Exactly 1,560 of the 16,750 psychology professionals employed in California, work in Riverside. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of psychology professionals in Riverside has grown by 27%. As the number of psychology professionals in Riverside has increased, overall employment in Riverside has also increased.

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As the number of psychology professionals in Riverside has grown, salaries for psychology professionals have also increased. Riverside psychology professionals made $80,405 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for psychology professionals in Riverside was $68,035 per year. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Riverside.

Psychology professionals in Riverside make a median yearly salary of $82,040. The difference in pay between the psychology professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 200%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $37,805 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $113,340 per year.

Psychology professional salaries in Riverside are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Riverside's psychology professionals are graduates of one of the 3 accredited psychology schools in the city.

Riverside's psychology schools offer 10 psychology degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 487 students graduated from psychology courses.