Exactly 1,780 of the 16,750 psychology professionals employed in California, work in Pleasant Hill. Between 2006 and 2010, in Pleasant Hill, there has been a 63% growth in the number of psychology professionals. As the number of psychology professionals in Pleasant Hill has increased, overall employment in Pleasant Hill has also increased.

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As the number of psychology professionals in Pleasant Hill has grown, salaries for psychology professionals have also increased. In 2010 Pleasant Hill psychology professionals earned an average yearly salary of $88,200. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for psychology professionals in Pleasant Hill was $72,480 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Pleasant Hill.

Psychology professionals in Pleasant Hill make a median yearly salary of $91,925. The 10% of psychology professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $38,370 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 216% higher salaries.

On average psychology professional salaries in Pleasant Hill are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Pleasant Hill's psychology professionals are graduates of one of the 2 accredited psychology schools in the city.

There are a total of 8 degree and certificate programs in psychology offered by Pleasant Hill's psychology schools.

In 2010 approximately 127 students completed psychology courses.