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Datapoint: How much do psychology graduates earn?

By Jessica Conroy, Luona Lin, and Karen Stamm, PhD Date created: November 1, 2021 1 min read

Vol. 52 No. 8
Print version: page 21

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  • Salaries of graduates with psychology degrees in the United States vary widely, with those who have higher degrees tending to earn more. 1, 2
  • The median salaries of psychology bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral/professional degree holders in 2019 were 50,000,ドル 60,000,ドル and 90,000,ドル respectively.3
  • About 38% of bachelor’s degree holders earned at least 60,000,ドル the median salary of master’s degree holders.
  • About 17% of bachelor’s degree holders and 19% of master’s degree holders earned at least 90,000,ドル the median salary for doctoral or professional degree holders.

2019 salary distributions by psychology degree level

Graph depicting salary distribution of psychology graduates

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Note: Salaries greater than 200,000ドル were combined in the last group.

1 National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. (2021). 2019 National Survey of College Graduates. [Public use data file]. https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf22310opens in new window.

2 Data include psychology graduates working across a wide range of work sectors and occupation types, including psychology and non-psychology related jobs.

3 Values are based on full-time (35 hours/week or more) annual salary. These salaries have not been adjusted for inflation.

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