Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Rochester 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 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$47,490
25th Percentile Wage
$57,800
50th Percentile Wage
$73,860
75th Percentile Wage
$93,900
90th Percentile Wage
$107,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,490.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists from 2012 to 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$73,860
0.58% 7.69%
2019
$73,430
-1.10% -
2018
$74,240
3.79% -
2017
$71,430
3.15% -
2016
$69,180
3.11% -
2015
$67,030
2.51% -
2014
$65,350
3.03% -
2013
$63,370
-7.59% -
2012
$68,180
- -

Table 2. Compare Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,860 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Rochester is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 3.4 percent (3.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk
$95,880
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$93,730
Kingston
$93,310
Elmira
$93,280
Utica-Rome
$91,910
Binghamton
$89,840
Syracuse
$88,770
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$85,740
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$85,510
Watertown-Fort Drum
$84,350
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$82,220
Glens Falls
$80,580
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$77,230
Ithaca
$75,650
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$75,490
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$74,450
Rochester
$73,860
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$72,560
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$72,500
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$71,370

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.