The annual salary statistics of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $43,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $96,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,050.
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 | $74,450 | 6.07% | 7.75% |
| 2019 | $69,930 | -2.90% | - |
| 2018 | $71,960 | 2.95% | - |
| 2017 | $69,840 | -3.97% | - |
| 2016 | $72,610 | 10.12% | - |
| 2015 | $65,260 | -1.47% | - |
| 2014 | $66,220 | 1.80% | - |
| 2013 | $65,030 | -5.61% | - |
| 2012 | $68,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,450 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Rockford and 29.9 percent (29.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Carbondale-Marion.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rockford | |
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Springfield | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peoria | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Bloomington | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Decatur | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion |