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School Psychologists Salary in Washington

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for School Psychologists in Washington is $108,780. BLS estimates approximately 1,420 people work in this occupation in Washington. Washington is 13.3% above the national median ($95,990).

Median salary
$108,780
Average salary
$112,640
Median hourly
$52.30
Employment
1,420

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$82,600$39.71
25th percentile$101,160$48.64
Median (50th)$108,780$52.30
75th percentile$131,120$63.04
90th percentile$139,110$66.88

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.5% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4.2% — Very reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.4
Location quotient
0.97

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Washington’s regional price level is above the national average (index 107.013, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $101,651 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Opportunity Score

73.9/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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