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Average Psychologists, All Other Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Psychologists, All Other in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earn a median annual salary of $153,630, which is +38.6% compared to the national median. There are 470 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (metro area).

$153,630
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median annual wage
$74/hour median
+38.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $110,840
470
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.61
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$60,960
25th
$88,700
Median
$153,630
75th
$169,580
90th
$182,440

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
113.6%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$135,278
Goods: 106.6%
Services: 158.6%
Rents: 170.4%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $185,390 Compare 210
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $175,160 Compare 110
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $168,040 Compare 300
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $166,480 Compare 170
Raleigh-Cary, NC $152,980 Compare 30
Asheville, NC $152,550 Compare 60

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has salary data for 754 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Psychologists, All Other in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Psychologists, All Other are projected to change by +4.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 3,900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.