Psychiatrists Salary in the US
A psychiatrists earns a national median of $281,870 a year (mean $269,940) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #15 of 825.
How much does a psychiatrists earn in the US?
A psychiatrists in the United States earns a median of $281,870 a year (mean $269,940), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 453% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 27,980 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1223), ranked #15 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$281,870
per year
Mean
$269,940
per year
Employment
27,980
US workers
National rank
#15
of 825 by median
What a psychiatrists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a psychiatrists (SOC 29-1223) earns a median annual wage of $281,870 and a mean (average) of $269,940. The median is the midpoint — half of psychiatrists earn more and half earn less — and is 453% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a psychiatrists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for psychiatrists is $281,870, and the mean (average) is $269,940. The median is the midpoint — half of psychiatrists earn more and half earn less.
- How does psychiatrists pay compare to the US average?
- At $281,870, a psychiatrists earns 453% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many psychiatrists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 27,980 psychiatrists employed nationally (SOC 29-1223), across all industries.
- Where does this psychiatrists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1223. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1223 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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