The annual salary statistics of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $52,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,130 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $115,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $178,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $178,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,220.
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 | $85,520 | 0.21% | 30.31% |
| 2019 | $85,340 | 9.54% | - |
| 2018 | $77,200 | 4.42% | - |
| 2017 | $73,790 | 13.04% | - |
| 2016 | $64,170 | 6.65% | - |
| 2015 | $59,900 | -4.31% | - |
| 2014 | $62,480 | -1.79% | - |
| 2013 | $63,600 | 6.29% | - |
| 2012 | $59,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $85,520, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the highest paying city for clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in state of Virginia, followed by Roanoke (median annual salary $83,980). In comparison, the median annual salary of clinical, counseling, and school psychologists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 1.8 percent (1.8%) higher than that in Roanoke.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Roanoke | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Richmond | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |