California is the state where psychiatrists are paid the most, and California and Nevada are the states where psychologists are paid the most, according to Bureau of Labor statistics data.
The data was released April 18 and is up to date as of May 2024.
Here is the mean hourly wage for psychiatrists and psychologists — excluding industrial-organizational psychologists, clinical and counseling psychologists and school psychologists —in every state and the District of Columbia.
| State | Psychiatrists | Psychologists |
| Alaska | $103.43 | $60.95 |
| Arizona | $120.68 | $53.52 |
| Arkansas | $103.54 | $48.74 |
| California | $157.96 | $62.95 |
| Colorado | No data | No data |
| Connecticut | $142.23 | $56.49 |
| Delaware | $114.74 | No data |
| District of Columbia | $78.06 | $58.12 |
| Florida | No data | $56.47 |
| Georgia | $115.53 | $51.77 |
| Hawaii | $94.68 | No data |
| Idaho | No data | $53.76 |
| Illinois | $138.80 | $44.62 |
| Indiana | $157.58 | $53.58 |
| Iowa | $123.27 | $50.32 |
| Kansas | $125.77 | $61.51 |
| Kentucky | $114.49 | $58.79 |
| Louisiana | $141.96 | $54.92 |
| Maine | $125.39 | $38.53 |
| Maryland | $125.05 | $56.93 |
| Massachusetts | $115.07 | $59.53 |
| Michigan | $125.97 | $43.78 |
| Minnesota | $150.24 | $49.91 |
| Mississippi | $98.31 | $50.09 |
| Missouri | $133.51 | $55.29 |
| Nebraska | $104.87 | $60.30 |
| Nevada | $93.75 | $62.56 |
| New Hampshire | $107.74 | $45.11 |
| New Jersey | $119.61 | $55.22 |
| New Mexico | $136.35 | No data |
| New York | $112.16 | $51.67 |
| North Carolina | $120.45 | $58.89 |
| North Dakota | $165.23 | No data |
| Ohio | $121.46 | $59.22 |
| Oklahoma | $126.57 | $60.93 |
| Oregon | $106.93 | $49.26 |
| Pennsylvania | $131.23 | $55.11 |
| Rhode Island | $113.65 | $53.57 |
| South Carolina | $96.31 | $61.15 |
| South Dakota | $145.38 | $58.49 |
| Tennessee | $94.95 | $59.44 |
| Texas | $108.66 | $46.18 |
| Utah | $149.08 | $47.94 |
| Vermont | $129.16 | $41.19 |
| Virginia | $129.05 | $58.24 |
| Washington | $109.66 | $55.59 |
| West Virginia | $66.51 | $30.60 |
| Wisconsin | $130.20 | $53.04 |
