School Psychologists Salary — Chicago, Illinois

The average School Psychologists in Chicago, Illinois earns $98,120 a year.

$98,120 / year, mean
↓ 3.5% below national average 100th percentile in Illinois

Chicago sits at the very top of the range for this role in Illinois — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for school psychologists — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
2,770
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.6%
Cost of living 104 #31 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1770 #92 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $353,998 #78 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $88,850 #28 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Chicago ranks #31 for cost of living and #78 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

El Centro $141,360 San Jose $137,350 San Francisco $135,970 Riverside $135,230 Modesto $133,120 Visalia $131,970 Yuba City $130,690 Oxnard $130,050 Santa Maria $129,770 Santa Rosa $129,200 Vallejo $129,190 Sacramento $127,440 Merced $127,050 Los Angeles $125,370 San Diego $124,580 Bakersfield $122,540 Chico $122,140 Fresno $121,710 San Luis Obispo $121,510 Stockton $119,240 Bremerton $118,780 Seattle $117,870 New York $117,730 Portland $115,950 Baltimore $111,620 Medford $110,210 Kennewick $109,360 Olympia $109,270 Bellingham $107,080 Kingston $106,000 Salem $105,050 Yakima $103,770 Spokane $100,790 Kiryas Joel $99,250 Lancaster $98,400 Chicago $98,120 Louisville $96,590 Watertown $95,230 Philadelphia $93,010 Dallas $92,960 Miami $92,880 Austin $91,540 Virginia Beach $91,370 Utica $91,340 Syracuse $91,250 Sarasota $90,800 Allentown $90,710 Atlantic City $90,690 Albany $90,620 York $90,580 Vineland $90,040 Brownsville $89,960 Houston $89,710 McAllen $89,600 Tampa $89,590 Springfield $89,510 Detroit $89,400 Buffalo $88,900 Jackson $88,650 Hagerstown $88,470 Ann Arbor $88,290 Binghamton $88,070 Port St. Lucie $87,580 Pittsburgh $87,270 Lansing $86,850 Glens Falls $86,750 San Antonio $86,600 Orlando $86,520 Jacksonville $86,510 Dover $85,890 Eugene $85,530 Richmond $85,180 Scranton $84,950 Harrisburg $84,830 Reading $84,500 Grand Rapids $84,450 Charlottesville $84,200 Rockford $83,740 Evansville $83,260 Pensacola $82,220 Ithaca $81,940 Fort Wayne $81,130 Muskegon $81,060 Lexington $81,050 Bloomington $81,020 El Paso $80,970 Erie $80,970 Indianapolis $79,890 Tallahassee $79,860 Abilene $79,650 Amarillo $79,550 South Bend $79,440 Kalamazoo $79,230 Rochester $78,260 Longview $77,850 Corpus Christi $77,180 Beaumont $76,640 Roanoke $75,540 Peoria $74,980 Lubbock $71,880 Champaign $71,870 Huntington $71,400 Charleston $70,670 Lakeland $66,160
CityMean salaryvs. Chicago
Abilene, Texas$79,650-18.8%
Albany, New York$90,620-7.6%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$90,710-7.6%
Amarillo, Texas$79,550-18.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$88,290-10.0%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$90,690-7.6%
Austin, Texas$91,540-6.7%
Bakersfield, California$122,540+24.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$111,620+13.8%
Beaumont, Texas$76,640-21.9%
Bellingham, Washington$107,080+9.1%
Binghamton, New York$88,070-10.2%
Bloomington, Illinois$81,020-17.4%
Bremerton, Washington$118,780+21.1%
Brownsville, Texas$89,960-8.3%
Buffalo, New York$88,900-9.4%
Champaign, Illinois$71,870-26.8%
Charleston, West Virginia$70,670-28.0%
Charlottesville, Virginia$84,200-14.2%
Chico, California$122,140+24.5%
Corpus Christi, Texas$77,180-21.3%
Dallas, Texas$92,960-5.3%
Detroit, Michigan$89,400-8.9%
Dover, Delaware$85,890-12.5%
El Centro, California$141,360+44.1%
El Paso, Texas$80,970-17.5%
Erie, Pennsylvania$80,970-17.5%
Eugene, Oregon$85,530-12.8%
Evansville, Indiana$83,260-15.1%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$81,130-17.3%
Fresno, California$121,710+24.0%
Glens Falls, New York$86,750-11.6%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$84,450-13.9%
Hagerstown, Maryland$88,470-9.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$84,830-13.5%
Houston, Texas$89,710-8.6%
Huntington, West Virginia$71,400-27.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$79,890-18.6%
Ithaca, New York$81,940-16.5%
Jackson, Michigan$88,650-9.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$86,510-11.8%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$79,230-19.3%
Kennewick, Washington$109,360+11.5%
Kingston, New York$106,000+8.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$99,250+1.2%
Lakeland, Florida$66,160-32.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$98,400+0.3%
Lansing, Michigan$86,850-11.5%
Lexington, Kentucky$81,050-17.4%
Longview, Texas$77,850-20.7%
Los Angeles, California$125,370+27.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$96,590-1.6%
Lubbock, Texas$71,880-26.7%
McAllen, Texas$89,600-8.7%
Medford, Oregon$110,210+12.3%
Merced, California$127,050+29.5%
Miami, Florida$92,880-5.3%
Modesto, California$133,120+35.7%
Muskegon, Michigan$81,060-17.4%
New York, New York$117,730+20.0%
Sarasota, Florida$90,800-7.5%
Olympia, Washington$109,270+11.4%
Orlando, Florida$86,520-11.8%
Oxnard, California$130,050+32.5%
Pensacola, Florida$82,220-16.2%
Peoria, Illinois$74,980-23.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$93,010-5.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$87,270-11.1%
Portland, Oregon$115,950+18.2%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$87,580-10.7%
Reading, Pennsylvania$84,500-13.9%
Richmond, Virginia$85,180-13.2%
Riverside, California$135,230+37.8%
Roanoke, Virginia$75,540-23.0%
Rochester, New York$78,260-20.2%
Rockford, Illinois$83,740-14.7%
Sacramento, California$127,440+29.9%
Salem, Oregon$105,050+7.1%
San Antonio, Texas$86,600-11.7%
San Diego, California$124,580+27.0%
San Francisco, California$135,970+38.6%
San Jose, California$137,350+40.0%
San Luis Obispo, California$121,510+23.8%
Santa Maria, California$129,770+32.3%
Santa Rosa, California$129,200+31.7%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$84,950-13.4%
Seattle, Washington$117,870+20.1%
South Bend, Indiana$79,440-19.0%
Spokane, Washington$100,790+2.7%
Springfield, Illinois$89,510-8.8%
Stockton, California$119,240+21.5%
Syracuse, New York$91,250-7.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$79,860-18.6%
Tampa, Florida$89,590-8.7%
Utica, New York$91,340-6.9%
Vallejo, California$129,190+31.7%
Vineland, New Jersey$90,040-8.2%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$91,370-6.9%
Visalia, California$131,970+34.5%
Watertown, New York$95,230-2.9%
Yakima, Washington$103,770+5.8%
York, Pennsylvania$90,580-7.7%
Yuba City, California$130,690+33.2%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
98,120/yr
Estimated take-home
73,142/yr
Est. total withheld
25.5%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 19-3034 SOC code
Official area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 16980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: il_idor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
NapervilleElgin
Multi-state area: IL;IN
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Illinois

Population (metro area)
9,359,555