How much does a Psychology Intern make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Psychology Intern in the United States is $92,863 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.
However, a Psychology Intern's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $106,032
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,282 to $99,756
Key Factors That Influence Psychology Intern Salaries
A Psychology Intern's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Psychology Intern Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Psychology Interns. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $102,818.
California: $102,428.
Massachusetts: $101,063.
District of Columbia$102,818
California$102,428
Massachusetts$101,063
Washington$100,692
New Jersey$100,655
Alaska$100,525
Connecticut$99,243
New York$98,723
Hawaii$97,061
Rhode Island$96,281
Maryland$95,751
Minnesota$95,027
Colorado$94,748
Illinois$94,656
Oregon$94,303
Delaware$94,043
New Hampshire$93,879
Virginia$93,513
Pennsylvania$92,445
Nevada$91,907
North Dakota$91,730
Michigan$91,452
Wisconsin$91,350
Vermont$91,145
Texas$90,579
Maine$90,542
Arizona$90,486
Ohio$90,421
Georgia$89,567
Indiana$89,139
Wyoming$89,056
Utah$88,926
Iowa$88,870
Kansas$88,424
Louisiana$88,294
North Carolina$88,248
Missouri$88,229
Florida$87,867
Montana$87,672
Nebraska$87,487
Kentucky$87,384
South Carolina$87,013
Tennessee$86,781
Idaho$86,688
New Mexico$86,010
Oklahoma$85,861
Alabama$85,314
South Dakota$84,394
Arkansas$83,893
West Virginia$83,623
Mississippi$82,815
Top Paying Cities for Psychology Interns
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $117,128
San Francisco: $115,846
Oakland: $113,405
San Jose, CA$117,128
San Francisco, CA$115,846
Oakland, CA$113,405
New York, NY$106,922
Paramus, NJ$105,622
Queens Village, NY$105,617
Passaic, NJ$105,529
Bergenfield, NJ$105,521
Stamford, CT$105,316
Huntington, NY$105,278
Newark, NJ$104,592
Bridgeport, CT$104,396
Vallejo, CA$104,211
New Brunswick, NJ$104,174
Petaluma, CA$104,118
Middlesex, NJ$103,942
Somerset, NJ$103,877
Santa Cruz, CA$103,756
Boston, MA$103,190
Monterey, CA$102,864
Seattle, WA$102,651
Santa Rosa, CA$102,633
Los Angeles, CA$102,605
Juneau, AK$102,363
Washington, DC$102,261
Orange, CA$101,930
Santa Ana, CA$101,685
Long Beach, CA$101,592
Anaheim, CA$101,574
Anchorage, AK$101,527
Santa Maria, CA$101,249
Everett, WA$101,230
Danbury, CT$100,903
Bremerton, WA$100,775
Tacoma, WA$100,441
New Suffolk, NY$100,439
Sacramento, CA$100,413
Santa Barbara, CA$100,311
Trenton, NJ$100,209
San Diego, CA$100,209
Brockton, MA$100,107
Fairbanks, AK$99,879
Lompoc, CA$99,642
Lowell, MA$99,567
Ventura, CA$99,549
Nashua, NH$99,531
Stockton, CA$99,522
Modesto, CA$98,844
Poughkeepsie, NY$98,639
Olympia, WA$98,463
Kennewick, WA$98,463
New Haven, CT$98,426
Lawrence, MA$98,092
Hartford, CT$97,999
Riverside, CA$97,980
New Bedford, MA$97,887
Richland, WA$97,887
Bakersfield, CA$97,757
San Bernardino, CA$97,720
New Britain, CT$97,711
Atlantic City, NJ$97,711
New London, CT$97,674
Norwich, CT$97,646
Portsmouth, NH$97,627
Boulder, CO$97,430
Portland, OR$97,302
Worcester, MA$97,293
Minneapolis, MN$97,005
Philadelphia, PA$96,875
Honolulu, HI$96,569
Saint Paul, MN$96,524
Vineland, NJ$96,504
Providence, RI$96,234
Chicago, IL$95,965
Bellingham, WA$95,853
Springfield, MA$95,779
Baltimore, MD$95,751
Chico, CA$95,519
Pittsfield, MA$95,268
Manchester, NH$95,092
Spokane, WA$94,683
Denver, CO$94,674
Albany, NY$94,238
Troy, NY$94,201
Nassau, NY$94,101
Schenectady, NY$94,006
Wilmington, DE$93,931
Burlington, VT$93,801
Salem, OR$93,764
Portland, ME$93,476
Yakima, WA$93,383
Rochester, MN$93,095
Reno, NV$93,049
Fresno, CA$93,049
Milwaukee, WI$92,965
Detroit, MI$92,873
Ann Arbor, MI$92,857
Allentown, PA$92,845
Colorado Springs, CO$92,687
Syracuse, NY$92,640
Carson City, NV$92,640
Houston, TX$92,510
Eugene, OR$92,464
Gary, IN$92,353
Springfield, OR$92,278
Bismarck, ND$92,260
Galveston, TX$92,195
Medford, OR$92,055
Fort Collins, CO$92,018
Concord, NH$91,972
Austin, TX$91,944
Mesa, AZ$91,749
Reading, PA$91,740
Phoenix, AZ$91,730
Dallas, TX$91,703
Saint Cloud, MN$91,613
Madison, WI$91,489
Utica, NY$91,238
Rochester, NY$91,090
Des Moines, IA$91,080
Raleigh, NC$91,071
Atlanta, GA$90,932
Battle Creek, MI$90,904
Salt Lake City, UT$90,876
Lancaster, PA$90,737
Harrisburg, PA$90,607
Kansas City, MO$90,514
Champaign, IL$90,495
Kansas City, KS$90,495
Fort Worth, TX$90,486
Columbus, OH$90,470
Boca Raton, FL$90,449
Pittsburgh, PA$90,412
Richmond, VA$90,375
Indianapolis, IN$90,356
Cleveland, OH$90,347
Las Vegas, NV$90,235
Cincinnati, OH$90,235
Petersburg, VA$90,096
Huntsville, AL$89,957
Lansing, MI$89,894
Lebanon, PA$89,882
Pueblo, CO$89,873
Appleton, WI$89,845
Buffalo, NY$89,808
Dayton, OH$89,780
Racine, WI$89,762
Charlotte, NC$89,752
Saint Louis, MO$89,725
York, PA$89,669
Elkhart, IN$89,669
Gastonia, NC$89,651
Billings, MT$89,629
Beaumont, TX$89,604
Lorain, OH$89,585
Benton Harbor, MI$89,567
Toledo, OH$89,548
Binghamton, NY$89,502
Rock Hill, SC$89,492
Rockford, IL$89,446
Springfield, IL$89,409
Elyria, OH$89,399
Fargo, ND$89,399
Flagstaff, AZ$89,334
Fort Lauderdale, FL$89,279
Duluth, MN$89,223
Miami, FL$89,223
Cheyenne, WY$89,158
Grand Forks, ND$89,158
Bangor, ME$88,954
Cedar Rapids, IA$88,852
Durham, NC$88,813
Louisville, KY$88,805
Grand Rapids, MI$88,787
Hialeah, FL$88,777
Casper, WY$88,647
Scranton, PA$88,536
New Orleans, LA$88,508
Virginia Beach, VA$88,499
Akron, OH$88,452
Peoria, IL$88,332
Sarasota, FL$88,313
Nashville, TN$88,248
Omaha, NE$88,248
Green Bay, WI$88,248
Baton Rouge, LA$88,202
Charleston, SC$88,183
Jamestown, NY$88,137
Davenport, IA$88,137
Tucson, AZ$88,090
Saint Petersburg, FL$88,034
Tampa, FL$88,016
Evansville, IN$87,960
Port Arthur, TX$87,960
Bradenton, FL$87,923
Santa Fe, NM$87,756
Orlando, FL$87,589
Clearwater, FL$87,561
Canton, OH$87,366
La Crosse, WI$87,366
Albuquerque, NM$87,310
Newport News, VA$87,301
High Point, NC$87,273
Ogden, UT$87,236
Corpus Christi, TX$87,161
Norfolk, VA$87,106
Laramie, WY$87,106
Rock Island, IL$87,050
Saginaw, MI$87,031
Jacksonville, FL$87,022
Salisbury, NC$87,004
Boise, ID$86,985
Moline, IL$86,939
Fort Myers, FL$86,911
Memphis, TN$86,892
Tulsa, OK$86,846
Waterloo, IA$86,790
Spartanburg, SC$86,697
Lincoln, NE$86,651
Fort Wayne, IN$86,632
Provo, UT$86,623
Cedar Falls, IA$86,511
San Antonio, TX$86,474
Greensboro, NC$86,437
South Bend, IN$86,428
Savannah, GA$86,326
Muskegon, MI$86,289
Birmingham, AL$86,279
Winston Salem, NC$86,234
Lake Charles, LA$86,010
Anderson, IN$85,991
Lexington, KY$85,964
Augusta, GA$85,936
Greenville, SC$85,936
Lima, OH$85,861
Wichita, KS$85,852
Tuscaloosa, AL$85,852
Columbia, SC$85,769
Springfield, OH$85,750
Asheville, NC$85,601
Bloomington, IN$85,536
Knoxville, TN$85,202
Shreveport, LA$85,193
Wilmington, NC$85,072
Roanoke, VA$85,072
Topeka, KS$84,905
Frankfort, KY$84,895
Oklahoma City, OK$84,831
Chillicothe, OH$84,793
Longview, TX$84,784
Melbourne, FL$84,775
Sioux Falls, SD$84,626
Mobile, AL$84,617
Terre Haute, IN$84,580
Altoona, PA$84,524
Amarillo, TX$84,459
Killeen, TX$84,431
Fayetteville, AR$84,357
Chattanooga, TN$84,329
Sioux City, IA$84,246
Idaho Falls, ID$84,227
Lynchburg, VA$84,153
Gainesville, FL$84,032
Portsmouth, OH$83,986
Little Rock, AR$83,967
Lafayette, LA$83,930
Youngstown, OH$83,930
Daytona Beach, FL$83,874
Clarksville, TN$83,865
Pensacola, FL$83,856
Temple, TX$83,849
Hopkinsville, KY$83,577
Erie, PA$83,558
Florence, SC$83,521
Charleston, WV$83,373
Great Falls, MT$83,326
Macon, GA$83,196
Tallahassee, FL$83,187
Fayetteville, NC$83,168
Waco, TX$83,150
Helena, MT$83,085
Pine Bluff, AR$83,050
Vincennes, IN$82,936
Lubbock, TX$82,899
Alamogordo, NM$82,843
Twin Falls, ID$82,760
Rapid City, SD$82,732
Jackson, MS$82,565
Huntington, WV$82,558
Greenville, MS$82,555
Parkersburg, WV$82,461
Montgomery, AL$82,444
Wichita Falls, TX$82,351
Springfield, MO$82,351
Biloxi, MS$82,305
Monroe, LA$82,212
Johnstown, PA$82,147
Sumter, SC$82,110
Columbus, GA$82,100
Pascagoula, MS$81,924
Abilene, TX$81,924
Kingsport, TN$81,683
Albany, GA$81,683
Gulfport, MS$81,655
Alexandria, LA$81,348
Fort Smith, AR$81,116
El Paso, TX$80,865
Las Cruces, NM$80,447
Harlingen, TX$80,212
Pocatello, ID$80,197
Florence, AL$80,076
Brownsville, TX$80,057
Mcallen, TX$79,862
Dothan, AL$79,732
Columbus, MS$79,181
Altus, OK$78,748
Lawton, OK$78,572
Pierre, SD$78,237
What Skills Can Increase a Psychology Intern's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Scheduling (Mentioned in 7.69% Job Postings): Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling and optimizing work and workloads in a production process or manufacturing process.
Patient Care (Mentioned in 3.73% Job Postings): Patient care refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of physical and mental well-being through services offered by health professionals.
Social Work (Mentioned in 1.71% Job Postings): Social work is an academic discipline and profession that concerns itself with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being. Social functioning is the way in which people perform their social roles, and the structural institutions that are provided[by whom?] to sustain them. Social work applies social sciences, such as sociology, psychology, political science, public health, community development, law, and economics, to engage with client systems, conduct assessments, and develop interventions to solve social and personal problems; and to bring about social change. Social work practice is often divided[by whom?] into micro-work, which involves working directly with individuals or small groups; and macro-work, which involves working with communities, and - within social policy - fostering change on a larger scale.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Psychology Intern's salary.
Healthcare Services: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Patient Care: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Clinical Supervision: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Psychology Intern Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Psychology Intern roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Healthcare and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average.
In contrast, Psychology Intern positions in Pharmaceuticals or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Psychology Intern as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Psychology Intern
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$139,295
$67.0
50%
Biotechnology
$111,436
$54.0
20%
How Education impacts a Psychology Intern's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Psychology Interns enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Psychology Intern with a Bachelor's Degree is between
$93,629
and $101,536).
Psychology Intern Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Psychology Intern's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
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Weekly
Yearly
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$83,282
Average$92,863/year
$99,756
$6,940
Average$7,739/month
$8,313
$1,602
Average$1,786/week
$1,918
$40
Average$45/hour
$48
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$99,756
$8,313
$1,918
$48
Average
$92,863
$7,739
$1,786
$45
25th Percentile
$83,282
$6,940
$1,602
$40
Salaries of Jobs related to Psychology Intern
Psychology Resident$126,326
Director Of Psychology$123,767
Professor - Psychology$110,138
Psychology Associate$92,963
Psychology Consultant$87,153
psychology counselor$87,151
Instructor - Psychology$57,061
Psychology$55,828
Psychology Teacher$45,845
Psychology Technician$43,145
Psychology Assistant$41,928
Salary Trends for Psychology Intern
Salaries for a Psychology Intern can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $85,267 in 2023
to around $84,179 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Psychology Intern salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Psychology Intern
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Psychology Intern
Here are companies hiring for Psychology Intern and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Psychology Intern
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Psychology Intern?
The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Psychology Intern roles,
with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.
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