The annual salary statistics of industrial-organizational psychologists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial-organizational psychologists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $55,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $140,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial-organizational psychologists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $140,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial-organizational psychologists from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $74,520 | 2.20% | 2.50% |
| 2017 | $72,880 | -9.45% | - |
| 2016 | $79,770 | -16.20% | - |
| 2015 | $92,690 | 16.06% | - |
| 2014 | $77,800 | -10.30% | - |
| 2013 | $85,810 | 15.32% | - |
| 2012 | $72,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,520, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for industrial-organizational psychologists in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $75,920). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of industrial-organizational psychologists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower.
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