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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 2017 [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	$60,270	320
2	Texas	$205,330	$107,230	880
3	Kentucky	$204,120	$70,660	140
4	Washington	$201,720	$107,160	280
5	New Hampshire	$198,260	$79,690	80
6	Kansas	$197,600	$63,810	180
7	Delaware	$196,370	$44,900	60
8	North Carolina	$195,420	$113,660	570
9	South Carolina	$193,940	$101,160	240
10	Virginia	$192,740	$56,470	930
11	Wisconsin	$190,930	$59,850	390
12	Maryland	$188,490	$32,030	580
13	Tennessee	$186,650	$113,180	210
14	Colorado	$186,520	$79,820	360
15	Minnesota	$185,750	$102,480	460
16	Vermont	$185,190	$100,600	200
17	Florida	$184,130	$45,740	920
18	Arizona	$183,780	$45,960	800
19	Oregon	$182,230	$134,450	380
20	Pennsylvania	$181,950	$58,440	890
21	California	$180,310	$88,440	3,370
22	Connecticut	$180,040	$78,370	740
23	Ohio	$179,370	$84,300	1,370
24	Illinois	$178,150	$44,720	950
25	Georgia	$177,350	$86,190	350
26	Montana	$176,830	$65,260	120
27	Iowa	$176,020	$104,540	80
28	Oklahoma	$174,890	$47,620	300
29	Michigan	$174,550	$107,580	650
30	Massachusetts	$174,400	$62,900	940
31	Puerto Rico	$169,450	$59,360	50
32	New York	$166,830	$72,160	3,360
33	Nebraska	$165,940	$65,020	130
34	Alabama	$161,360	$117,640	380
35	Mississippi	$156,110	$54,270	90
36	Maine	$146,100	$27,160	200
37	Missouri	$145,290	$62,170	280
38	Hawaii	$142,590	$54,010	130
39	Nevada	$139,120	$95,970	60
40	Louisiana	$131,380	$18,780	150
41	West Virginia	$124,680	$66,340	150
42	District of Columbia	$118,420	$47,450	230
43	Utah	$116,800	$21,580	150
44	Idaho	$97,980	$28,820	140
45	Arkansas	$71,310	$47,650	310
46	New Mexico	$61,600	$42,290	80

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