Highest-paying Cities for Psychiatrists

The top 100 highest paying cities 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 cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $207,950, Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma is the highest paying city for psychiatrists. It is followed by Tacoma, Washington (average annual salary $206,920). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of psychiatrists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Psychiatrists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area, Oklahoma	$207,950	$170,800	40
2	Tacoma, Washington	$206,920	$144,690	140
3	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$206,560	$65,190	340
4	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$205,620	$137,270	70
5	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina	$205,320	$164,170	40
6	Akron, Ohio	$205,280	$61,780	120
7	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$205,210	$81,270	80
8	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$204,450	$76,230	180
9	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$204,300	$123,210	280
10	New Haven, Connecticut	$204,130	$75,760	50
11	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$203,560	$177,920	50
12	Rochester, New York	$202,900	$171,400	50
13	Richmond, Virginia	$202,820	$173,600	60
14	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$202,720	$89,720	30
15	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$202,450	$170,600	40
16	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$202,340	$153,320	130
17	Syracuse, New York	$201,460	$145,710	60
18	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$200,880	$75,540	50
19	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$200,670	$78,670	3,840
20	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$200,560	$153,960	60
21	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$200,050	$95,820	850
22	Tallahassee, Florida	$199,510	$47,270	40
23	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$199,240	$82,300	200
24	Peabody, Massachusetts	$199,120	$62,770	30
25	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$198,950	$134,780	30
26	Fresno, California	$197,940	$170,760	70
27	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$197,700	$125,400	80
28	Wilmington, New Jersey	$197,160	$45,860	100
29	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$196,750	$74,960	450
30	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$196,500	$182,500	30
31	Knoxville, Tennessee	$196,400	$174,270	40
32	Columbia, South Carolina	$196,370	$167,530	50
33	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$196,270	$143,700	50
34	Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$195,620	$166,360	n/a
35	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$195,360	$148,220	50
36	Billings, Montana	$195,240	$144,340	n/a
37	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$194,510	$64,880	690
38	Provo-Orem, Utah	$194,420	$172,910	30
39	Corpus Christi, Texas	$193,910	$175,470	n/a
40	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$193,480	$46,230	80
41	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$193,360	$89,210	70
42	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$191,470	$140,940	320
43	Toledo, Ohio	$191,270	$112,850	180
44	Madison, Wisconsin	$190,600	$55,280	120
45	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$190,450	$85,900	30
46	Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia	$190,170	$107,270	40
47	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$189,380	$156,870	50
48	Erie, Pennsylvania	$189,070	$59,830	n/a
49	Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$188,730	$111,510	n/a
50	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$188,420	$84,470	50
51	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$187,330	$96,850	40
52	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$187,220	$59,250	50
53	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$187,120	$173,170	70
54	Springfield, Massachusetts	$186,930	$148,200	70
55	Kingston, New York	$186,700	$133,710	n/a
56	Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$186,340	$157,460	40
57	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$186,280	$173,030	100
58	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$185,440	$72,090	80
59	Charleston, West Virginia	$185,420	$159,920	40
60	Roanoke, Virginia	$184,680	$55,860	100
61	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$184,580	$164,520	230
62	Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia	$184,170	$70,450	30
63	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$183,780	$134,320	370
64	Springfield, Illinois	$182,900	$53,180	40
65	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$182,280	$78,630	680
66	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$182,230	$82,860	2,110
67	Wichita, Kansas	$181,960	$56,630	40
68	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$181,890	$45,750	40
69	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$181,160	$81,270	930
70	Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$180,900	$131,900	60
71	Dayton, Ohio	$180,750	$181,750	60
72	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$180,640	$153,540	120
73	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$180,580	$143,260	40
74	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$179,480	$62,290	610
75	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$179,290	$197,750	350
76	Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$179,250	$158,650	30
77	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$179,250	$185,580	40
78	Bangor, Maine	$178,920	$27,070	50
79	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$178,460	$159,260	n/a
80	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$178,180	$192,170	150
81	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$178,140	$172,190	70
82	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$177,960	$85,050	230
83	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$177,480	$157,580	60
84	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$177,130	$145,900	n/a
85	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$177,110	$45,590	110
86	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$176,830	$74,020	230
87	Spokane, Washington	$176,770	$177,280	40
88	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$176,390	$138,740	70
89	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$174,020	$112,200	40
90	Binghamton, New York	$173,930	$93,530	40
91	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$173,710	$82,760	n/a
92	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	$173,140	$74,160	50
93	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$172,650	$106,340	70
94	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$172,220	$89,380	820
95	Jacksonville, Florida	$171,470	$120,070	40
96	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$169,750	$37,930	90
97	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$168,890	$126,330	30
98	Utica-Rome, New York	$168,870	$92,670	40
99	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$168,820	$103,920	n/a
100	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$168,050	$137,770	130

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for psychiatrists.