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Estimated employment500
Mean wage$78,238
Entry wage$53,335
10th percentile wage$49,715
50th percentile wage$74,922
90th percentile wage$114,173
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Education & Health Services500100.0%
 Best Paying Industries
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Education & Health Services50078,235
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1066)
Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Include both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of both teaching and research.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$78237.83 $60888.82  $17349.01
2014$77857.42+.5%$60592.76 +.5%$17264.66
2013$76399.18+1.9%$59457.88 +1.9%$16941.29
2012$74940.94+1.9%$58323.00 +1.9%$16617.93
2011$73482.69+2.0%$57188.12 +2.0%$16294.57
2010$72341.46+1.6%$56299.95 +1.6%$16041.51
2009$71073.43+1.8%$55313.10 +1.8%$15760.32
2008$70312.60+1.1%$54720.99 +1.1%$15591.61
2007$68220.34+3.1%$53092.68 +3.1%$15127.66
2006$65937.88+3.5%$51316.35 +3.5%$14621.53
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$78237.83 $56112.68  $22125.15
2014$77857.42+.5%$55654.99 +.8%$22202.43
2013$76399.18+1.9%$54465.00 +2.2%$21934.18
2012$74940.94+1.9%$53366.55 +2.1%$21574.39
2011$73482.69+2.0%$52451.17 +1.7%$21031.53
2010$72341.46+1.6%$51627.33 +1.6%$20714.13
2009$71073.43+1.8%$50757.72 +1.7%$20315.71
2008$70312.60+1.1%$50071.18 +1.4%$20241.42
2007$68220.34+3.1%$48789.65 +2.6%$19430.69
2006$65937.88+3.5%$47233.51 +3.3%$18704.37

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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