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Highest Paying States for Other Psychologists

The highest paying states for other psychologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of other psychologists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $106,920, California is the highest paying state for other psychologists. It is followed by New Jersey (average annual salary $104,940). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2017 [1]. For more salary information of other psychologists in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest Paying States for Other Psychologists

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	California	$106,920	$46,850	1,800
2	New Jersey	$104,940	$33,920	100
3	Rhode Island	$104,780	$43,320	60
4	New York	$104,380	$44,080	610
5	Maryland	$101,380	$52,170	520
6	Illinois	$101,050	$39,300	800
7	Connecticut	$99,260	$28,310	210
8	District of Columbia	$98,150	$44,040	210
9	Iowa	$97,740	$59,260	70
10	Hawaii	$96,770	$32,680	110
11	Ohio	$96,550	$43,010	360
12	Washington	$96,310	$45,070	390
13	Arizona	$95,850	$43,190	140
14	North Carolina	$95,810	$43,520	310
15	Texas	$95,720	$47,630	660
16	Alabama	$95,710	$59,250	130
17	Missouri	$95,710	$42,240	190
18	South Carolina	$95,710	$59,250	140
19	South Dakota	$95,710	$23,980	40
20	Tennessee	$95,710	$39,450	180
21	Virginia	$95,710	$53,360	340
22	Oregon	$95,070	$40,400	180
23	Pennsylvania	$94,770	$43,070	440
24	Nebraska	$94,580	$31,820	50
25	Colorado	$93,790	$32,940	260
26	Indiana	$93,350	$32,390	180
27	Georgia	$93,060	$42,240	340
28	Kentucky	$92,890	$59,240	160
29	Michigan	$92,880	$29,760	270
30	Arkansas	$92,880	$24,060	80
31	Utah	$92,880	$42,230	60
32	New Mexico	$92,350	$29,500	90
33	West Virginia	$90,710	$24,380	110
34	Oklahoma	$90,620	$42,240	100
35	Wisconsin	$90,350	$39,100	180
36	Kansas	$90,180	$56,470	110
37	Minnesota	$89,580	$43,880	210
38	Florida	$87,610	$42,440	1,470
39	Mississippi	$87,260	$23,970	70
40	Montana	$84,430	$34,160	50
41	Louisiana	$84,430	$26,180	220
42	Massachusetts	$83,960	$28,070	900
43	North Dakota	$83,450	$39,940	40
44	Puerto Rico	$78,450	$28,610	160
45	Vermont	$49,310	$40,310	40

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of other psychologists in those states is not available at this time.