diff --git a/.chloggen/mx-psi_logging-verbosity.yaml b/.chloggen/mx-psi_logging-verbosity.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..4231fd0a0e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/mx-psi_logging-verbosity.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: deprecation
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. otlpreceiver)
+component: exporter/logging
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Deprecate 'loglevel' in favor of 'verbosity' option
+
+# One or more tracking issues or pull requests related to the change
+issues: [5878]
diff --git a/exporter/loggingexporter/config.go b/exporter/loggingexporter/config.go
index 6629e7a824b..5741d498cc0 100644
--- a/exporter/loggingexporter/config.go
+++ b/exporter/loggingexporter/config.go
@@ -15,9 +15,23 @@
 package loggingexporter // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/loggingexporter"
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap"
+)
+
+var (
+	// supportedLevels in this exporter's configuration.
+	// configtelemetry.LevelNone and other future values are not supported.
+	supportedLevels map[configtelemetry.Level]struct{} = map[configtelemetry.Level]struct{}{
+		configtelemetry.LevelBasic:    {},
+		configtelemetry.LevelNormal:   {},
+		configtelemetry.LevelDetailed: {},
+	}
 )
 
 // Config defines configuration for logging exporter.
@@ -25,18 +39,69 @@ type Config struct {
 	config.ExporterSettings `mapstructure:",squash"` // squash ensures fields are correctly decoded in embedded struct
 
 	// LogLevel defines log level of the logging exporter; options are debug, info, warn, error.
+	// Deprecated: Use `Verbosity` instead.
 	LogLevel zapcore.Level `mapstructure:"loglevel"`
 
+	// Verbosity defines the logging exporter verbosity.
+	Verbosity configtelemetry.Level `mapstructure:"verbosity"`
+
 	// SamplingInitial defines how many samples are initially logged during each second.
 	SamplingInitial int `mapstructure:"sampling_initial"`
 
 	// SamplingThereafter defines the sampling rate after the initial samples are logged.
 	SamplingThereafter int `mapstructure:"sampling_thereafter"`
+
+	// warnLogLevel is set on unmarshaling to warn users about `loglevel` usage.
+	warnLogLevel bool
 }
 
 var _ config.Exporter = (*Config)(nil)
+var _ confmap.Unmarshaler = (*Config)(nil)
+
+func mapLevel(level zapcore.Level) (configtelemetry.Level, error) {
+	switch level {
+	case zapcore.DebugLevel:
+		return configtelemetry.LevelDetailed, nil
+	case zapcore.InfoLevel:
+		return configtelemetry.LevelNormal, nil
+	case zapcore.WarnLevel, zapcore.ErrorLevel,
+		zapcore.DPanicLevel, zapcore.PanicLevel, zapcore.FatalLevel:
+		// Anything above info is mapped to 'basic' level.
+		return configtelemetry.LevelBasic, nil
+	default:
+		return configtelemetry.LevelNone, fmt.Errorf("log level %q is not supported", level)
+	}
+}
+
+func (cfg *Config) Unmarshal(conf *confmap.Conf) error {
+	if conf.IsSet("loglevel") && conf.IsSet("verbosity") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("'loglevel' and 'verbosity' are incompatible. Use only 'verbosity' instead")
+	}
+
+	if err := conf.Unmarshal(cfg, confmap.WithErrorUnused()); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if conf.IsSet("loglevel") {
+		verbosity, err := mapLevel(cfg.LogLevel)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to map 'loglevel': %w", err)
+		}
+
+		// 'verbosity' is unset but 'loglevel' is set.
+		// Override default verbosity.
+		cfg.Verbosity = verbosity
+		cfg.warnLogLevel = true
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
 
 // Validate checks if the exporter configuration is valid
 func (cfg *Config) Validate() error {
+	if _, ok := supportedLevels[cfg.Verbosity]; !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("verbosity level %q is not supported", cfg.Verbosity)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/exporter/loggingexporter/config_test.go b/exporter/loggingexporter/config_test.go
index ab7fdc86240..d390c1fa2d4 100644
--- a/exporter/loggingexporter/config_test.go
+++ b/exporter/loggingexporter/config_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/confmap/confmaptest"
 )
@@ -35,16 +36,95 @@ func TestUnmarshalDefaultConfig(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestUnmarshalConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	cm, err := confmaptest.LoadConf(filepath.Join("testdata", "config.yaml"))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	factory := NewFactory()
-	cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
-	assert.NoError(t, config.UnmarshalExporter(cm, cfg))
-	assert.Equal(t,
-		&Config{
-			ExporterSettings:   config.NewExporterSettings(config.NewComponentID(typeStr)),
-			LogLevel:           zapcore.DebugLevel,
-			SamplingInitial:    10,
-			SamplingThereafter: 50,
-		}, cfg)
+	tests := []struct {
+		filename    string
+		cfg         *Config
+		expectedErr string
+	}{
+		{
+			filename: "config_loglevel.yaml",
+			cfg: &Config{
+				ExporterSettings:   config.NewExporterSettings(config.NewComponentID(typeStr)),
+				LogLevel:           zapcore.DebugLevel,
+				Verbosity:          configtelemetry.LevelDetailed,
+				SamplingInitial:    10,
+				SamplingThereafter: 50,
+				warnLogLevel:       true,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			filename: "config_verbosity.yaml",
+			cfg: &Config{
+				ExporterSettings:   config.NewExporterSettings(config.NewComponentID(typeStr)),
+				LogLevel:           zapcore.InfoLevel,
+				Verbosity:          configtelemetry.LevelDetailed,
+				SamplingInitial:    10,
+				SamplingThereafter: 50,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			filename: "loglevel_info.yaml",
+			cfg: &Config{
+				ExporterSettings:   config.NewExporterSettings(config.NewComponentID(typeStr)),
+				LogLevel:           zapcore.InfoLevel,
+				Verbosity:          configtelemetry.LevelNormal,
+				SamplingInitial:    2,
+				SamplingThereafter: 500,
+				warnLogLevel:       true,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			filename:    "invalid_verbosity_loglevel.yaml",
+			expectedErr: "'loglevel' and 'verbosity' are incompatible. Use only 'verbosity' instead",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.filename, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cm, err := confmaptest.LoadConf(filepath.Join("testdata", tt.filename))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			factory := NewFactory()
+			cfg := factory.CreateDefaultConfig()
+			err = config.UnmarshalExporter(cm, cfg)
+			if tt.expectedErr != "" {
+				assert.EqualError(t, err, tt.expectedErr)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.cfg, cfg)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		cfg         *Config
+		expectedErr string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "verbosity none",
+			cfg: &Config{
+				Verbosity: configtelemetry.LevelNone,
+			},
+			expectedErr: "verbosity level \"none\" is not supported",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "verbosity detailed",
+			cfg: &Config{
+				Verbosity: configtelemetry.LevelDetailed,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := tt.cfg.Validate()
+			if tt.expectedErr != "" {
+				assert.EqualError(t, err, tt.expectedErr)
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
 }
diff --git a/exporter/loggingexporter/factory.go b/exporter/loggingexporter/factory.go
index ac8dc22e409..c17ab55fb5c 100644
--- a/exporter/loggingexporter/factory.go
+++ b/exporter/loggingexporter/factory.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package loggingexporter // import "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/loggin
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/exporterhelper"
 )
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ const (
 	defaultSamplingThereafter = 500
 )
 
+var onceWarnLogLevel sync.Once
+
 // NewFactory creates a factory for Logging exporter
 func NewFactory() component.ExporterFactory {
 	return component.NewExporterFactory(
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ func createDefaultConfig() config.Exporter {
 	return &Config{
 		ExporterSettings:   config.NewExporterSettings(config.NewComponentID(typeStr)),
 		LogLevel:           zapcore.InfoLevel,
+		Verbosity:          configtelemetry.LevelNormal,
 		SamplingInitial:    defaultSamplingInitial,
 		SamplingThereafter: defaultSamplingThereafter,
 	}
@@ -57,7 +62,7 @@ func createDefaultConfig() config.Exporter {
 func createTracesExporter(ctx context.Context, set component.ExporterCreateSettings, config config.Exporter) (component.TracesExporter, error) {
 	cfg := config.(*Config)
 	exporterLogger := createLogger(cfg, set.TelemetrySettings.Logger)
-	s := newLoggingExporter(exporterLogger, cfg.LogLevel)
+	s := newLoggingExporter(exporterLogger, cfg.Verbosity)
 	return exporterhelper.NewTracesExporter(ctx, set, cfg,
 		s.pushTraces,
 		exporterhelper.WithCapabilities(consumer.Capabilities{MutatesData: false}),
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ func createTracesExporter(ctx context.Context, set component.ExporterCreateSetti
 func createMetricsExporter(ctx context.Context, set component.ExporterCreateSettings, config config.Exporter) (component.MetricsExporter, error) {
 	cfg := config.(*Config)
 	exporterLogger := createLogger(cfg, set.TelemetrySettings.Logger)
-	s := newLoggingExporter(exporterLogger, cfg.LogLevel)
+	s := newLoggingExporter(exporterLogger, cfg.Verbosity)
 	return exporterhelper.NewMetricsExporter(ctx, set, cfg,
 		s.pushMetrics,
 		exporterhelper.WithCapabilities(consumer.Capabilities{MutatesData: false}),
@@ -87,7 +92,7 @@ func createMetricsExporter(ctx context.Context, set component.ExporterCreateSett
 func createLogsExporter(ctx context.Context, set component.ExporterCreateSettings, config config.Exporter) (component.LogsExporter, error) {
 	cfg := config.(*Config)
 	exporterLogger := createLogger(cfg, set.TelemetrySettings.Logger)
-	s := newLoggingExporter(exporterLogger, cfg.LogLevel)
+	s := newLoggingExporter(exporterLogger, cfg.Verbosity)
 	return exporterhelper.NewLogsExporter(ctx, set, cfg,
 		s.pushLogs,
 		exporterhelper.WithCapabilities(consumer.Capabilities{MutatesData: false}),
@@ -100,6 +105,16 @@ func createLogsExporter(ctx context.Context, set component.ExporterCreateSetting
 }
 
 func createLogger(cfg *Config, logger *zap.Logger) *zap.Logger {
+	if cfg.warnLogLevel {
+		onceWarnLogLevel.Do(func() {
+			logger.Warn(
+				"'loglevel' option is deprecated in favor of 'verbosity'. Set 'verbosity' to equivalent value to preserve behavior.",
+				zap.Stringer("loglevel", cfg.LogLevel),
+				zap.Stringer("equivalent verbosity level", cfg.Verbosity),
+			)
+		})
+	}
+
 	core := zapcore.NewSamplerWithOptions(
 		logger.Core(),
 		1*time.Second,
diff --git a/exporter/loggingexporter/logging_exporter.go b/exporter/loggingexporter/logging_exporter.go
index 213bf77caab..fc3f5ff4260 100644
--- a/exporter/loggingexporter/logging_exporter.go
+++ b/exporter/loggingexporter/logging_exporter.go
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
-	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/loggingexporter/internal/otlptext"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/plog"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type loggingExporter struct {
-	logLevel         zapcore.Level
+	verbosity        configtelemetry.Level
 	logger           *zap.Logger
 	logsMarshaler    plog.Marshaler
 	metricsMarshaler pmetric.Marshaler
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type loggingExporter struct {
 
 func (s *loggingExporter) pushTraces(_ context.Context, td ptrace.Traces) error {
 	s.logger.Info("TracesExporter", zap.Int("#spans", td.SpanCount()))
-	if s.logLevel != zapcore.DebugLevel {
+	if s.verbosity != configtelemetry.LevelDetailed {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ func (s *loggingExporter) pushTraces(_ context.Context, td ptrace.Traces) error
 
 func (s *loggingExporter) pushMetrics(_ context.Context, md pmetric.Metrics) error {
 	s.logger.Info("MetricsExporter", zap.Int("#metrics", md.MetricCount()))
-
-	if s.logLevel != zapcore.DebugLevel {
+	if s.verbosity != configtelemetry.LevelDetailed {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -67,8 +66,7 @@ func (s *loggingExporter) pushMetrics(_ context.Context, md pmetric.Metrics) err
 
 func (s *loggingExporter) pushLogs(_ context.Context, ld plog.Logs) error {
 	s.logger.Info("LogsExporter", zap.Int("#logs", ld.LogRecordCount()))
-
-	if s.logLevel != zapcore.DebugLevel {
+	if s.verbosity != configtelemetry.LevelDetailed {
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -80,9 +78,9 @@ func (s *loggingExporter) pushLogs(_ context.Context, ld plog.Logs) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func newLoggingExporter(logger *zap.Logger, logLevel zapcore.Level) *loggingExporter {
+func newLoggingExporter(logger *zap.Logger, verbosity configtelemetry.Level) *loggingExporter {
 	return &loggingExporter{
-		logLevel:         logLevel,
+		verbosity:        verbosity,
 		logger:           logger,
 		logsMarshaler:    otlptext.NewTextLogsMarshaler(),
 		metricsMarshaler: otlptext.NewTextMetricsMarshaler(),
diff --git a/exporter/loggingexporter/logging_exporter_test.go b/exporter/loggingexporter/logging_exporter_test.go
index 65e1dc41857..afb09277900 100644
--- a/exporter/loggingexporter/logging_exporter_test.go
+++ b/exporter/loggingexporter/logging_exporter_test.go
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zaptest"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/config/configtelemetry"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/internal/testdata"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/plog"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func TestLoggingLogsExporterNoErrors(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestLoggingExporterErrors(t *testing.T) {
-	le := newLoggingExporter(zaptest.NewLogger(t), zapcore.DebugLevel)
+	le := newLoggingExporter(zaptest.NewLogger(t), configtelemetry.LevelDetailed)
 	require.NotNil(t, le)
 
 	errWant := errors.New("my error")
diff --git a/exporter/loggingexporter/testdata/config.yaml b/exporter/loggingexporter/testdata/config_loglevel.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from exporter/loggingexporter/testdata/config.yaml
rename to exporter/loggingexporter/testdata/config_loglevel.yaml
diff --git a/exporter/loggingexporter/testdata/config_verbosity.yaml b/exporter/loggingexporter/testdata/config_verbosity.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ea62997627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exporter/loggingexporter/testdata/config_verbosity.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+verbosity: detailed
+sampling_initial: 10
+sampling_thereafter: 50
diff --git a/exporter/loggingexporter/testdata/invalid_verbosity_loglevel.yaml b/exporter/loggingexporter/testdata/invalid_verbosity_loglevel.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37f8f16b24f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exporter/loggingexporter/testdata/invalid_verbosity_loglevel.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+loglevel: info
+verbosity: detailed
diff --git a/exporter/loggingexporter/testdata/loglevel_info.yaml b/exporter/loggingexporter/testdata/loglevel_info.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63506faefb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exporter/loggingexporter/testdata/loglevel_info.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+loglevel: info