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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

29-1223 Psychiatrists

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental disorders. Excludes “Clinical and Counseling Psychologists” (19-3033) and “School Psychologists” (19-3034).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
25,530 3.6 % $105.98 $220,430 1.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $35.83 $71.84 (5) (5) (5)
Annual Wage (2) $74,530 $149,440 (5) (5) (5)


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 8,930 0.34 $103.13 $214,500
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 3,700 0.07 $98.98 $205,880
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 3,310 1.34 $109.35 $227,460
Outpatient Care Centers 3,040 0.32 $120.30 $250,230
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,520 0.07 $99.02 $205,960

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 3,310 1.34 $109.35 $227,460
Offices of Physicians 8,930 0.34 $103.13 $214,500
Outpatient Care Centers 3,040 0.32 $120.30 $250,230
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 1,060 0.11 $110.59 $230,030
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 580 0.09 $111.34 $231,600

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,230 0.02 $122.63 $255,070
Home Health Care Services 60 (7) $121.68 $253,090
Outpatient Care Centers 3,040 0.32 $120.30 $250,230
Other Residential Care Facilities 80 0.05 $115.69 $240,630
Individual and Family Services 690 0.03 $113.74 $236,580


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 3,690 0.39 2.23 $103.98 $216,280
California 3,560 0.20 1.18 $113.91 $236,930
Texas 1,480 0.12 0.69 $100.95 $209,980
Florida 1,240 0.14 0.81 $98.00 $203,830
Pennsylvania 1,180 0.20 1.15 $100.27 $208,550




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island 220 0.45 2.58 $107.47 $223,530
New York 3,690 0.39 2.23 $103.98 $216,280
District of Columbia 190 0.27 1.53 $81.18 $168,850
Massachusetts 920 0.26 1.47 $103.25 $214,760
Vermont 80 0.25 1.47 $97.42 $202,640




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maine 110 0.18 1.04 $131.68 $273,900
Arizona 640 0.22 1.28 $130.24 $270,890
North Dakota (8) (8) (8) $127.30 $264,770
Indiana 300 0.10 0.55 $127.05 $264,260
Nebraska (8) (8) (8) $126.24 $262,570





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,860 0.40 2.30 $104.12 $216,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,230 0.20 1.14 $116.47 $242,260
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 970 0.21 1.20 $120.04 $249,670
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 950 0.33 1.89 $98.72 $205,330
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 790 0.25 1.42 $90.48 $188,200
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 710 0.26 1.47 $101.75 $211,630
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 630 0.24 1.37 $80.01 $166,420
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 490 0.13 0.77 $113.71 $236,510
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 480 0.23 1.30 $131.53 $273,570
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 470 0.34 1.97 $93.63 $194,760




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 180 1.53 8.80 $121.55 $252,830
Goldsboro, NC 50 1.25 7.20 $83.21 $173,080
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 40 0.82 4.70 $94.63 $196,830
Iowa City, IA 70 0.75 4.32 $102.84 $213,910
Eugene, OR 90 0.60 3.46 $106.46 $221,440
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 50 0.50 2.87 $96.72 $201,170
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 50 0.48 2.75 $78.80 $163,900
Lynchburg, VA 50 0.46 2.67 $83.81 $174,320
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,860 0.40 2.30 $104.12 $216,570
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 230 0.39 2.26 $108.59 $225,870




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Toledo, OH 70 0.25 1.41 (5) (5)
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Salem, OR (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 310 0.20 1.17 $135.77 $282,400
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 170 0.15 0.84 $134.74 $280,270
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 440 0.22 1.25 $134.71 $280,200
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 110 0.28 1.60 $134.38 $279,510
Colorado Springs, CO 40 0.13 0.77 $133.91 $278,520
Tucson, AZ (8) (8) (8) $133.52 $277,720

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 60 0.93 5.35 $101.22 $210,530
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 50 0.38 2.18 $65.60 $136,440
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 50 0.19 1.07 $104.24 $216,810
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 40 0.37 2.11 $91.64 $190,610

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 60 0.93 5.35 $101.22 $210,530
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 50 0.38 2.18 $65.60 $136,440
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 40 0.37 2.11 $91.64 $190,610
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 50 0.19 1.07 $104.24 $216,810

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $123.57 $257,020
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 50 0.19 1.07 $104.24 $216,810
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 60 0.93 5.35 $101.22 $210,530
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 40 0.37 2.11 $91.64 $190,610


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020