The annual salary statistics of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $45,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,050.
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 | $74,720 | 11.04% | 25.27% |
| 2019 | $66,470 | 4.12% | - |
| 2018 | $63,730 | 0.58% | - |
| 2017 | $63,360 | 2.92% | - |
| 2016 | $61,510 | 5.14% | - |
| 2015 | $58,350 | 2.55% | - |
| 2014 | $56,860 | 2.53% | - |
| 2013 | $55,420 | -0.76% | - |
| 2012 | $55,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,720, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Columbia (median annual salary of $77,630). Compared with Columbia, the median annual salary of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower.