840
Merced
$105,120
Stockton
$104,420
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$103,980
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$103,110
Bakersfield-Delano
$102,330
Vallejo-Fairfield
$101,960
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$101,490
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$99,580
Hanford-Corcoran
$97,770
Chico
$95,260
Salinas
$94,510
Redding
$91,860

See also: Top paying jobs in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California.