National mean annual salary: |
$249,760 |
Top three highest-paying states
State |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage |
Missouri |
$156.17 |
$324,840 |
Maine |
$155.88 |
$324,220 |
New Jersey |
$155.68 |
$323,820 |
Top eight highest-paying metropolitan areas
Metropolitan area |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., area |
$173.48 |
$360,840 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif., area |
$173.43 |
$360,740 |
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Ind., area |
$160.19 |
$333,190 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash., area |
$156.46 |
$325,450 |
Kansas City, Mo.-Kan., area |
$155.30 |
$323,020 |
Waterbury, Conn., area |
$154.87 |
$322,130 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif., area |
$152.30 |
$316,790 |
Eugene, Ore., area |
$150.15 |
$312,310 |
Top four highest paying non-metropolitan areas
Nonmetropolitan area |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage |
Southern Ohio area |
$135.07 |
$280,940 |
Central East New York state area |
$131.13 |
$272,760 |
Capital/Northern New York state area |
$120.37 |
$250,380 |
Piedmont, N.C., area |
$97.57 |
$202,940 |
Top five states with the highest psychiatrist employment levels:
- California
- New York
- Florida
- Texas
- New Jersey
Top five metropolitan areas with the highest psychiatrist employment:
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif., area
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Fla., area
- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Maine-N.H., area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria-Washington, D.C., Va.-Md.-W.Va., area
Top five nonmetropolitan areas with the highest psychiatrist employment levels:
- Western Wisconsin area
- Piedmont, N.C., area
- Capital/Northern New York state area
- Central East New York state area
- Southern Ohio area