School Psychologists Salary in Salem, OR

School Psychologists pay range in Salem

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $71,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $149,700 or more. The middle half of school psychologists in Salem earn between $85,890 and $119,110.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

School Psychologists salary after taxes in Salem

On the average salary of $105,050, a single filer in Salem takes home about $74,842 a year, or $6,237 a month and $2,879 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

Is Salem a good place for school psychologists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Salem area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $105,050 buys what about $101,352 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Salem ($55,310). A typical home costs $454,689, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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School Psychologists salary in other Oregon cities

Salem ranks 3rd of 4 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($115,950).

All School Psychologists salaries in Oregon

Highest-paying cities for school psychologists

Boulder, CO pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($142,700).

School Psychologists salary by city

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