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Highest-paying States for Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

The highest-paying states for industrial-organizational psychologists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of industrial-organizational psychologists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $136,120, Tennessee is the highest paying state for industrial-organizational psychologists. It is followed by Ohio (average annual salary $122,460). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of industrial-organizational psychologists in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Industrial-Organizational Psychologists (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Tennessee	$136,120	$71,680	0
2	Ohio	$122,460	$80,430	40
3	California	$120,940	$80,270	490
4	New Jersey	$98,630	$61,910	30
5	Minnesota	$98,400	$84,230	80
6	Illinois	$92,930	$52,270	0
7	Virginia	$83,230	$62,300	30
8	Pennsylvania	$79,150	$67,010	30
9	New York	$74,340	$64,920	150
10	Oregon	$73,620	$59,130	40
11	North Carolina	$72,760	$53,500	70
12	West Virginia	$71,720	$63,000	0
13	Florida	$68,900	$46,700	0
14	Maryland	$67,000	$43,050	30
15	Missouri	$65,460	$59,030	40
16	Massachusetts	$64,790	$64,790	40
17	Mississippi	$60,460	$42,430	30
18	Oklahoma	$59,560	$46,570	0
19	Texas	$59,160	$43,500	40

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of industrial-organizational psychologists in those states is not available at this time.