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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

29-1066 Psychiatrists

Physicians who diagnose, treat, and help prevent disorders of the mind.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
25,630 3.9 % $105.95 $220,380 1.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $36.34 $72.07 (5) (5) (5)
Annual Wage (2) $75,590 $149,900 (5) (5) (5)


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 9,120 0.35 $105.78 $220,010
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 3,570 1.48 $100.52 $209,080
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 3,440 0.06 $100.42 $208,870
Outpatient Care Centers 3,180 0.34 $116.26 $241,820
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,230 0.02 $121.70 $253,140

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 3,570 1.48 $100.52 $209,080
Offices of Physicians 9,120 0.35 $105.78 $220,010
Outpatient Care Centers 3,180 0.34 $116.26 $241,820
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 1,190 0.13 $111.10 $231,090
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 540 0.08 $109.15 $227,040

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Home Health Care Services 70 (7) $121.81 $253,370
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,230 0.02 $121.70 $253,140
Outpatient Care Centers 3,180 0.34 $116.26 $241,820
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 50 0.03 $113.92 $236,960
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 1,190 0.13 $111.10 $231,090


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 3,590 0.38 2.16 $100.36 $208,750
California 3,480 0.20 1.15 $122.98 $255,790
Florida 1,250 0.15 0.82 $93.94 $195,400
Texas 1,240 0.10 0.58 $98.31 $204,480
Ohio 1,240 0.23 1.29 $93.61 $194,700




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island 260 0.53 3.01 $107.90 $224,440
Vermont 130 0.42 2.40 $89.62 $186,400
New York 3,590 0.38 2.16 $100.36 $208,750
District of Columbia 220 0.31 1.73 $80.38 $167,190
Connecticut 520 0.31 1.77 $124.14 $258,200




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 100 0.15 0.87 $129.71 $269,800
Connecticut 520 0.31 1.77 $124.14 $258,200
Maine 120 0.20 1.11 $123.21 $256,270
California 3,480 0.20 1.15 $122.98 $255,790
New Mexico 120 0.15 0.83 $122.79 $255,410





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,840 0.40 2.28 $102.86 $213,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,500 0.24 1.38 $113.78 $236,660
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 850 0.30 1.69 $110.29 $229,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 820 0.18 0.99 $121.54 $252,810
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 690 0.22 1.25 $104.83 $218,040
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 680 0.24 1.38 $91.43 $190,170
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 650 0.32 1.78 $112.96 $234,960
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 370 0.19 1.06 $128.94 $268,190
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 370 0.10 0.58 $103.08 $214,400
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 350 0.18 1.00 $137.04 $285,030




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Napa, CA 210 2.74 15.48 (5) (5)
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 100 0.88 4.95 $118.56 $246,600
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 40 0.83 4.69 $94.17 $195,870
Wichita Falls, TX 40 0.69 3.91 $135.76 $282,380
Toledo, OH 180 0.60 3.38 $104.93 $218,250
Tuscaloosa, AL 50 0.51 2.86 $79.18 $164,700
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 50 0.50 2.84 $88.38 $183,830
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 280 0.48 2.73 $108.01 $224,660
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 230 0.40 2.25 $125.85 $261,770
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,840 0.40 2.28 $102.86 $213,940




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Stockton-Lodi, CA (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 330 0.22 1.26 (5) (5)
Napa, CA 210 2.74 15.48 (5) (5)
Florence, SC (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Bend-Redmond, OR (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 350 0.18 1.00 $137.04 $285,030
Urban Honolulu, HI 80 0.16 0.92 $136.03 $282,940
Wichita Falls, TX 40 0.69 3.91 $135.76 $282,380

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 60 0.39 2.20 $55.84 $116,150
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 50 0.21 1.18 $100.93 $209,940
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 50 0.80 4.49 $72.21 $150,190
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 40 0.25 1.42 $117.51 $244,420
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 40 0.61 3.45 $113.07 $235,180

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 50 0.80 4.49 $72.21 $150,190
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 40 0.61 3.45 $113.07 $235,180
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 60 0.39 2.20 $55.84 $116,150
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 40 0.25 1.42 $117.51 $244,420
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 50 0.21 1.18 $100.93 $209,940

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $119.52 $248,610
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 40 0.25 1.42 $117.51 $244,420


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019