School Psychologist Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for school psychologists in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of school psychologists among Texas areas is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of School Psychologists in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$57,990
25th Percentile Wage
$64,110
50th Percentile Wage
$73,100
75th Percentile Wage
$82,780
90th Percentile Wage
$101,330

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for school psychologists in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $57,990.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of school psychologists from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$73,100
-0.45% -0.45%
2021
$73,430
- -

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of School Psychologists in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of school psychologists in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of school psychologists in state of Texas ranges from $50,680 to $92,060. The highest paying area for school psychologists in Texas is Longview with a median annual salary of $92,060. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (mean annual salary $80,710). The lowest paying area is Lubbock with a median annual salary of $50,680.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Longview
$92,060
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$80,710
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$78,310
Waco
$76,780
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$75,560
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$73,330
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$71,250
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$70,700
College Station-Bryan
$70,170
Amarillo
$68,050
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$66,140
Abilene
$65,860
El Paso
$65,810
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$64,820
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$63,520
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$63,270
Corpus Christi
$62,660
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$62,270
Tyler
$62,270
Wichita Falls
$62,270
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$61,470
Brownsville-Harlingen
$60,410
Lubbock
$50,680


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