Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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 Psychiatrists
Industry profile for Psychiatrists
Geographic profile for Psychiatrists
National estimates for Psychiatrists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Psychiatrists:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 25,540 |
3.6 % |
$ 104.38 |
$ 217,100 |
1.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Psychiatrists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 33.40 |
$ 65.05 |
(5) |
(5) |
(5) |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 69,470 |
$ 135,300 |
(5) |
(5) |
(5) |
Industry profile for Psychiatrists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Psychiatrists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Psychiatrists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Psychiatrists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Offices of Physicians |
8,360 |
0.32 |
$ 101.15 |
$ 210,390 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
4,160 |
0.07 |
$ 93.11 |
$ 193,670 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
3,550 |
1.47 |
$ 111.80 |
$ 232,550 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
3,060 |
0.32 |
$ 119.84 |
$ 249,260 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,380 |
0.06 |
$ 100.91 |
$ 209,900 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Psychiatrists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
3,550 |
1.47 |
$ 111.80 |
$ 232,550 |
| Offices of Physicians |
8,360 |
0.32 |
$ 101.15 |
$ 210,390 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
3,060 |
0.32 |
$ 119.84 |
$ 249,260 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
870 |
0.10 |
$ 102.28 |
$ 212,750 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
570 |
0.09 |
$ 123.10 |
$ 256,040 |
Top paying industries for Psychiatrists:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Home Health Care Services |
40 |
(7) |
$ 126.02 |
$ 262,120 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
1,250 |
0.02 |
$ 124.52 |
$ 259,010 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities |
570 |
0.09 |
$ 123.10 |
$ 256,040 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
3,060 |
0.32 |
$ 119.84 |
$ 249,260 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
100 |
0.06 |
$ 113.24 |
$ 235,550 |
Geographic profile for Psychiatrists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Psychiatrists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Psychiatrists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Psychiatrists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
4,040 |
0.47 |
2.53 |
$ 94.36 |
$ 196,280 |
| California |
3,970 |
0.24 |
1.32 |
$ 117.79 |
$ 245,000 |
| Texas |
1,550 |
0.13 |
0.70 |
$ 94.22 |
$ 195,970 |
| Florida |
1,520 |
0.18 |
0.98 |
$ 96.89 |
$ 201,530 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,240 |
0.22 |
1.22 |
$ 103.08 |
$ 214,410 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Psychiatrists:
Top paying states for Psychiatrists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Dakota |
30 |
0.07 |
0.41 |
$ 138.49 |
$ 288,060 |
| Kansas |
150 |
0.11 |
0.60 |
$ 135.29 |
$ 281,410 |
| Minnesota |
450 |
0.17 |
0.91 |
$ 133.84 |
$ 278,380 |
| New Mexico |
50 |
0.06 |
0.35 |
$ 128.99 |
$ 268,290 |
| Nebraska |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 128.94 |
$ 268,200 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Psychiatrists:
| 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 |
3,990 |
0.45 |
2.46 |
$ 92.82 |
$ 193,060 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,610 |
0.28 |
1.51 |
$ 121.19 |
$ 252,080 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
850 |
0.32 |
1.73 |
$ 95.65 |
$ 198,950 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
760 |
0.25 |
1.38 |
$ 89.38 |
$ 185,900 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
730 |
0.29 |
1.59 |
$ 65.16 |
$ 135,540 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
720 |
0.28 |
1.52 |
$ 101.05 |
$ 210,180 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
670 |
0.15 |
0.84 |
$ 112.58 |
$ 234,170 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
490 |
0.38 |
2.07 |
$ 106.94 |
$ 222,440 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
400 |
0.11 |
0.60 |
$ 103.39 |
$ 215,040 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
340 |
0.23 |
1.23 |
$ 143.13 |
$ 297,710 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Psychiatrists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Goldsboro, NC |
70 |
1.74 |
9.50 |
(8) |
(8) |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA |
180 |
1.66 |
9.03 |
$ 127.79 |
$ 265,810 |
| Staunton-Waynesboro, VA |
40 |
0.97 |
5.27 |
$ 114.15 |
$ 237,440 |
| Iowa City, IA |
60 |
0.69 |
3.76 |
$ 93.74 |
$ 194,990 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI |
50 |
0.54 |
2.93 |
$ 109.89 |
$ 228,580 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,990 |
0.45 |
2.46 |
$ 92.82 |
$ 193,060 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
230 |
0.44 |
2.41 |
$ 109.88 |
$ 228,540 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
220 |
0.43 |
2.36 |
$ 85.68 |
$ 178,200 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
170 |
0.40 |
2.17 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
490 |
0.38 |
2.07 |
$ 106.94 |
$ 222,440 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Psychiatrists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
(5) |
(5) |
| Rochester, MN |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
(5) |
(5) |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
(5) |
(5) |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
(5) |
(5) |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
340 |
0.23 |
1.23 |
$ 143.13 |
$ 297,710 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
30 |
0.16 |
0.90 |
$ 139.22 |
$ 289,580 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
170 |
0.17 |
0.92 |
$ 138.09 |
$ 287,220 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
100 |
0.27 |
1.49 |
$ 134.35 |
$ 279,450 |
| Tucson, AZ |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 134.25 |
$ 279,240 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
300 |
0.15 |
0.82 |
$ 134.09 |
$ 278,900 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Psychiatrists:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Psychiatrists:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Psychiatrists:
About May 2020 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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
