School Psychologists in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$71,069
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$19,941
21.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$77,407
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$91,010
Kept after tax
$71,069
Worth in national money
$77,407
State rank
18
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Ohio pays school psychologists around $91,010 at the midpoint, 18 of 51 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Within Ohio this is well-paid work. Of 494 occupations with published figures in the state, school psychologists ranks 81 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Ohio is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $91,010 the take-home is $71,069; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $77,407 would nationally. The average comes to $92,600, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For school psychologists the Ohio median is $91,010, ranking 18 of 51 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Ranked against every occupation Ohio publishes a median for, school psychologists sits 81 of 494 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for school psychologists in Ohio, on $91,010, is $71,069 — equivalent to $77,407 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $92,600 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: School Psychologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $61,100 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $91,010 |
| Top tenth earn over | $122,660 |
| This salary | $91,010 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Ohio | $71,069 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $72,856 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,434 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $88,471 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,362 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Ohio earn less than $91,010. The published range is $61,100 up to $122,660, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $71,069 take-home in Ohio comes from $91,010. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 81 of 494.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $77,407 uses one figure for the whole of Ohio. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 494 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 81.
- Reported values are medians; for school psychologists in Ohio the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $61,100 to $122,660. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $71,069, from $91,010, assumes a single Ohio filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 81 of 494 locally, and the state ranks 18 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $77,407, worked from $91,010, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Ohio address, on work sitting at 81 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $61,100 at the bottom tenth to $122,660 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $77,407.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Ohio adds its own income tax on top — which is why $71,069 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($61,100 to $122,660) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Ohio rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $77,407 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $71,069 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.