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Estimated employment550
Mean wage$74,412
Entry wage$49,038
10th percentile wage$44,900
50th percentile wage$70,982
90th percentile wage$108,962
 Top Employing Industries
 Industry Employment  Percent 
Education and Health Services55099.1%
 Best Paying Industries
 Industry Employment  Median Wage 
Education and Health Services55074,456
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.
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational Group  Difference 
Current$74411.67 $59043.72  $15367.96
2013$74165.48+.3%$58848.37 +.3%$15317.11
2012$72749.87+1.9%$57725.12 +1.9%$15024.75
2011$71334.27+2.0%$56601.87 +2.0%$14732.39
2010$70226.40+1.6%$55722.81 +1.6%$14503.59
2009$68995.44+1.8%$54746.08 +1.8%$14249.36
2008$68256.86+1.1%$54160.03 +1.1%$14096.83
2007$66225.77+3.1%$52548.42 +3.1%$13677.36
2006$64010.04+3.5%$50790.29 +3.5%$13219.75
2005$61548.12+4.0%$48836.82 +4.0%$12711.30
YearThis OccupationCompared to All Occupations  Difference 
Current$74411.67 $54962.85  $19448.82
2013$74165.48+.3%$54824.64 +.3%$19340.84
2012$72749.87+1.9%$53718.93 +2.1%$19030.94
2011$71334.27+2.0%$52797.51 +1.7%$18536.76
2010$70226.40+1.6%$51968.23 +1.6%$18258.17
2009$68995.44+1.8%$51092.88 +1.7%$17902.56
2008$68256.86+1.1%$50401.81 +1.4%$17855.05
2007$66225.77+3.1%$49111.82 +2.6%$17113.95
2006$64010.04+3.5%$47545.40 +3.3%$16464.64
2005$61548.12+4.0%$46071.13 +3.2%$15476.99

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 percent of workers earn between this wage range, 10 percent earn less while 10 percent earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2014
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