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Psychiatrists Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

The annual salary statistics of psychiatrists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of psychiatrists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Psychiatrists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$62,290
25th Percentile Wage
$134,610
50th Percentile Wage
$179,480
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatrists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $179,480. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $134,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,290.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of psychiatrists from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$179,480
4.36% 1.75%
2016
$171,660
1.05% -
2015
$169,850
-0.36% -
2014
$170,460
-4.96% -
2013
$178,920
1.44% -
2012
$176,340
- -

Table 2. Compare Psychiatrists Salary in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy with Other Massachusetts Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $179,480 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for psychiatrists in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatrists in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Peabody and 20.4 percent (20.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Peabody
$199,120
Springfield
$186,930
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$182,280
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton
$180,580
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
$179,480
Worcester
$161,060
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area
$142,870