Psychologists, All Other

SOC 19-3039 · 2024-2034

All psychologists not listed separately.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

What California expects of this job

Typical pay in California: $161,950per year
Projected openings: 4,090
Projected change: +14.3%
Usually needs: Master's degree

Pay by region

Region	Typical pay in California	Projected openings
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties)	$173,932	280
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County)	$165,003	160
Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties)	$161,513	100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)	$160,560	1,210
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties)	$159,108	510
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County)	$150,327	660
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties)	$150,030	330
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County)	$135,865	40
North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties)	$115,064	20
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County)	$109,097	70
Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)	$42,731	510
San Rafael MD (Marin County)	$42,731	70
Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County)	Not reported	70
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties)	Not reported	470
Salinas MSA (Monterey County)	Not reported	30
Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County)	Not reported	30

What the pay actually ranges across

The lowest-paid tenth earn under: $46,414
A quarter earn under: $97,824
Half earn under: $161,950
Three quarters earn under: $182,222
The highest-paid tenth earn over: $204,519

A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.

Related work

Occupations in the same family as this one, ordered by projected openings. Related by how the job classification groups them, not by a claim that the skills transfer.

Occupation	Typical pay in California	Projected openings	Projected change
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$140,825	20,580	+15.9%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$105,719	19,550	+16.4%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$80,543	16,040	+6.6%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$109,492	12,710	+6.9%
Biological Technicians	$73,440	11,820	+10.1%
Biological Scientists, All Other	$116,708	10,850	+9.7%

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