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Industrial-Organizational Psychologists Salary in the Industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned

The salary statistics and trend of industrial-organizational psychologists in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare industrial-organizational psychologists salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$49,810
25th Percentile Wage
$55,430
50th Percentile Wage
$62,510
75th Percentile Wage
$75,420
90th Percentile Wage
$93,800

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for industrial-organizational psychologists in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) industrial-organizational psychologists is $93,800. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $62,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent industrial-organizational psychologists is $49,810.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial-organizational psychologists in the industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2017.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$62,510
1.39% 1.39%
2016
$61,640
0.00% -
2012
$61,640
- -

Table 3. Compare Industrial-Organizational Psychologists Salary in Different Industries within the Educational Services Sector

The average salaries of industrial-organizational psychologists in seven industries within the educational services sector are shown in Table 3. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2017. For salary information of industrial-organizational psychologists in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
$84,160
Educational Services - Privately owned
$64,110
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
$62,510
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
$62,400
Educational Services
$61,370
Elementary and Secondary Schools
$55,940
Educational Services - Local government owned
$55,620

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