Of the 1,280 psychology professionals employed in Kentucky, 330 work in Louisville. Between 2006 and 2010, in Louisville, there has been a 18% growth in the number of psychology professionals. As the number of psychology professionals in Louisville has increased, overall employment in Louisville has also increased.

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As the number of psychology professionals in Louisville has grown, salaries for psychology professionals have also increased. In 2010 an average salary of $63,030 per year was earned by psychology professionals in Louisville. Four years earlier in 2006, psychology professionals in Louisville made an average salary of $57,440 per year. The growth in the salary of psychology professionals in Louisville is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Psychology professionals make a median salary of $57,820 per year in Louisville. The difference in pay between the psychology professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 155%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $35,320 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $90,140 per year.

On average psychology professionals in Louisville earn salaries that are higher than the salaries earned by other professionals in Louisville.

There are 4 accredited psychology schools in the city. Many of Louisville's psychology professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Louisville's psychology schools offer 9 psychology degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 265 students graduated from psychology courses.