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Psychiatrists Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of psychiatrists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of psychiatrists in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$56,830
25th Percentile Wage
$63,900
50th Percentile Wage
$147,850
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatrists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $147,850. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $63,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,830.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2017
$147,850
-0.07% -20.63%
2016
$147,950
-2.50% -
2015
$151,650
-15.35% -
2014
$174,930
-1.96% -
2013
$178,350
- -

Table 2. Compare Psychiatrists Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $147,850 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for psychiatrists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatrists in Philadelphia is 27.4 percent (27.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 55.7 percent (55.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Harrisburg-Carlisle.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$203,560
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$200,050
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$198,950
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$190,450
Erie
$189,070
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$186,340
Pittsburgh
$176,390
Philadelphia
$147,850
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$139,080
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$121,250
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$65,450