1995 Median Salaries and Median Years Since the Doctoral Degree for
Psychologists by Region and Position

Note      *

Region	Positions
	Independent Practice	Direct Service Other Settings	Faculty in Universities	Faculty Other Settings	Educational Administration	Research	Research Administration
New England
Median   Salary:	70,000	56,000	48,000	49,000	61,000	49,500	68,500
Median   Years:	16	14	12.5	13	21.5	13.5	13
N:	75	66	72	79	16	24	12
Middle Atlantic
Median   Salary:	80,000	57,000	52,000	52,000	77,500	65,000	66,000
Median   Years:	15	15	12	14.5	21	14	16.5
N:	164	161	145	170	62	75	34
East North Central
Median   Salary:	75,000	55,000	45,000	46,000	79,500	55,000	60,000
Median   Years:	15	13	11	11	20	13	15
N:	191	135	208	109	38	25	6
West North Central
Median   Salary:	69,000	55,000	45,000	46,000	79,500	55,000	*
Median   Years:	15.5	14.5	14	13	24.5	15.5	*
N:	74	82	114	71	18	20	3
South Atlantic
Median   Salary:	75,000	52,000	46,000	45,000	79,000	57,000	81,000
Median   Years:	15	13	13	12	20	10.5	20
N:	210	142	190	180	37	72	63
East South Central
Median   Salary:	72,500	48,500	45,000	43,000	*	*	*
Median   Years:	4	8	12	14	*	*	*
N:	48	40	64	51	6	6	4
West South Central
Median   Salary:	70,000	50,000	40,000	46,000	58,000	48,500	*
Median   Years:	14	14	9.5	11.5	19	9.5	*
N:	86	55	94	74	15	18	9
Mountain
Median   Salary:	70,000	53,000	47,000	49,000	65,000	*	*
Median   Years:	16	12	12	13.5	20	*	*
N:	79	65	74	30	15	4	7
Pacific
Median   Salary:	70,000	59,000	47,000	53,000	75,000	60,500	71,000
Median   Years:	16	14	12	14	19	12	16
N:	179	120	124	94	37	48	29

Region	Positions
	Service Administration	Applied I/O Psychology	Applied Other	Administration of Applied	Other Administration	Other Positions
New England
Median Salary:	60,500	79,000	110,000	*	68,500	*
Median Years:	15	16	15	*	19.5	*
N:	90	16	21	9	14	5
Middle Atlantic
Median Salary:	60,000	93,000	85,000	110,000	81,000	69,000
Median Years:	15	14	21	18	18.5	17
N:	195	45	25	33	32	22
East North Central
Median Salary:	60,000	75,000	80,500	90,000	75,000	82,500
Median Years:	18	15	18	20	17	15
N:	143	44	24	25	18	20
West North Central
Median Salary:	57,500	85,000	131,500	160,000	*	*
Median Years:	16	15	21	21	*	*
N:	62	35	10	17	6	7
South Atlantic
Median Salary:	60,000	77,500	72,000	90,000	80,000	81,000
Median Years:	16	15	16	19	20	20
N:	153	60	42	33	67	26
East South Central
Median Salary:	54,000	*	*	*	*	*
Median Years:	11	*	*	*	*	*
N:	43	8	2	3	3	3
West South Central
Median Salary:	57,000	78,000	*	136,500	81,000	46,000
Median Years:	15.5	15	*	18	16	20
N:	60	18	9	10	14	10
Mountain
Median Salary:	60,000	*	*	*	*	72,500
Median Years:	16	*	*	*	*	16.5
N:	49	6	7	4	9	14
Pacific
Median Salary:	62,000	72,000	90,000	98,500	73,500	66,000
Median Years:	15	20	17	15.5	16.5	19.5
N:	139	29	35	20	24	22
Note. Faculty salaries are for 9-10 month period. All others are reported for 11-12 month periods. * Insufficient numbers of respondents. Back to Top

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