Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
19-3034 School Psychologists
Diagnose and implement individual or schoolwide interventions or strategies to address educational, behavioral, or developmental issues that adversely impact educational functioning in a school. May address student learning and behavioral problems and counsel students or families. May design and implement performance plans, and evaluate performance. May consult with other school-based personnel.
National estimates for School Psychologists
Industry profile for School Psychologists
Geographic profile for School Psychologists
National estimates for School Psychologists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for School Psychologists:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 57,110 |
2.1 % |
$ 39.80 |
$ 82,770 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for School Psychologists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 23.68 |
$ 29.84 |
$ 37.88 |
$ 48.10 |
$ 60.07 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 49,260 |
$ 62,070 |
$ 78,780 |
$ 100,040 |
$ 124,950 |
Industry profile for School Psychologists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for School Psychologists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in School Psychologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in School Psychologists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
48,380 |
0.60 |
$ 39.98 |
$ 83,160 |
| Educational Support Services |
2,250 |
1.15 |
$ 43.14 |
$ 89,730 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
1,410 |
0.05 |
$ 39.13 |
$ 81,380 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,020 |
0.02 |
$ 41.81 |
$ 86,970 |
| Individual and Family Services |
1,000 |
0.04 |
$ 35.70 |
$ 74,260 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in School Psychologists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Educational Support Services |
2,250 |
1.15 |
$ 43.14 |
$ 89,730 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
48,380 |
0.60 |
$ 39.98 |
$ 83,160 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
790 |
0.08 |
$ 36.59 |
$ 76,100 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
1,410 |
0.05 |
$ 39.13 |
$ 81,380 |
| Individual and Family Services |
1,000 |
0.04 |
$ 35.70 |
$ 74,260 |
Top paying industries for School Psychologists:
Geographic profile for School Psychologists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for School Psychologists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in School Psychologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in School Psychologists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
8,480 |
0.51 |
1.27 |
$ 46.41 |
$ 96,530 |
| Texas |
6,690 |
0.55 |
1.35 |
$ 34.17 |
$ 71,080 |
| New York |
6,290 |
0.73 |
1.79 |
$ 46.94 |
$ 97,640 |
| Illinois |
3,380 |
0.60 |
1.48 |
$ 36.17 |
$ 75,240 |
| Florida |
2,660 |
0.31 |
0.76 |
$ 35.05 |
$ 72,910 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in School Psychologists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
6,290 |
0.73 |
1.79 |
$ 46.94 |
$ 97,640 |
| Delaware |
310 |
0.70 |
1.73 |
$ 35.69 |
$ 74,220 |
| New Jersey |
2,560 |
0.66 |
1.64 |
$ 42.58 |
$ 88,570 |
| Connecticut |
970 |
0.62 |
1.52 |
$ 43.57 |
$ 90,620 |
| Illinois |
3,380 |
0.60 |
1.48 |
$ 36.17 |
$ 75,240 |
Top paying states for School Psychologists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Colorado |
1,190 |
0.45 |
1.12 |
$ 49.63 |
$ 103,240 |
| New York |
6,290 |
0.73 |
1.79 |
$ 46.94 |
$ 97,640 |
| California |
8,480 |
0.51 |
1.27 |
$ 46.41 |
$ 96,530 |
| District of Columbia |
240 |
0.37 |
0.91 |
$ 46.21 |
$ 96,120 |
| Washington |
1,260 |
0.39 |
0.97 |
$ 46.05 |
$ 95,780 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in School Psychologists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
6,310 |
0.73 |
1.79 |
$ 47.59 |
$ 98,980 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,670 |
0.63 |
1.56 |
$ 37.24 |
$ 77,460 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,640 |
0.46 |
1.14 |
$ 43.28 |
$ 90,010 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,900 |
0.66 |
1.62 |
$ 35.47 |
$ 73,770 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,840 |
0.51 |
1.26 |
$ 35.39 |
$ 73,600 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,350 |
0.52 |
1.29 |
$ 45.58 |
$ 94,800 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,250 |
0.47 |
1.16 |
$ 41.03 |
$ 85,340 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,120 |
0.38 |
0.94 |
$ 47.19 |
$ 98,160 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,110 |
0.72 |
1.79 |
$ 49.63 |
$ 103,230 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
960 |
0.43 |
1.06 |
$ 43.58 |
$ 90,640 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in School Psychologists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| St. George, UT |
100 |
1.37 |
3.39 |
$ 27.16 |
$ 56,480 |
| Modesto, CA |
220 |
1.23 |
3.03 |
$ 54.54 |
$ 113,440 |
| Merced, CA |
70 |
1.00 |
2.47 |
$ 54.27 |
$ 112,890 |
| Fresno, CA |
360 |
0.96 |
2.37 |
$ 55.46 |
$ 115,360 |
| Kingston, NY |
50 |
0.93 |
2.29 |
$ 46.60 |
$ 96,930 |
| Yuba City, CA |
40 |
0.92 |
2.26 |
$ 50.10 |
$ 104,210 |
| El Centro, CA |
50 |
0.90 |
2.22 |
$ 55.77 |
$ 116,010 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
230 |
0.87 |
2.15 |
$ 31.78 |
$ 66,100 |
| Rochester, NY |
400 |
0.84 |
2.07 |
$ 35.14 |
$ 73,090 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
210 |
0.83 |
2.04 |
$ 47.33 |
$ 98,450 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for School Psychologists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Boulder, CO |
80 |
0.43 |
1.06 |
$ 55.91 |
$ 116,280 |
| El Centro, CA |
50 |
0.90 |
2.22 |
$ 55.77 |
$ 116,010 |
| Fresno, CA |
360 |
0.96 |
2.37 |
$ 55.46 |
$ 115,360 |
| Modesto, CA |
220 |
1.23 |
3.03 |
$ 54.54 |
$ 113,440 |
| Merced, CA |
70 |
1.00 |
2.47 |
$ 54.27 |
$ 112,890 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
110 |
0.56 |
1.38 |
$ 53.96 |
$ 112,230 |
| Napa, CA |
30 |
0.47 |
1.16 |
$ 52.77 |
$ 109,760 |
| Salinas, CA |
90 |
0.51 |
1.25 |
$ 52.58 |
$ 109,370 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
650 |
0.45 |
1.10 |
$ 50.70 |
$ 105,450 |
| Hanford-Corcoran, CA |
30 |
0.74 |
1.83 |
$ 50.46 |
$ 104,960 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in School Psychologists:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in School Psychologists:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for School Psychologists:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
