10 highest-paying cities for psychiatrists

Although the mean annual salary for psychiatrists in the U.S. is $247,350, psychiatrists in the 10 highest-paying urban areas earn upward of $315,000, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.

Here are the 10 highest-paying metropolitan areas for psychiatrists:

 

Metropolitan area

 Average annual salary 

 1. 

San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif.

$353,530

  2.  

Champaign-Urbana, Ill.

$348,410

 3. 

 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif. 

$322,780

 4. 

Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Mich.

$321,340

 5. 

Salinas, Calif.

$321,060

6.

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif. $320,770

7. 

St. Louis $318,860

8. 

Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. $317,270

9. 

Madison, Wis. $316,800

10. 

Santa Rosa, Calif. $315,880

*Editor's note: Compensation data was not available for 18 out of 117 metropolitan areas. 

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