Industrial-Organizational Psychologists Salary in the US
A industrial-organizational psychologists earns a national median of $193,950 a year (mean $170,230) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #25 of 825.
How much does a industrial-organizational psychologists earn in the US?
A industrial-organizational psychologists in the United States earns a median of $193,950 a year (mean $170,230), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 280% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 790 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-3032), ranked #25 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$193,950
per year
Mean
$170,230
per year
Employment
790
US workers
National rank
#25
of 825 by median
What a industrial-organizational psychologists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a industrial-organizational psychologists (SOC 19-3032) earns a median annual wage of $193,950 and a mean (average) of $170,230. The median is the midpoint — half of industrial-organizational psychologists earn more and half earn less — and is 280% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a industrial-organizational psychologists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for industrial-organizational psychologists is $193,950, and the mean (average) is $170,230. The median is the midpoint — half of industrial-organizational psychologists earn more and half earn less.
- How does industrial-organizational psychologists pay compare to the US average?
- At $193,950, a industrial-organizational psychologists earns 280% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many industrial-organizational psychologists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 790 industrial-organizational psychologists employed nationally (SOC 19-3032), across all industries.
- Where does this industrial-organizational psychologists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-3032. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-3032 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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