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Highest-paying Cities for School Psychologists

The top 100 highest paying cities for school psychologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of school psychologists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $141,030, Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey is the highest paying city for school psychologists. It is followed by Modesto, California (average annual salary $124,950). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of school psychologists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for School Psychologists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$141,030	$71,540	260
2	Modesto, California	$124,950	$78,540	170
3	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$123,400	$72,650	170
4	Fresno, California	$122,180	$73,360	510
5	El Centro, California	$120,810	$88,680	80
6	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$120,440	$61,240	500
7	Yuba City, California	$116,790	$77,860	50
8	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$116,250	$64,970	900
9	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$115,960	$79,420	100
10	Napa, California	$115,430	$76,370	40

11	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$114,100	$81,290	70
12	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$111,380	$64,480	750
13	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$108,930	$92,660	200
14	Medford, Oregon	$106,950	$78,230	30
15	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$106,680	$79,510	900
16	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$106,170	$80,310	730
17	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$105,840	$64,670	80
18	Boulder, Colorado	$105,610	$83,910	90
19	Bend, Oregon	$105,330	$82,670	40
20	Merced, California	$105,120	$79,740	120
21	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$105,110	$72,520	60
22	Stockton, California	$104,420	$66,650	260
23	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$104,280	$75,870	100
24	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$103,980	$75,720	910
25	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$103,310	$73,060	40
26	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$103,130	$67,060	40
27	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$103,110	$78,880	90
28	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$102,970	$80,380	670
29	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$102,700	$67,910	110
30	Dayton, Ohio	$102,650	$58,490	140
31	Pueblo, Colorado	$102,380	$78,470	30
32	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$102,330	$64,180	280
33	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$101,960	$81,240	130
34	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$101,910	$63,590	310
35	Terre Haute, Indiana	$101,900	$49,660	30
36	Olympia, Washington	$101,570	$78,140	70
37	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$101,490	$79,440	60
38	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$101,490	$59,280	3,320
39	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$100,970	$62,990	1,230
40	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$100,950	$81,930	30
41	Yakima, Washington	$100,810	$74,790	60
42	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$100,800	$40,180	520
43	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$100,590	$63,010	1,230
44	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$99,970	$76,420	450
45	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$99,700	$80,210	190
46	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$99,660	$64,530	6,210
47	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$99,580	$79,510	50
48	Danbury, Connecticut	$99,520	$66,480	50
49	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$97,900	$62,350	60
50	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$97,770	$82,160	70
51	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$96,430	$66,490	50
52	Bellingham, Washington	$96,100	$75,330	40
53	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$95,950	$61,110	330
54	Chico, California	$95,260	$61,010	60
55	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$95,070	$78,010	70
56	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$94,940	$60,760	740
57	Salinas, California	$94,510	$81,480	170
58	Spokane, Washington	$94,270	$63,890	110
59	Worcester, Massachusetts	$94,010	$63,180	180
60	Clarksville, Tennessee	$93,710	$61,940	50
61	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$93,690	$62,320	1,840
62	Las Cruces, New Mexico	$93,530	$79,800	90
63	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$93,430	$50,130	30
64	Farmington, New Mexico	$92,580	$74,850	30
65	Longview, Texas	$92,060	$50,750	40
66	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$91,960	$61,660	300
67	Redding, California	$91,860	$49,440	50
68	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$89,540	$68,000	60
69	Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$89,110	$65,270	40
70	Greeley, Colorado	$88,720	$54,810	60
71	Salem, Oregon	$87,980	$61,020	90
72	Kingston, New York	$86,700	$62,680	60
73	State College, Pennsylvania	$86,190	$58,940	40
74	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$85,990	$53,000	50
75	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$85,830	$60,090	240
76	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$85,720	$46,870	100
77	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$85,500	$59,320	770
78	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$85,460	$79,240	70
79	Reading, Pennsylvania	$85,340	$58,320	50
80	Lincoln, Nebraska	$85,250	$47,100	90
81	Memphis, Tennessee	$84,230	$50,770	150
82	New Haven, Connecticut	$83,760	$50,750	130
83	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$83,490	$64,140	100
84	Topeka, Kansas	$83,150	$31,120	50
85	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$82,910	$69,330	40
86	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$82,730	$55,260	40
87	Syracuse, New York	$81,790	$63,060	210
88	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$81,760	$50,890	260
89	Jackson, Michigan	$81,700	$67,820	40
90	Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$81,430	$66,500	40
91	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$81,230	$54,670	30
92	Toledo, Ohio	$81,110	$41,180	80
93	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$81,110	$48,030	320
94	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$80,940	$49,810	80
95	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$80,770	$54,590	140
96	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$80,710	$64,110	1,610
97	Waterbury, Connecticut	$80,650	$60,190	50
98	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$80,650	$67,390	30
99	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$80,620	$63,880	860
100	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$80,580	$55,960	60