COVER Story
Volume 2, Number 2
April 2004

Starting salaries for psychologists

POSITION	AVERAGE SALARY
Assistant professor	$44,614
Adjunct/visiting faculty	$36,167
Lecturer/instructor	$40,513
Other faculty positions	$37,273
Educational administration	$59,549
Research positions
All settings	$54,511
Private research organization or lab	$58,523
University settings	$45,067
Business and government settings	$68,118
Research administration	$56,869
Clinical psychology
All settings	$48,386
University/college counseling center	$35,415
Elementary-secondary school	$45,920
Public general hospital	$49,920
Private general hospital	$55,787
Public psychiatry hospital	$49,821
VA hospital	$53,019
Military hospital	$47,200
Individual private practice	$39,661
Group practice	$44,006
Outpatient clinic	$48,031
Community mental health center	$44,073
Criminal justice system	$53,708
Managed-care settings	$45,250
Business and government settings	$53,638
Counseling psychology	$46,486
School psychology	$61,460
Administration of human services	$55,889
Applied psychology positions	$75,162
Administration of applied psychology	$68,870
Source: 2001 Doctorate Employment Survey, APA Research Office

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