The annual salary statistics of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Winston-Salem 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 | $45,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $86,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $86,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,460.
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 | $71,490 | 13.75% | -9.19% |
| 2019 | $61,660 | -0.68% | - |
| 2018 | $62,080 | -0.95% | - |
| 2017 | $62,670 | 14.17% | - |
| 2016 | $53,790 | 10.84% | - |
| 2015 | $47,960 | -3.27% | - |
| 2014 | $49,530 | -7.49% | - |
| 2013 | $53,240 | -46.62% | - |
| 2012 | $78,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $71,490, Winston-Salem is the second highest paying city for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary of $81,010). Compared with Raleigh-Cary, the median annual salary of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Winston-Salem is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower.