Pay · 19-3032
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists earn $193,950 a year at the midpoint
Where you land matters more here than in most jobs — the top tenth earn more than 3.1 times the bottom tenth. The midpoint is $193,950.
National figures for industrial-organizational psychologists, 19-3032, from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
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Number 8 of 788 by median pay
Better paid than 99% of the occupations in the survey.
- 6 Dentists, All Other Specialists $224,990
- 7 Chief Executives $213,990
- 8 Industrial-Organizational Psychologists $193,950
- 9 Computer and Information Systems Managers $175,140
- 10 Physicists $172,250
Questions people ask
What is an industrial-organizational psychologist’s yearly income?
An industrial-organizational psychologist makes a median of $193,950 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $107,310 and $222,280.
What is an industrial-organizational psychologist’s hourly pay rate?
The median pay rate is $93.24 an hour; the average is $170,230 a year.
What is the starting pay for an industrial-organizational psychologist?
Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $107,310 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $79,010.
Which state pays industrial-organizational psychologists the most?
Oregon, with a median of $174,980 a year.
How many people work as industrial-organizational psychologists?
About 790 in the United States — number 8 of 788 occupations by median pay.
Work that pays roughly the same
Median pay within $21,700 of what industrial-organizational psychologists earn — $193,950 a year — but not always the same spread.
- $18,810 less Computer and Information Systems Managers $175,140median a year 10th percentile: $107,550 90th percentile: $297,510
- $20,040 more Chief Executives $213,990median a year 10th percentile: $75,700 90th percentile: $507,730
- $21,700 less Physicists $172,250median a year 10th percentile: $82,110 90th percentile: $274,110