The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $109,670, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for school psychologists. It is followed by California (average annual salary $104,440). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $109,670 |
$67,590 | 230 |
| 2 | California | $104,440 |
$64,880 | 10,410 |
| 3 | Colorado | $102,380 |
$79,240 | 1,250 |
| 4 | Washington | $101,170 |
$77,580 | 1,420 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $99,100 |
$62,530 | 1,710 |
| 6 | Maryland | $94,940 |
$60,760 | 1,170 |
| 7 | Oregon | $94,940 |
$68,640 | 720 |
| 8 | New York | $92,660 |
$58,940 | 6,410 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $92,300 |
$61,550 | 990 |
| 10 | Maine | $88,540 |
$75,870 | 180 |
| 11 | New Mexico | $86,030 |
$67,880 | 520 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $85,880 |
$63,740 | 2,550 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $85,830 |
$61,680 | 200 |
| 14 | Ohio | $83,650 |
$46,530 | 2,090 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $82,370 |
$59,820 | 2,420 |
| 16 | Virginia | $81,790 |
$54,460 | 1,320 |
| 17 | Alaska | $81,660 |
$63,110 | 60 |
| 18 | Wyoming | $81,350 |
$65,370 | 90 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $81,230 |
$57,980 | 1,020 |
| 20 | Nevada | $80,340 |
$49,430 | 230 |
| 21 | Georgia | $80,110 |
$61,660 | 570 |
| 22 | Arizona | $79,610 |
$61,630 | 1,080 |
| 23 | Vermont | $79,520 |
$50,350 | 150 |
| 24 | Michigan | $78,650 |
$54,150 | 1,170 |
| 25 | Florida | $77,980 |
$45,690 | 2,610 |
| 26 | Delaware | $77,500 |
$59,650 | 370 |
| 27 | New Hampshire | $77,440 |
$54,440 | 270 |
| 28 | Nebraska | $75,950 |
$48,320 | 510 |
| 29 | Illinois | $73,930 |
$48,340 | 3,820 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $73,260 |
$52,130 | 1,160 |
| 31 | Texas | $73,100 |
$57,990 | 5,520 |
| 32 | Montana | $70,020 |
$48,730 | 200 |
| 33 | Utah | $68,660 |
$30,550 | 530 |
| 34 | South Dakota | $67,030 |
$63,820 | 90 |
| 35 | Iowa | $66,650 |
$50,130 | 410 |
| 36 | West Virginia | $66,370 |
$49,550 | 340 |
| 37 | Kansas | $66,190 |
$52,270 | 650 |
| 38 | Puerto Rico | $65,660 |
$63,030 | 720 |
| 39 | North Dakota | $64,850 |
$50,420 | 110 |
| 40 | Kentucky | $64,610 |
$51,630 | 510 |
| 41 | Indiana | $63,750 |
$39,280 | 720 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $63,590 |
$48,140 | 780 |
| 43 | North Carolina | $63,330 |
$46,760 | 1,160 |
| 44 | Alabama | $62,690 |
$58,410 | 220 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $62,600 |
$47,630 | 250 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $62,500 |
$27,670 | 680 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $61,800 |
$23,290 | 490 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $60,610 |
$57,690 | 340 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $60,220 |
$39,420 | 140 |
| 50 | Missouri | $55,200 |
$42,600 | 0 |
| 51 | Idaho | $54,030 |
$38,040 | 270 |