SOC 29-1223 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Psychiatrists

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$281,870

U.S. median hourly wage$135.51

U.S. employment27,980

Nationally, psychiatrists earned a median of $281,870 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 27,980 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Psychiatrists: pay and employment by state
State
California	$353,500	$169.95	5,420	0.3
Louisiana	$345,040	$165.88	90	0.0
Alaska	$342,170	$164.51	50	0.2
Minnesota	$336,410	$161.74	580	0.2
Wisconsin	$331,070	$159.17	550	0.2
Connecticut	$326,670	$157.05	560	0.3
Florida	$316,200	$152.02	1,930	0.2
Oregon	$314,880	$151.39	430	0.2
Missouri	$312,680	$150.33	240	0.1
Maryland	$305,320	$146.79	460	0.2
Washington	$304,920	$146.60	360	0.1
Vermont	$302,770	$145.56	80	0.3
Maine	$300,180	$144.32	80	0.1
Utah	$299,670	$144.07	260	0.2
Iowa	$295,270	$141.96	170	0.1
Virginia	$295,010	$141.83	370	0.1
Michigan	$291,850	$140.31	560	0.1
Hawaii	$289,990	$139.42	170	0.3
Rhode Island	$287,610	$138.28	270	0.5
Indiana	$284,110	$136.59	410	0.1
Delaware	$279,410	$134.33	100	0.2
Pennsylvania	$278,970	$134.12	830	0.1
Kansas	$278,100	$133.70	60	0.0
Oklahoma	$271,640	$130.60	80	0.0
Colorado	$266,370	$128.06	270	0.1
New York	$265,890	$127.83	4,130	0.4
Illinois	$258,740	$124.40	870	0.1
Arizona	$249,720	$120.06	380	0.1
New Hampshire	$246,140	$118.34	90	0.1
Ohio	$244,990	$117.78	690	0.1
Kentucky	$237,770	$114.31	160	0.1
Georgia	$237,480	$114.17	470	0.1
South Carolina	$237,250	$114.06	200	0.1
Texas	$228,460	$109.84	1,690	0.1
New Mexico	$227,730	$109.49	Not published	Not published
South Dakota	$226,180	$108.74	60	0.1
Tennessee	$214,880	$103.31	410	0.1
Mississippi	$213,680	$102.73	110	0.1
Nevada	$210,030	$100.98	90	0.1
New Jersey	$194,070	$93.30	1,290	0.3
District of Columbia	$183,080	$88.02	310	0.4
North Carolina	$168,880	$81.19	620	0.1
Nebraska	$135,180	$64.99	180	0.2
Arkansas	$124,750	$59.97	150	0.1
Idaho	$75,470	$36.28	110	0.1
West Virginia	$63,320	$30.44	90	0.1
Massachusetts	Not published	Not published	1,060	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 111 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Psychiatrists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Springfield, IL	$413,890	$198.98	40	0.4
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$409,950	$197.09	50	0.4
Gainesville, FL	$404,240	$194.35	Not published	Not published
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$403,430	$193.96	720	0.3
Ocala, FL	$396,200	$190.48	40	0.3
New Haven, CT	$381,890	$183.60	140	0.5
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$370,510	$178.13	1,610	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$364,530	$175.25	490	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$358,020	$172.13	50	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$353,500	$169.95	250	0.2
Anchorage, AK	$342,170	$164.51	40	0.2
Rochester, MN	$341,540	$164.20	130	1.1
Green Bay, WI	$339,680	$163.31	50	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$339,340	$163.15	160	0.1
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$337,970	$162.48	30	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$336,410	$161.74	330	0.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$335,620	$161.36	310	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$333,300	$160.24	60	0.3
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$331,800	$159.52	130	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$331,500	$159.38	180	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$329,530	$158.43	90	0.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$328,600	$157.98	60	0.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$322,750	$155.17	60	0.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$320,250	$153.97	180	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$319,610	$153.66	90	0.1
Tallahassee, FL	$318,460	$153.11	60	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$318,110	$152.94	240	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$315,960	$151.91	30	0.1
Fresno, CA	$315,470	$151.67	140	0.3
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$314,450	$151.18	80	0.3
Springfield, MA	$311,290	$149.66	60	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$307,710	$147.94	230	0.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$307,290	$147.74	Not published	Not published
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$301,790	$145.09	50	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$300,180	$144.32	30	0.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$299,990	$144.23	70	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$299,670	$144.07	140	0.2
St. Louis, MO-IL	$298,160	$143.34	100	0.1
Madison, WI	$296,230	$142.42	160	0.4
Roanoke, VA	$295,010	$141.83	70	0.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$294,890	$141.77	60	0.3
Richmond, VA	$290,900	$139.86	50	0.1
Urban Honolulu, HI	$289,990	$139.42	140	0.3
Akron, OH	$289,420	$139.14	60	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$289,320	$139.09	50	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$287,610	$138.28	290	0.4
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$286,770	$137.87	70	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$285,900	$137.45	40	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$282,600	$135.87	250	0.2
Jefferson City, MO	$282,050	$135.60	40	0.5
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$280,370	$134.79	270	0.4
Ithaca, NY	$280,210	$134.72	40	0.9
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$279,410	$134.33	640	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$277,010	$133.18	50	0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$276,960	$133.16	280	0.1
Binghamton, NY	$273,380	$131.43	30	0.4
Cleveland, OH	$271,790	$130.67	120	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$263,030	$126.46	150	0.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$261,710	$125.82	150	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$260,330	$125.16	240	0.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$260,000	$125.00	160	0.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$258,750	$124.40	600	0.1
Tucson, AZ	$257,650	$123.87	70	0.2
Utica-Rome, NY	$256,870	$123.50	40	0.3
Columbia, SC	$251,060	$120.70	90	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$249,130	$119.77	4,180	0.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$249,070	$119.74	420	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$247,450	$118.96	40	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$246,990	$118.75	550	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$244,960	$117.77	70	0.1
Worcester, MA	$244,190	$117.40	110	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$240,930	$115.83	410	0.1
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	50	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	140	0.1
Salem, OR	$239,200 or more	$115.00 or more	60	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$237,770	$114.31	60	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$236,340	$113.63	150	0.1
Albuquerque, NM	$236,320	$113.62	Not published	Not published
Pittsburgh, PA	$235,240	$113.10	Not published	Not published
Rochester, NY	$233,620	$112.32	130	0.3
Toledo, OH	$233,210	$112.12	70	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$230,560	$110.85	320	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$230,560	$110.85	Not published	Not published
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$225,440	$108.39	110	0.2
Columbus, OH	$220,940	$106.22	120	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$188,090	$90.43	280	0.2
Salinas, CA	$178,630	$85.88	40	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$170,600	$82.02	40	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$169,850	$81.66	100	0.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$168,880	$81.19	130	0.2
Asheville, NC	$164,520	$79.10	50	0.3
Iowa City, IA	$161,550	$77.67	30	0.3
Fayetteville, NC	$155,250	$74.64	40	0.3
Modesto, CA	$151,270	$72.72	40	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$144,020	$69.24	230	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$132,450	$63.68	70	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$132,200	$63.56	160	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$124,750	$59.97	90	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$103,200	$49.62	Not published	Not published
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$100,880	$48.50	60	0.1
Ann Arbor, MI	$92,840	$44.63	110	0.5
Tyler, TX	$66,550	$32.00	50	0.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$65,270	$31.38	40	0.1
Baton Rouge, LA	Not published	Not published	30	0.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	Not published	Not published	760	0.3
Corvallis, OR	Not published	Not published	30	0.9
Eugene-Springfield, OR	Not published	Not published	100	0.6
Jackson, MS	Not published	Not published	50	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	Not published	Not published	50	0.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	Not published	Not published	40	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	Not published	Not published	210	0.1

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.