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Highest Paying States for Psychiatrists

The highest paying states for psychiatrists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of psychiatrists in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $205,800, Rhode Island is the highest paying state for psychiatrists. It is followed by Texas (average annual salary $205,330). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [1]. For more salary information of psychiatrists in a specific state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest Paying States for Psychiatrists

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Rhode Island	$205,800	$123,410	220
2	Texas	$205,330	$57,900	1,110
3	Kentucky	$204,120	$71,870	170
4	New Hampshire	$203,910	$117,640	60
5	Washington	$201,720	$59,590	540
6	North Carolina	$198,880	$109,460	470
7	Pennsylvania	$198,460	$60,620	990
8	Kansas	$197,600	$83,500	120
9	Florida	$197,140	$47,690	1,000
10	Maryland	$195,860	$56,980	600
11	South Carolina	$193,940	$141,580	200
12	Tennessee	$193,730	$124,040	340
13	Iowa	$193,160	$108,510	110
14	Virginia	$192,740	$57,380	830
15	Louisiana	$190,220	$56,680	50
16	Oklahoma	$188,120	$46,170	250
17	Maine	$187,880	$27,670	180
18	Delaware	$187,790	$44,830	80
19	New York	$187,000	$75,270	3,700
20	Colorado	$186,520	$87,280	450
21	Ohio	$185,800	$85,650	1,350
22	Minnesota	$185,750	$90,730	560
23	Montana	$184,900	$85,360	100
24	Michigan	$183,920	$97,560	590
25	Arizona	$183,780	$90,850	820
26	District of Columbia	$183,160	$54,350	120
27	Wisconsin	$182,320	$61,770	420
28	Oregon	$182,230	$73,580	220
29	Massachusetts	$181,890	$64,580	1,020
30	California	$180,310	$95,200	3,040
31	Connecticut	$180,040	$119,850	630
32	Vermont	$178,670	$96,410	170
33	Illinois	$178,150	$44,720	950
34	Georgia	$177,350	$82,020	390
35	Nevada	$172,560	$102,670	80
36	Puerto Rico	$169,450	$59,360	50
37	Nebraska	$165,940	$92,550	140
38	West Virginia	$163,240	$45,870	120
39	Alabama	$156,450	$117,790	380
40	Mississippi	$156,110	$57,800	70
41	Missouri	$145,290	$115,030	240
42	Idaho	$117,440	$39,290	30
43	Arkansas	$102,100	$55,980	240
44	Utah	$94,730	$34,210	150
45	Hawaii	$65,360	$54,490	150
46	New Mexico	$61,600	$137,210	120

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of psychiatrists in those states is not available at this time.