Psychiatrist Salary in Connecticut: What Psychiatrists Earn
Psychiatrists in Connecticut had a median annual wage of $326,670 in May 2025, 16% above the national median of $281,870.
The state's position against national is not constant across the distribution: the 10th and 25th percentiles sit below their national counterparts, while the median, 75th and 90th sit above.
Connecticut ranks 6th of 46 jurisdictions by median, with an estimated 560 psychiatrists employed, tied for 11th of 45.
Psychiatrists · SOC 29-1223
$326,670/yr
+16% vs. national $281,870
$157.05/hr median
Which psychiatrists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Connecticut, SOCs 29-1223.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Connecticut vs. the national figure
Each occupation is compared with its own national median from the same May 2025 release, and the national psychiatrist salary page gives the national distribution.
Ranks count only the jurisdictions (states plus DC) where BLS publishes that occupation’s figure.
Differences are whole percentages of the national figure, rounded half away from zero, computed from the figures shown.
By estimated employment, Connecticut ranks 11th of 45 for psychiatrists.
A median $44,800 above national
The Connecticut median of $326,670 is $44,800 above the national median of $281,870, a 16% gap, and the hourly median is $157.05 against $135.51 nationally.
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a psychiatrist median, Connecticut ranks 6th.
The estimate rests on a comparatively large workforce for this occupation: an estimated 560 psychiatrists, tied for 11th of the 45 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate, so the Connecticut row is above the small-sample threshold that limits many state psychiatrist rows to the median alone.
Below national in the lower tail, above it from the median up
Connecticut psychiatrist pay runs from a 10th percentile of $75,190 to a 90th percentile of $481,590, a spread of $406,400, and the 90th is 6.4 times the 10th.
The lower tail sits below national: the 10th percentile is 11% below the national $84,060, and the 25th percentile of $135,190 is 12% below the national $154,150, a difference of $18,960.
From the median up the direction reverses: the median is 16% above national, the 75th percentile of $404,850 is 12% above the national $362,740, and the 90th percentile is 8% above the national $446,520.
The middle half spans $269,660 in Connecticut, wider than the national band of $208,590.
What this figure covers: Psychiatrists employed for wages.
OEWS does not count self-employed physicians or practice owners, and psychiatric nurse practitioners are in a separate occupation (29-1171, all nurse practitioners).
Reading an offer against these figures
With a range this wide, where an offer falls in the distribution matters more than the median alone.
An offer at $326,670 is the Connecticut median and $44,800 above the national median.
An offer near $135,190 sits at the Connecticut 25th percentile, which is below the national 25th percentile of $154,150, while an offer near $404,850 reaches the Connecticut 75th percentile, above the national 75th of $362,740.
Hourly offers compare with the Connecticut hourly median of $157.05.
A percentile is a position in the state distribution, not a pay step or a reading of time in the field.
What this figure does and does not describe
This row is the BLS occupation for psychiatrists employed for wages.
It is not split by board certification or subspecialty, so it cannot say what a child and adolescent or addiction psychiatrist earns in Connecticut, and it does not include other prescribers, who are counted in separate occupations.
Before comparing an offer with this row, check what licence and certification the posting requires.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much do psychiatrists make in Connecticut?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $326,670 for psychiatrists in Connecticut, or $157.05 an hour, 16% above the national median of $281,870.
The middle half of Connecticut psychiatrists earned between $135,190 and $404,850, and the top tenth earned more than $481,590.
How does Connecticut psychiatrist pay compare with national at each percentile?
The direction flips through the distribution.
The 10th percentile of $75,190 is 11% below the national $84,060, and the 25th percentile of $135,190 is 12% below the national $154,150.
From the median up Connecticut is above national: 16% at the median, 12% at the 75th percentile of $404,850, and 8% at the 90th percentile of $481,590.
How many psychiatrists work in Connecticut?
BLS estimates 560 psychiatrists employed in Connecticut in May 2025, which is tied for 11th of the 45 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate for the occupation.
That counts psychiatrists in jobs during the survey period, not open positions, and it does not count psychiatrists who are not employed for wages.
More Connecticut Psychiatrist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Connecticut, SOC 29-1223 (BLS Public Data API) (retrieved 2026-09-24)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 national estimates — SOC 29-1223 (BLS Public Data API) (retrieved 2026-09-24)
Wage figures: BLS OEWS May 2025 state and national estimates, SOCs 29-1223, retrieved 2026-09-24.
Page last updated 2026-09-29.