physician · SOC 29-1223
Psychiatrists
National median $281,870 / yr · 27,980 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$281,870
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
LA
Score 75 · Louisiana
Top-paying metro
Springfield
$413,890 median
Top WageBench Score
79
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Top 10 destinations
Same job. Wildly different outcomes by metro. Click any column to re-sort.
| Rank | Area | Annual Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $403,430 | $403,430 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 79 |
| #2 | Louisiana | $345,040 | $334,689 | 3.0% | 88 | ✓ | 75 |
| #3 | Missouri | $312,680 | $298,609 | 4.5% | 91 | ✓ | 73 |
| #4 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $320,250 | $320,250 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 72 |
| #5 | Wisconsin | $331,070 | $313,523 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 72 |
| #6 | Jacksonville, FL | $319,610 | $319,610 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 72 |
| #7 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $318,110 | $302,205 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 72 |
| #8 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $331,500 | $313,931 | 5.3% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #9 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $307,710 | $307,710 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #10 | Iowa | $295,270 | $284,050 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 71 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$84,060
P25
$154,150
MEDIAN
$281,870
P75
$362,740
P90
$446,520
Hourly mean
$130
Hourly median
$136
Annual mean
$269,940
Total US jobs
27,980
Every state & metro, ranked
Filter by state, set a minimum WageBench Score, or restrict to Nurse Licensure Compact members. 151 scored areas total.
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | FL | $403,430 | $403,430 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 79 |
| Louisiana | LA | $345,040 | $334,689 | 3.0% | 88 | ✓ | 23 | 75 |
| Missouri | MO | $312,680 | $298,609 | 4.5% | 91 | ✓ | 24 | 73 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | FL | $320,250 | $320,250 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 72 |
| Wisconsin | WI | $331,070 | $313,523 | 5.3% | 94 | ✓ | 21 | 72 |
| Jacksonville, FL | FL | $319,610 | $319,610 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 72 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $318,110 | $302,205 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 72 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | WI | $331,500 | $313,931 | 5.3% | — | ✓ | 21 | 71 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $307,710 | $307,710 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 71 |
| Iowa | IA | $295,270 | $284,050 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 21 | 71 |
| Florida | FL | $316,200 | $316,200 | 0.0% | 103 | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Indiana | IN | $284,110 | $275,445 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $298,160 | $284,743 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Utah | UT | $299,670 | $286,035 | 4.5% | 99 | ✓ | 20 | 69 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | IN | $282,600 | $273,981 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Maryland | MD | $305,320 | $290,054 | 5.0% | 105 | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Washington | WA | $304,920 | $304,920 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | UT | $299,670 | $286,035 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 20 | 69 |
| Kansas | KS | $278,100 | $263,500 | 5.3% | 90 | ✓ | 22 | 69 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $263,030 | $251,457 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 68 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | GA | $276,960 | $262,004 | 5.4% | — | ✓ | 24 | 68 |
| Pennsylvania | PA | $278,970 | $270,406 | 3.1% | 98 | ✓ | 21 | 68 |
| Oklahoma | OK | $271,640 | $259,416 | 4.5% | 88 | ✓ | 21 | 68 |
| Maine | ME | $300,180 | $282,770 | 5.8% | 97 | ✓ | 19 | 68 |
| Virginia | VA | $295,010 | $279,669 | 5.2% | 101 | ✓ | 21 | 68 |
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Not published by BLS (5) — BLS suppresses wage estimates where employment is too low to disclose. These states likely still employ this occupation; there's just no public wage to rank: Alabama, Massachusetts, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming.
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