College Psychology Instructors
Median Salary: $65,800
Many college psychology instructors across the nation share a few important professional characteristics. For example, independence, achievement/effort, and analytical thinking can be vital for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 33,450 folks were employed as college psychology instructors nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's essential to hone these attributes and receive top-notch training, particularly if you're aiming to move forward in the field.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for college psychology instructors in the U.S. was $65,800 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $31.60. Of course, income can vary with training and by location. Below, you'll find more data about college psychology instructors, including wages and job density for areas all over the nation.
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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks employed as college psychology instructors). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of college psychology instructors in each city as compared to the national average.
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
Job Density |
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Birmingham | 70 | $70,400 | $33.90 | $90,600 | $43.60 | -48.8% |
Huntsville | 50 | $51,700 | $24.90 | $66,900 | $32.20 | -4.7% |
Mobile | 30 | NA | NA | NA | NA | -28.1% |
Montgomery | 40 | $55,900 | $26.90 | $72,000 | $34.60 | 6.3% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Flagstaff | 30 | $60,200 | $28.90 | $70,400 | $33.80 | 117.2% |
Phoenix | NA | $48,000 | $23.10 | $55,300 | $26.60 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Little Rock | 60 | $51,300 | $24.70 | $61,900 | $29.80 | -26.6% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Fresno | 80 | $98,600 | $47.40 | $109,000 | $52.40 | -9.4% |
Los Angeles (Area) | 1,760 | $77,700 | $37.30 | $98,400 | $47.30 | 30.5% |
Oakland | 290 | $78,700 | $37.90 | $102,500 | $49.30 | 12.9% |
Riverside | 240 | $100,500 | $48.30 | $137,700 | $66.20 | -21.1% |
Sacramento | 150 | $71,300 | $34.30 | $84,400 | $40.60 | -32.8% |
San Diego | 570 | $83,800 | $40.30 | $108,900 | $52.40 | 74.2% |
San Francisco (Area) | 540 | $81,100 | $39.00 | $103,500 | $49.70 | 5.5% |
San Francisco (City) | 250 | $83,600 | $40.20 | $104,400 | $50.20 | -2% |
San Jose | 210 | $76,500 | $36.80 | $96,200 | $46.20 | -9% |
Santa Barbara | 230 | $86,200 | $41.50 | $101,400 | $48.80 | 425.8% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Denver | 590 | $81,400 | $39.10 | $122,100 | $58.70 | 88.3% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Bridgeport | 70 | $70,200 | $33.70 | $113,100 | $54.40 | -35.2% |
Hartford | 300 | $62,000 | $29.80 | $84,500 | $40.60 | 107.4% |
New Haven | 140 | $64,900 | $31.20 | $79,300 | $38.10 | 104.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Washington (Area) | 810 | $66,700 | $32.10 | $84,800 | $40.80 | -16.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Deltona | 40 | $59,700 | $28.70 | $70,000 | $33.70 | -7.4% |
Jacksonville | 90 | $49,600 | $23.90 | $59,600 | $28.70 | -39.5% |
Miami (Area) | 360 | $86,600 | $41.60 | $106,200 | $51.10 | -18.4% |
Orlando | 310 | $61,100 | $29.40 | $84,600 | $40.70 | 21.1% |
Palm Bay | 30 | $63,000 | $30.30 | $74,900 | $36.00 | -34.4% |
Pensacola | 50 | $65,400 | $31.50 | $81,400 | $39.10 | 18% |
Tampa | 160 | $69,400 | $33.40 | $88,000 | $42.30 | -44.9% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Atlanta | 380 | $63,300 | $30.40 | $83,200 | $40.00 | -35.5% |
Augusta | 40 | $53,300 | $25.60 | $61,600 | $29.60 | -29.3% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Honolulu | 380 | $75,100 | $36.10 | $102,100 | $49.10 | 248.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Bloomington | 70 | $62,400 | $30.00 | $73,600 | $35.40 | 205.1% |
Chicago (Area) | 870 | $59,200 | $28.50 | $78,800 | $37.90 | -32.8% |
Peoria | NA | $62,900 | $30.20 | $82,400 | $39.60 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Evansville | 40 | $71,300 | $34.30 | $82,300 | $39.60 | -15.6% |
Fort Wayne | 50 | $61,800 | $29.70 | $69,900 | $33.60 | -5.5% |
Indianapolis | 140 | $58,600 | $28.20 | $78,200 | $37.60 | -37.1% |
South Bend | 90 | $63,600 | $30.60 | $82,900 | $39.80 | 165.6% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Waterloo | 30 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 44.5% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Wichita | NA | $70,200 | $33.80 | $90,900 | $43.70 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Lexington | 120 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 94.5% |
Louisville | 80 | $65,200 | $31.30 | $82,700 | $39.70 | -49.2% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Baton Rouge | 40 | $64,900 | $31.20 | $80,500 | $38.70 | -54.7% |
New Orleans | 50 | $54,100 | $26.00 | $62,000 | $29.80 | -59.8% |
Shreveport | 40 | $33,800 | $16.20 | $45,500 | $21.90 | -9.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Bangor | 40 | $71,100 | $34.20 | $80,900 | $38.90 | 146.1% |
Portland | 40 | $58,100 | $27.90 | $75,000 | $36.00 | -20.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Baltimore | 460 | $73,500 | $35.30 | $96,300 | $46.30 | 43.8% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Boston (Area) | 810 | $69,000 | $33.20 | $86,400 | $41.60 | 79.7% |
Springfield | 170 | $67,500 | $32.50 | $82,600 | $39.70 | 130.9% |
Worcester | 150 | $55,800 | $26.80 | $72,700 | $35.00 | 151.2% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Detroit (Area) | 200 | NA | NA | NA | NA | -53.9% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Duluth | 60 | $61,300 | $29.50 | $77,700 | $37.40 | 100.8% |
Minneapolis | 280 | $63,200 | $30.40 | $78,300 | $37.60 | -36.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Jackson | 100 | $49,600 | $23.80 | $61,600 | $29.60 | 61.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Columbia | 140 | $60,700 | $29.20 | $79,200 | $38.10 | 556.6% |
Kansas City | 210 | $55,800 | $26.80 | $67,700 | $32.60 | -17.6% |
Springfield | 170 | $56,500 | $27.20 | $74,300 | $35.70 | 260.9% |
St. Louis | 420 | $57,300 | $27.60 | $78,300 | $37.60 | 24.6% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Omaha | 90 | $64,100 | $30.80 | $80,400 | $38.70 | -20.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Manchester | 40 | $64,900 | $31.20 | $74,000 | $35.60 | 43% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Albuquerque | 120 | $51,100 | $24.60 | $64,100 | $30.80 | 23.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
Median Hourly Wage |
Top 25% Annual Salary |
Top 25% Hourly Wage |
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Albany | 100 | $58,800 | $28.30 | $77,900 | $37.50 | -12.5% |
Buffalo | 100 | $69,900 | $33.60 | $88,300 | $42.40 | -27.3% |
New York (Area) | 1,810 | $74,100 | $35.60 | $103,000 | $49.50 | 5.5% |
Poughkeepsie | 70 | $55,000 | $26.50 | $87,000 | $41.80 | 3.9% |
Rochester | 120 | $78,300 | $37.60 | $107,600 | $51.80 | -7% |
Syracuse | NA | $71,300 | $34.30 | $89,300 | $42.90 | NA |
Utica | 50 | $59,900 | $28.80 | $75,200 | $36.20 | 53.5% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Asheville | 30 | $58,100 | $27.90 | $69,400 | $33.30 | -22.7% |
Charlotte | 160 | $56,200 | $27.00 | $71,200 | $34.20 | -24.2% |
Fayetteville | 40 | $59,700 | $28.70 | $66,800 | $32.10 | 32.8% |
Greensboro | 100 | $60,800 | $29.30 | $84,600 | $40.70 | 11.7% |
Raleigh | 120 | $57,900 | $27.80 | $94,100 | $45.20 | -6.3% |
Winston-Salem | 50 | NA | NA | NA | NA | -2.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Fargo | 30 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.4% |
Grand Forks | 30 | $82,100 | $39.50 | $101,800 | $48.90 | 158.2% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Akron | 50 | $67,900 | $32.60 | $90,600 | $43.60 | -41.8% |
Canton | 50 | $70,300 | $33.80 | $80,300 | $38.60 | 14.5% |
Cincinnati | 190 | $60,800 | $29.20 | $80,900 | $38.90 | -27% |
Cleveland | 190 | $58,800 | $28.30 | $84,200 | $40.50 | -27.3% |
Columbus | 200 | $66,200 | $31.80 | $95,400 | $45.90 | -15.6% |
Dayton | 160 | $58,500 | $28.10 | $79,300 | $38.10 | 71.1% |
Toledo | 120 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 57% |
Youngstown | 60 | $63,800 | $30.70 | $74,800 | $36.00 | 11.3% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Oklahoma City | 170 | $52,600 | $25.30 | $116,400 | $55.90 | 16.4% |
Tulsa | 90 | $40,900 | $19.60 | $59,200 | $28.40 | -19.9% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Eugene | 40 | $93,600 | $45.00 | $106,300 | $51.10 | -1.6% |
Portland | 160 | $78,600 | $37.80 | $108,400 | $52.10 | -37.5% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Allentown | 90 | $71,300 | $34.30 | $92,700 | $44.60 | 3.1% |
Erie | 50 | $69,600 | $33.50 | $93,900 | $45.20 | 60.9% |
Harrisburg | 110 | $72,100 | $34.70 | $88,900 | $42.70 | 41.4% |
Philadelphia (Area) | 820 | $77,600 | $37.30 | $105,100 | $50.50 | -3.5% |
Pittsburgh | 430 | $70,900 | $34.10 | $89,400 | $43.00 | 51.2% |
Reading | 100 | $57,100 | $27.50 | $78,500 | $37.70 | 133.2% |
Scranton | 90 | $61,000 | $29.30 | $74,400 | $35.80 | 39.8% |
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Providence | NA | $77,000 | $37.00 | $101,600 | $48.90 | NA |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Charleston | 120 | $59,500 | $28.60 | $72,000 | $34.60 | 67.6% |
Columbia | 80 | $70,000 | $33.70 | $86,300 | $41.50 | -3.1% |
Greenville | 160 | $57,400 | $27.60 | $72,100 | $34.60 | 106.3% |
Spartanburg | 50 | $53,700 | $25.80 | $62,000 | $29.80 | 66.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Chattanooga | 40 | $69,800 | $33.60 | $78,800 | $37.90 | -23.8% |
Knoxville | 110 | $48,500 | $23.30 | $61,000 | $29.30 | 36.7% |
Memphis | 70 | $67,700 | $32.60 | $80,300 | $38.60 | -56.6% |
Nashville | 230 | $64,700 | $31.10 | $90,700 | $43.60 | 27% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Austin | 260 | $77,300 | $37.10 | $110,400 | $53.10 | 30.9% |
Dallas (Area) | 270 | $52,200 | $25.10 | $67,400 | $32.40 | -48% |
El Paso | 90 | $61,500 | $29.50 | $69,200 | $33.30 | 28.5% |
Houston | 440 | $77,200 | $37.10 | $89,000 | $42.80 | -32.8% |
Killeen | NA | $66,600 | $32.00 | $85,100 | $40.90 | NA |
Laredo | 50 | $66,400 | $31.90 | $87,200 | $41.90 | 129.3% |
McAllen | 90 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 50.8% |
San Antonio | 290 | $65,200 | $31.40 | $84,200 | $40.50 | 33.6% |
Waco | 40 | $68,800 | $33.10 | $84,600 | $40.70 | 72.7% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Provo | 80 | $71,700 | $34.50 | $90,000 | $43.30 | 75.4% |
Salt Lake City | 100 | $62,600 | $30.10 | $79,500 | $38.20 | -36.3% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Burlington | 40 | $64,800 | $31.20 | $81,200 | $39.00 | 37.5% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Lynchburg | 40 | $38,200 | $18.40 | $62,100 | $29.80 | 60.5% |
Richmond | 120 | $56,700 | $27.30 | $75,900 | $36.50 | -19.1% |
Virginia Beach | 280 | $64,500 | $31.00 | $80,900 | $38.90 | 47.3% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Seattle (Area) | 400 | $52,200 | $25.10 | $67,800 | $32.60 | 5.9% |
Spokane | 100 | $52,800 | $25.40 | $69,900 | $33.60 | 85.9% |
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Huntington | 40 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 34.4% |
City/Area | Employees | Median Annual Salary |
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Madison | 70 | $66,300 | $31.90 | $101,700 | $48.90 | -17.2% |
Milwaukee | 180 | $53,800 | $25.90 | $71,000 | $34.10 | -12.1% |