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Estimated employment200
Mean wage$82,819
Entry wage$56,997
10th percentile wage$52,217
50th percentile wage$85,383
90th percentile wage$117,038
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Education and Health Services18091.9%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services18084,337
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1066)
Teach courses in psychology, such as child, clinical, and developmental psychology, and psychological counseling. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$85382.98 $62635.30  $22747.68
2019$82662.60+3.3%$60639.68 +3.3%$22022.92
2018$80498.65+2.7%$59052.25 +2.7%$21446.40
2017$78643.85+2.4%$57691.60 +2.4%$20952.24
2016$77407.31+1.6%$56784.50 +1.6%$20622.81
2015$75923.46+2.0%$55695.98 +2.0%$20227.48
2014$74501.44+1.9%$54652.81 +1.9%$19848.63
2013$73079.42+1.9%$53609.65 +1.9%$19469.77
2012$71657.40+2.0%$52566.48 +2.0%$19090.92
2011$70544.52+1.6%$51750.09 +1.6%$18794.43
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$85382.98 $51924.41  $33458.57
2019$82662.60+3.3%$49816.37 +4.2%$32846.23
2018$80498.65+2.7%$48300.06 +3.1%$32198.60
2017$78643.85+2.4%$47005.64 +2.8%$31638.20
2016$77407.31+1.6%$45933.13 +2.3%$31474.18
2015$75923.46+2.0%$44971.57 +2.1%$30951.89
2014$74501.44+1.9%$44010.01 +2.2%$30491.44
2013$73079.42+1.9%$43122.41 +2.1%$29957.01
2012$71657.40+2.0%$42382.74 +1.7%$29274.66
2011$70544.52+1.6%$41717.05 +1.6%$28827.47
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $94,055 
Norwich-New London $88,81530
Bridgeport-Stamford $86,49680
Hartford $85,383200
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $85,383200
Bridgeport-Stamford $86,49680
Norwich-New London $88,81530
New Haven $94,055 
Wages in other areas
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