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City of Boston / Behavioral Health Services / School Psychologist(1)

Job-title file

School Psychologist(1)

Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.

17 employees hold this title in Behavioral Health Services. Median total compensation for the role is $145,126, above the department median of $8,759.

Employees
17
Total payroll
$2.3M
Role median
$145,126
Agency median
$8,759
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$30,153$166,930+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 17 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

School Psychologist(1) pay vs. the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area

Across all employers in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, the median wage for School Psychologists — about 2,340 people — is $98,670. Behavioral Health Services pays a median base salary of $132,933 for this role, 35% above that figureabout the 88th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Behavioral Health Services sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$64,480
$80,110
$98,670
$115,900
$135,250
Behavioral Health Services median · $132,933

The bar is the range of annual wages for School Psychologists across every employer in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Behavioral Health Services’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for School Psychologists — about 63,940 people — is $95,990. Behavioral Health Services’s median base salary is 38% above that national figure, about the 84th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$63,070
$77,470
$95,990
$120,310
$142,330
Behavioral Health Services median · $132,933

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 16 of 17 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Behavioral Health Services is $145,126, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City of Boston

School Psychologist(1) is held in 85 City of Boston departments. In Behavioral Health Services, the median of $145,126 ranks #16 of 85.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Ohrenberger 3-8
$176,253 · 1
Lee Academy
$161,210 · 1
Lyndon K-8
$159,850 · 1
Mildred Avenue K-8
$156,015 · 1
Kilmer K-8
$153,757 · 1
Roosevelt K-8
$153,137 · 1
Holmes Elementary
$151,552 · 1
Winship Elementary
$150,552 · 1
Ruth Batson Academy
$147,850 · 1

Median total compensation for the School Psychologist(1) role in other City of Bostondepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

School Psychologist beyond City of Boston

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In City of Boston, the median of $131,405 ranks #2 of 6. See School Psychologist across all of City of Boston

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Chicago Public Schools
$137,535 · 263
New Jersey
$99,545 · 5
Georgia
$84,677 · 923
New York City
$12,831 · 41

Median total compensation for comparable School Psychologistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Stephanie Ward-Wilson

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$169,993
Base pay
$133,533
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$36,460
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$169,993
Work ZIP code
02043

Source-specific fields

Id
2933
Other Pay
$33,601
Retro
2,859.06

Stephanie Ward-Wilson works as a School Psychologist(1) for Behavioral Health Services. Stephanie earned $169,993 in 2024.

Rose Haferd

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$160,422
Base pay
$132,523
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$27,899
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$160,422
Work ZIP code
02140

Source-specific fields

Id
3388
Other Pay
$25,060
Retro
2,839.66

Rose Haferd holds the role of School Psychologist(1) at Behavioral Health Services. In 2024, their total compensation was $160,422.

Luis Duque

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$149,193
Base pay
$134,650
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$14,542
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$149,193
Work ZIP code
02140

Source-specific fields

Id
4234
Other Pay
$11,656
Retro
2,886.71

Luis Duque holds the role of School Psychologist(1) at Behavioral Health Services. In 2024, their total compensation was $149,193.

Tacara Kirby

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$148,016
Base pay
$132,933
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$15,083
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$148,016
Work ZIP code
02186

Source-specific fields

Id
4370
Other Pay
$12,232
Retro
2,851.06

Tacara Kirby is a School Psychologist(1) at Behavioral Health Services. 2024 total compensation came to $148,016.

Margaret Dixon

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$147,564
Base pay
$133,028
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$14,536
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$147,564
Work ZIP code
02071

Source-specific fields

Id
4425
Other Pay
$11,709
Retro
2,826.66

Margaret Dixon is a School Psychologist(1) at Behavioral Health Services. 2024 total compensation came to $147,564.

Julie Herlihy

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$147,069
Base pay
$133,333
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$13,736
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$147,069
Work ZIP code
02186

Source-specific fields

Id
4496
Other Pay
$10,871
Retro
2,864.53

At Behavioral Health Services, Julie Herlihy serves as a School Psychologist(1). Their 2024 pay totaled $147,069.

Glendina Duncan

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$146,768
Base pay
$132,233
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$14,534
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$146,768
Work ZIP code
02126

Source-specific fields

Id
4536
Other Pay
$11,684
Retro
2,850.42

Glendina Duncan is a School Psychologist(1) at Behavioral Health Services. 2024 total compensation came to $146,768.

Desiree Rivera

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$145,812
Base pay
$134,250
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$11,561
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$145,812
Work ZIP code
02186

Source-specific fields

Id
4656
Other Pay
$8,663
Retro
2,898.67

Desiree Rivera holds the role of School Psychologist(1) at Behavioral Health Services. In 2024, their total compensation was $145,812.

Maria-Jesus Fernandez-Diaz

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$145,126
Base pay
$132,071
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$13,055
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$145,126
Work ZIP code
02474

Source-specific fields

Id
4755
Other Pay
$10,200
Retro
2,855.23

At Behavioral Health Services, Maria-Jesus Fernandez-Diaz serves as a School Psychologist(1). Their 2024 pay totaled $145,126.

Victoria Downes

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$144,473
Base pay
$132,933
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$11,540
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$144,473
Work ZIP code
02126

Source-specific fields

Id
4819
Other Pay
$8,700
Retro
2,839.66

Victoria Downes holds the role of School Psychologist(1) at Behavioral Health Services. In 2024, their total compensation was $144,473.

Oscar De Tuya Iii

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$141,041
Base pay
$137,485
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,556
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$141,041
Work ZIP code
02145

Source-specific fields

Id
5434
Other Pay
$600
Retro
2,955.79

Oscar De Tuya Iii is a School Psychologist(1) at Behavioral Health Services. 2024 total compensation came to $141,041.

Ellen Steele

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$139,190
Base pay
$135,033
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,157
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$139,190
Work ZIP code
02132

Source-specific fields

Id
5747
Other Pay
$1,300
Retro
2,856.54

Ellen Steele holds the role of School Psychologist(1) at Behavioral Health Services. In 2024, their total compensation was $139,190.

Veronica Guzman

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$138,879
Base pay
$127,292
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$11,587
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$138,879
Work ZIP code
02461

Source-specific fields

Id
5800
Other Pay
$8,984
Retro
2,603.37

Veronica Guzman works as a School Psychologist(1) for Behavioral Health Services. Veronica earned $138,879 in 2024.

Marilene Landoni

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$138,656
Base pay
$131,897
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,759
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$138,656
Work ZIP code
02148

Source-specific fields

Id
5830
Other Pay
$3,884
Retro
2,875.10

Marilene Landoni works as a School Psychologist(1) for Behavioral Health Services. Marilene earned $138,656 in 2024.

Christine Hanley

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$135,272
Base pay
$125,616
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$9,656
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$135,272
Work ZIP code
02128

Source-specific fields

Id
6471
Other Pay
$6,956
Retro
2,699.48

Christine Hanley holds the role of School Psychologist(1) at Behavioral Health Services. In 2024, their total compensation was $135,272.

Claudia Jenkins

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$77,701
Base pay
$69,155
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$8,546
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,701
Work ZIP code
02140

Source-specific fields

Id
14281
Other Pay
$7,800
Retro
746

Claudia Jenkins works as a School Psychologist(1) for Behavioral Health Services. Claudia earned $77,701 in 2024.

Mary Cohen

School Psychologist(1)/Behavioral Health Services

2024 total comp
$30,153
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$30,153
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$30,153
Work ZIP code
02067

Source-specific fields

Id
20570
Other Pay
$30,153

Mary Cohen works as a School Psychologist(1) for Behavioral Health Services. Mary earned $30,153 in 2024.