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Most careers in pyschatry earn up to about 163,144. Do to the fact that psychologist are considered pyshcians you would or should be expecting to make up to more than 100k.

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Psychiatry is much different than psychology. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor that can prescribe medicine to his/her patients. A psychologist only holds a PhD/PsyD. The tend to make much less than a psychiatrist. Depending on where they work...(private practice, hospitals, schools) psychologist salaries range from 20,000 to well, well over 100,000. There is no real median.

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Psychologists can be paid very different salaries and rates.

Some of the best therapists charge their clients hundreds of dollars per hour.

Counselors at clinics and non-profit organizations might make minimum wage.

The best income in the field goes to psychiatrists, who have an MD.

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