212 metro areas

School Psychologist Salary by City (2026)

School psychologists earn the most in Boulder, CO, an average of $142,710 a year, against $99,160 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in El Centro, CA ($148,530 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean): $99,160BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city: $142,710Boulder, CO
Best after cost of living: $148,530El Centro, CA
Metro areas: 212With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for school psychologists

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

Boulder, CO$142,710
El Centro, CA$141,360
San Jose, CA$137,340
San Francisco, CA$135,970
Riverside, CA$135,220
Modesto, CA$133,120
Visalia, CA$131,980
Yuba City, CA$130,690
Oxnard, CA$130,040
Santa Maria, CA$129,770

Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for school psychologists
Item	Value
Boulder, CO	$142,710
El Centro, CA	$141,360
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$137,340
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$135,970
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$135,220
Modesto, CA	$133,120
Visalia, CA	$131,980
Yuba City, CA	$130,690
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$130,040
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$129,770

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

El Centro, CA$141,360 nominal$148,530
Boulder, CO$142,710 nominal$135,650
Visalia, CA$131,980 nominal$132,210
Merced, CA$127,050 nominal$129,280
Modesto, CA$133,120 nominal$127,870
Riverside, CA$135,220 nominal$127,040
Las Cruces, NM$114,190 nominal$126,580
Yuba City, CA$130,690 nominal$125,380
San Jose, CA$137,340 nominal$124,380
Colorado Springs, CO$123,070 nominal$122,210

Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for school psychologists
Item	Value
El Centro, CA	$148,530
Boulder, CO	$135,650
Visalia, CA	$132,210
Merced, CA	$129,280
Modesto, CA	$127,870
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$127,040
Las Cruces, NM	$126,580
Yuba City, CA	$125,380
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$124,380
Colorado Springs, CO	$122,210

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

School Psychologist salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

School Psychologist pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#	Metro area	Mean	Entry (Level I)	Experienced (Level IV)	At US prices
1	Boulder, CO	$142,710	$116,150	$155,790	$135,650
2	El Centro, CA	$141,360	$112,030	$155,810	$148,530
3	San Jose, CA	$137,340	$102,020	$154,750	$124,380
4	San Francisco, CA	$135,970	$107,620	$149,950	$117,610
5	Riverside, CA	$135,220	$107,890	$148,700	$127,040
6	Modesto, CA	$133,120	$114,130	$142,460	$127,870
7	Visalia, CA	$131,980	$104,310	$145,600	$132,210
8	Yuba City, CA	$130,690	$107,490	$142,110	$125,380
9	Oxnard, CA	$130,040	$109,010	$140,420	$117,650
10	Santa Maria, CA	$129,770	$107,680	$140,650	$119,280
11	Santa Rosa, CA	$129,210	$103,540	$141,860	$119,880
12	Vallejo, CA	$129,190	$104,540	$141,340	$119,090
13	Denver, CO	$128,070	$99,340	$142,230	$121,070
14	Sacramento, CA	$127,440	$103,480	$139,240	$119,470
15	Merced, CA	$127,050	$104,150	$138,340	$129,280
16	Los Angeles, CA	$125,380	$98,030	$138,840	$110,400
17	San Diego, CA	$124,590	$93,100	$140,090	$111,350
18	Colorado Springs, CO	$123,070	$93,350	$137,720	$122,210
19	Bakersfield, CA	$122,550	$101,380	$132,970	$121,470
20	Chico, CA	$122,140	$97,180	$134,450	$120,700
21	Fresno, CA	$121,700	$96,890	$133,930	$119,130
22	San Luis Obispo, CA	$121,510	$95,970	$134,100	$111,890
23	Reno, NV	$119,770	$102,900	$128,070	$118,570
24	Stockton, CA	$119,250	$87,980	$134,640	$113,480
25	Bremerton, WA	$118,790	$91,600	$132,160	$112,480
26	Seattle, WA	$117,870	$93,270	$130,000	$106,060
27	New York, NY-NJ	$117,730	$81,970	$135,350	$104,590
28	Albuquerque, NM	$116,060	$87,150	$130,290	$121,470
29	Portland, OR-WA	$115,960	$90,960	$128,270	$110,000
30	Las Cruces, NM	$114,190	$97,550	$122,390	$126,580
31	Baltimore, MD	$111,610	$82,680	$125,880	$106,820
32	Barnstable Town, MA	$111,470	$76,710	$128,590	$113,340
33	Medford, OR	$110,200	$86,380	$121,950	$108,640
34	Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV	$109,780	$75,030	$126,900	$100,820
35	Columbus, OH	$109,700	$76,340	$126,130	$114,910
36	Kennewick, WA	$109,370	$89,170	$119,310	$109,280
37	Olympia, WA	$109,280	$88,670	$119,430	$105,410
38	Bellingham, WA	$107,080	$91,060	$114,980	$103,630
39	Greeley, CO	$106,720	$75,090	$122,300	$106,530
40	Kingston, NY	$106,000	$72,780	$122,370	$105,250
41	Farmington, NM	$105,980	$90,630	$113,550	$120,830
42	Salem, OR	$105,060	$79,040	$117,850	$101,360
43	Yakima, WA	$103,770	$82,870	$114,070	$108,610
44	Lincoln, NE	$102,520	$87,280	$110,030	$111,940
45	Spokane, WA	$100,800	$78,520	$111,760	$100,450
46	Dayton, OH	$100,710	$71,660	$115,000	$108,650
47	Bridgeport, CT	$100,440	$74,130	$113,400	$93,990
48	Boston, MA-NH	$99,650	$68,100	$115,190	$92,040
49	Kiryas Joel, NY	$99,260	$68,520	$114,400	$90,710
50	Hartford, CT	$99,050	$76,500	$110,160	$96,400
51	Lancaster, PA	$98,400	$73,610	$110,610	$100,150
52	Chicago, IL-IN	$98,110	$69,470	$112,240	$94,710
53	Milwaukee, WI	$98,110	$72,110	$110,910	$101,210
54	Springfield, MA	$96,950	$73,110	$108,700	$100,930
55	Billings, MT	$96,680	$74,760	$107,490	$103,370
56	Waterbury, CT	$96,660	$73,360	$108,140	$96,880
57	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$96,600	$69,100	$110,140	$103,790
58	Atlanta, GA	$96,050	$68,040	$109,870	$95,990
59	Arecibo, PR	$95,490	$91,980	$97,220	N/A
60	Pittsfield, MA	$95,390	$68,620	$108,580	$100,300
61	Watertown, NY	$95,220	$65,480	$109,890	$108,590
62	Aguadilla, PR	$95,060	$90,650	$97,220	N/A
63	Omaha, NE-IA	$94,990	$70,840	$106,890	$103,350
64	Worcester, MA	$94,930	$66,500	$108,950	$92,590
65	Norwich, CT	$94,270	$71,680	$105,410	$93,850
66	Fort Collins, CO	$94,000	$73,300	$104,190	$92,950
67	New Haven, CT	$93,600	$69,200	$105,600	$89,520
68	Providence, RI-MA	$93,410	$69,930	$104,980	$91,780
69	Phoenix, AZ	$93,310	$69,660	$104,940	$90,320
70	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$93,000	$70,450	$104,100	$90,680
71	Dallas, TX	$92,960	$74,280	$102,150	$90,170
72	Miami, FL	$92,870	$66,440	$105,910	$81,350
73	San Juan, PR	$92,500	$82,470	$97,430	N/A
74	Amherst Town, MA	$91,920	$68,270	$103,560	$91,700
75	Austin, TX	$91,540	$69,680	$102,320	$93,350
76	Virginia Beach, VA-NC	$91,370	$71,570	$101,130	$93,290
77	Utica, NY	$91,330	$61,530	$106,020	$98,550
78	Syracuse, NY	$91,250	$63,500	$104,920	$95,310
79	Mayaguez, PR	$91,170	$78,520	$97,390	N/A
80	Las Vegas, NV	$91,000	$71,300	$100,690	$90,800
81	New Orleans, LA	$90,850	$66,620	$102,770	$98,110
82	Madison, WI	$90,790	$73,050	$99,510	$93,320
83	North Port, FL	$90,790	$69,760	$101,150	$88,650
84	Allentown, PA-NJ	$90,710	$69,970	$100,940	$90,740
85	Atlantic City, NJ	$90,690	$72,800	$99,510	$91,740
86	Albany, NY	$90,630	$65,830	$102,840	$91,030
87	York, PA	$90,580	$65,100	$103,130	$94,350
88	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$90,330	$66,000	$102,320	$94,720
89	Anchorage, AK	$90,210	$73,490	$98,430	$85,570
90	Minneapolis, MN-WI	$90,170	$64,520	$102,790	$86,020
91	Vineland, NJ	$90,040	$72,340	$98,760	$93,820
92	Brownsville, TX	$89,960	$67,410	$101,070	$104,640
93	Clarksville, TN-KY	$89,770	$56,120	$106,350	$98,710
94	Houston, TX	$89,710	$71,470	$98,700	$90,960
95	Salt Lake City, UT	$89,710	$70,720	$99,050	$88,940
96	Racine, WI	$89,670	$69,180	$99,760	$93,440
97	McAllen, TX	$89,610	$70,240	$99,130	$104,330
98	Tampa, FL	$89,590	$74,460	$97,050	$88,800
99	Springfield, IL	$89,520	$66,830	$100,690	$96,520
100	Detroit, MI	$89,400	$61,730	$103,020	$89,130
101	Toledo, OH	$89,360	$66,910	$100,400	$97,710
102	Burlington, VT	$89,290	$67,200	$100,190	$88,450
103	Buffalo, NY	$88,900	$58,530	$103,850	$92,750
104	Tucson, AZ	$88,710	$73,030	$96,430	$91,550
105	Cleveland, OH	$88,690	$63,500	$101,090	$94,430
106	Jackson, MI	$88,650	$65,190	$100,210	$96,590
107	Urban Honolulu, HI	$88,500	$75,960	$94,680	$79,760
108	Hagerstown, MD-WV	$88,460	$67,370	$98,860	$93,940
109	Portland, ME	$88,380	$69,100	$97,880	$86,770
110	Ann Arbor, MI	$88,300	$62,500	$100,980	$87,530
111	Binghamton, NY	$88,070	$60,420	$101,690	$94,840
112	Monroe, LA	$88,070	$75,820	$94,100	$105,350
113	Port St. Lucie, FL	$87,590	$75,110	$93,720	$87,390
114	Youngstown, OH	$87,480	$65,520	$98,320	$100,100
115	Pittsburgh, PA	$87,280	$60,780	$100,320	$92,190
116	Canton, OH	$87,050	$63,840	$98,470	$97,360
117	Lansing, MI	$86,860	$58,340	$100,900	$91,440
118	Glens Falls, NY	$86,760	$60,010	$99,920	$91,460
119	San Antonio, TX	$86,590	$68,020	$95,760	$91,420
120	Jacksonville, FL	$86,510	$73,090	$93,120	$86,960
121	Orlando, FL	$86,510	$66,440	$96,410	$85,300
122	Dover, DE	$85,900	$66,390	$95,490	$88,100
123	Eugene, OR	$85,530	$65,540	$95,390	$84,210
124	Rochester, MN	$85,510	$69,450	$93,430	$94,150
125	Richmond, VA	$85,180	$68,140	$93,580	$87,040
126	Savannah, GA	$85,130	$72,010	$91,580	$89,420
127	Scranton, PA	$84,950	$65,060	$94,740	$90,800
128	Harrisburg, PA	$84,840	$67,330	$93,450	$86,000
129	Akron, OH	$84,740	$57,970	$97,910	$90,760
130	Reading, PA	$84,510	$65,100	$94,060	$87,070
131	Grand Rapids, MI	$84,450	$59,780	$96,600	$88,390
132	Charlottesville, VA	$84,200	$64,040	$94,120	$84,930
133	Rockford, IL	$83,740	$66,580	$92,190	$90,870
134	Augusta, GA-SC	$83,720	$56,470	$97,120	$91,100
135	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$83,510	$62,550	$93,830	$90,600
136	Green Bay, WI	$83,490	$66,520	$91,850	$89,690
137	Raleigh, NC	$83,470	$63,690	$93,200	$85,040
138	Evansville, IN	$83,260	$57,910	$95,740	$90,970
139	Columbia, SC	$82,280	$62,800	$91,890	$87,850
140	Oshkosh, WI	$82,260	$66,830	$89,880	$88,520
141	Pensacola, FL	$82,220	$72,590	$86,960	$84,140
142	Ithaca, NY	$81,950	$60,300	$92,600	$79,320
143	Charlotte, NC-SC	$81,790	$64,770	$90,150	$84,020
144	Nashville, TN	$81,680	$63,130	$90,810	$84,780
145	Duluth, MN-WI	$81,140	$65,500	$88,840	$91,410
146	Fort Wayne, IN	$81,140	$59,010	$92,040	$87,650
147	Muskegon, MI	$81,060	$60,010	$91,420	$87,610
148	Lexington, KY	$81,040	$64,460	$89,210	$87,240
149	Bloomington, IL	$81,020	$62,650	$90,080	$86,620
150	El Paso, TX	$80,970	$62,590	$90,020	$90,050
151	Erie, PA	$80,970	$71,760	$85,510	$89,030
152	Provo, UT	$80,480	$60,510	$90,310	$81,930
153	Charleston, SC	$80,180	$68,760	$85,800	$79,420
154	Oklahoma City, OK	$79,960	$55,990	$91,750	$88,440
155	Indianapolis, IN	$79,890	$61,760	$88,820	$83,480
156	Tallahassee, FL	$79,850	$65,230	$87,070	$85,020
157	Abilene, TX	$79,640	$68,350	$85,220	$88,130
158	Amarillo, TX	$79,560	$68,080	$85,200	$86,650
159	South Bend, IN-MI	$79,440	$62,590	$87,760	$85,550
160	Huntsville, AL	$79,390	$73,820	$82,140	$85,300
161	Kalamazoo, MI	$79,230	$57,870	$89,750	$83,540
162	Davenport, IA-IL	$79,100	$56,890	$90,020	$88,800
163	Kenosha, WI	$78,850	$62,590	$86,860	$77,980
164	Janesville, WI	$78,480	$53,460	$90,810	$83,750
165	Rochester, NY	$78,270	$56,260	$89,110	$80,660
166	Appleton, WI	$78,120	$63,000	$85,570	$84,530
167	Longview, TX	$77,850	$54,290	$89,460	$87,000
168	Lawrence, KS	$77,730	$51,810	$90,480	$86,130
169	La Crosse, WI-MN	$77,520	$64,630	$83,890	$84,470
170	St. Louis, MO-IL	$77,440	$57,430	$87,280	$81,440
171	Springfield, MO	$77,440	$59,240	$86,400	$87,420
172	Corpus Christi, TX	$77,190	$61,570	$84,860	$83,290
173	Kansas City, MO-KS	$76,770	$59,630	$85,200	$82,960
174	Beaumont, TX	$76,650	$67,160	$81,310	$85,120
175	Manchester, NH	$76,590	$47,820	$90,770	$72,490
176	Roanoke, VA	$75,550	$53,190	$86,550	$80,700
177	Eau Claire, WI	$75,400	$57,350	$84,280	$81,250
178	Boise City, ID	$75,280	$55,720	$84,910	$76,510
179	Des Moines, IA	$75,110	$51,110	$86,940	$81,910
180	Peoria, IL	$74,980	$57,570	$83,550	$82,190
181	Knoxville, TN	$74,030	$58,800	$81,540	$79,970
182	Wichita, KS	$73,690	$60,010	$80,450	$82,850
183	Greenville, SC	$73,110	$44,030	$87,420	$78,390
184	Idaho Falls, ID	$73,090	$56,990	$81,020	$77,420
185	Florence, SC	$72,950	$56,390	$81,100	$84,070
186	Greensboro, NC	$72,800	$63,880	$77,190	$78,390
187	Houma, LA	$72,570	$67,000	$75,320	$85,270
188	Winston, NC	$72,430	$56,260	$80,410	$78,690
189	Baton Rouge, LA	$71,880	$60,130	$77,690	$79,180
190	Lubbock, TX	$71,880	$61,190	$77,150	$78,710
191	Champaign, IL	$71,860	$49,570	$82,870	$77,520
192	Huntington, WV-KY-OH	$71,410	$57,180	$78,420	$80,760
193	Spartanburg, SC	$71,180	$59,050	$77,170	$78,180
194	Charleston, WV	$70,680	$58,990	$76,420	$79,670
195	Lake Charles, LA	$69,510	$60,840	$73,800	$80,960
196	Topeka, KS	$68,850	$58,610	$73,900	$77,520
197	Asheville, NC	$68,640	$60,840	$72,470	$71,130
198	Wilmington, NC	$68,450	$61,360	$71,950	$70,990
199	Ogden, UT	$68,430	$38,650	$83,120	$68,190
200	Shreveport, LA	$68,180	$50,040	$77,130	$80,430
201	Fargo, ND-MN	$67,970	$54,500	$74,610	$74,800
202	Chattanooga, TN-GA	$67,790	$47,960	$77,560	$74,120
203	Gulfport, MS	$66,410	$54,330	$72,360	$73,780
204	Lakeland, FL	$66,160	$54,750	$71,780	$68,110
205	Little Rock, AR	$63,730	$53,580	$68,740	$71,320
206	Durham, NC	$63,630	$48,980	$70,820	$65,210
207	Jackson, MS	$61,030	$49,280	$66,810	$68,540
208	Hickory, NC	$60,840	$49,670	$66,350	$68,760
209	Tulsa, OK	$58,640	$40,230	$67,700	$65,730
210	Burlington, NC	$57,930	$41,660	$65,940	$62,160
211	Fayetteville, AR	$53,370	$31,780	$64,000	$58,420
212	Cedar Rapids, IA	$53,330	$46,530	$56,660	$59,950

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Method

About these numbers

Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

School Psychologist salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays school psychologists the most?

Boulder, CO, where the average (mean) wage is $142,710 a year, followed by El Centro, CA ($141,360), San Jose, CA ($137,340), San Francisco, CA ($135,970). The national mean is $99,160 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do school psychologists earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in El Centro, CA ($148,530 at national prices, $141,360 nominal), Boulder, CO ($135,650 at national prices, $142,710 nominal), Visalia, CA ($132,210 at national prices, $131,980 nominal).

How much do school psychologists make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $117,730; Los Angeles, CA: $125,380; Chicago, IL-IN: $98,110; Dallas, TX: $92,960; Houston, TX: $89,710 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do school psychologists earn the least?

Of the 212 metro areas with their own estimate, Cedar Rapids, IA has the lowest mean wage, $53,330. At local prices that is worth $59,950.