Compared with the local labor market
School Psychologist pay vs. Georgia
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for School Psychologists — about 1,650 people — is $99,110. Atlanta Independent School System pays a median base salary of $105,524 for this role, 6% above that figure — about the 72nd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Atlanta Independent School System sits in the local pay range
$61,980
$76,310
$99,110
$106,370
$132,740
Atlanta Independent School System median · $105,524
The bar is the range of annual wages for School Psychologists across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Atlanta Independent School System’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. Atlanta Independent School System’s median base salary is 10% above that national figure, about the 60th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$63,070
$77,470
$95,990
$120,310
$142,330
Atlanta Independent School System median · $105,524
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 Georgia range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 61 of 71 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 Atlanta Independent School System is $99,748, 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 jurisdictions
School Psychologist beyond Georgia
This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $84,677 ranks #5 of 6. See School Psychologist across all of Georgia →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
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.