Psychiatrists · SOC 29-1223

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Psychiatristss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for psychiatrists. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (8 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 103 metro areas

Psychiatrists: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Springfield, IL	$413,890	40	0.4
2	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$409,950	50	0.4
3	Gainesville, FL	$404,240	Not published	Not published
4	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$403,430	720	0.3
5	Ocala, FL	$396,200	40	0.3
6	New Haven, CT	$381,890	140	0.5
7	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$370,510	1,610	0.3
8	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$364,530	490	0.3
9	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$358,020	50	0.1
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$353,500	250	0.2
11	Anchorage, AK	$342,170	40	0.2
12	Rochester, MN	$341,540	130	1.1
13	Green Bay, WI	$339,680	50	0.3
14	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$339,340	160	0.1
15	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$337,970	30	0.2
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$336,410	330	0.2
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$335,620	310	0.2
18	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$333,300	60	0.3
19	Stockton-Lodi, CA	$331,800	130	0.5
20	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$331,500	180	0.2
21	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$329,530	90	0.2
22	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$328,600	60	0.3
23	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$322,750	60	0.5
24	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$320,250	180	0.1
25	Jacksonville, FL	$319,610	90	0.1

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Psychiatrists overview.

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.