Exactly 170 of Connecticut's 2,110 psychology professionals work in Waterbury. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of psychology professionals in Waterbury has grown by 42%. As the number of psychology professionals in Waterbury has increased, overall employment in Waterbury has decreased.

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As the number of psychology professionals in Waterbury has grown, salaries for psychology professionals have decreased. Waterbury psychology professionals made $68,170 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for psychology professionals in Waterbury was $75,900 per year, four years earlier in 2006. The decline in the salary of psychology professionals in Waterbury is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Waterbury psychology professionals earn a median yearly salary of $59,610. The difference in pay between the psychology professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 162%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $42,160 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $110,510 per year.

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

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

Waterbury's psychology schools offer 2 psychology degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 16 students graduated from psychology courses in 2010.