Psychologists, All Other · SOC 19-3039

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Psychologists, All Others

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for psychologists, all other. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (2 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 82 metro areas

Psychologists, All Other: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$185,390	210	0.2
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$175,160	110	0.1
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$168,040	300	0.1
4	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$166,480	170	0.2
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$153,630	470	0.1
6	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$152,980	30	0.0
7	Asheville, NC	$152,550	60	0.3
8	Richmond, VA	$152,050	90	0.1
9	Oklahoma City, OK	$150,400	40	0.1
10	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$148,820	250	0.2
11	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$148,530	120	0.1
12	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$146,850	90	0.1
13	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$145,890	160	0.1
14	Urban Honolulu, HI	$143,020	140	0.3
15	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$142,960	40	0.4
16	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$142,400	70	0.1
17	Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$139,530	30	0.2
18	Cleveland, OH	$139,170	90	0.1
19	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$138,300	40	0.1
20	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$138,070	Not published	Not published
21	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$137,650	170	0.1
22	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$136,160	60	0.1
23	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$135,470	110	0.1
24	Jacksonville, FL	$134,970	50	0.1
25	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$134,580	270	0.2

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Psychologists, All Other overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.