Psychiatrist Salary in Delaware: What Psychiatrists Earn
Psychiatrists in Delaware had a median annual wage of $279,410 in May 2025, $2,460 below the national median of $281,870 — a 1% gap.
The state ranks 21st of the 46 jurisdictions that publish a median for the occupation, and its employment estimate is small, 100 psychiatrists, so this page quotes the median, the hourly median of $134.33, and the ranks, and reads the percentile tails only in the table.
Psychiatrists · SOC 29-1223
$279,410/yr
−1% vs. national $281,870
$134.33/hr median
Which psychiatrists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Delaware, SOCs 29-1223.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Delaware 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, Delaware ranks 35th of 45 for psychiatrists.
A median $2,460 below national
The Delaware median of $279,410 is $2,460 below the national median of $281,870 for psychiatrists, a 1% gap.
The hourly median is a near match: $134.33 against $135.51 nationally, $1.18 less per hour.
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Delaware ranks 21st, and the hourly median also ranks 21st. The state's reported employment of 100 ranks 35th of the 45 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate for the occupation — a small reported workforce, which is why this page reads the distribution at the median only.
Where the Delaware median sits in the national distribution
The Delaware median of $279,410 sits inside the national middle half, between the national 25th percentile of $154,150 and the national median of $281,870 — just $2,460 under the level where the national upper half begins.
Nationally, the middle half of the occupation spans $208,590, from $154,150 to $362,740, and the 90th percentile reaches $446,520.
This page reads the Delaware distribution at the median only.
The occupation's reported employment estimate here is small, 100, so the state's percentile tails are not analysed; the table under this section shows them, and the section below explains the caveat.
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).
⚠️ BLS's employment estimate for this occupation in Delaware is 100 — under 500, so these percentiles rest on a small sample.
Read the median; treat the tails with caution.
Reading an offer against these figures
Compare an offer with both medians the page prints.
An offer at $279,410 matches the Delaware median, $2,460 below the national median of $281,870.
An offer above $281,870 clears the national median; this page does not place it in the Delaware distribution, because the state's percentile tails are not analysed here.
For an hourly posting, $134.33 is the Delaware hourly median and $135.51 the national one.
Remember what the row describes: BLS's psychiatrists employed for wages, not every prescriber a posting may name.
A percentile is a position in a distribution, not a pay step or a measure of time in the field.
What this figure does and does not describe
This row is the BLS occupation for psychiatrists employed for wages.
BLS assigns workers to the occupation by the duties of their jobs, not by the credential they hold, and the row is not a count of licence holders.
It is not split by board certification or subspecialty, so it cannot say what a child and adolescent or addiction psychiatrist earns in Delaware, 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.
Before you weigh an offer, check what licence or certification the posting requires — browse psychiatrist jobs in Delaware.
Why the analysis stops at the median
Delaware's row for psychiatrists carries a small reported workforce: BLS counts 100 in the occupation.
That is why this page quotes the median, the hourly median and the ranks, and stops there.
The percentile table under the distribution section still renders every figure BLS publishes, and the page carries an amber small-sample note, but with a reported count this small the text does not analyse the 10th, 25th, 75th or 90th percentiles or build any statement on them.
The median, not the tails, is the figure to carry away from this page.
What Psychiatrist Job Listings in Delaware Show Right Now
From the 12 active psychiatrist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 28, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- LifeStance Health4
- Lyra Health4
- Acadia Healthcare2
Pay employers post
- 8% of psychiatrist listings in Delaware state any pay at all.
Benefits and work arrangement
- 8% remote or telehealth and 67% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Flexible Schedulenamed in 58%
- Health Insurancenamed in 50%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 50%
- 401k Matchnamed in 42%
Source: active psychiatrist listings on BehavioralHires, updated daily. Pay figures use only listings that state pay (midpoint of each posted range). Benefits count listings that name the benefit; a listing that doesn’t mention one may still offer it.
Browse 12 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do psychiatrists make in Delaware?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $279,410 for psychiatrists in Delaware, $2,460 below the national median of $281,870 — a 1% gap — and an hourly median of $134.33 against $135.51 nationally.
The state's employment estimate is small, 100, so the figure to compare an offer with is the median, not the percentile tails.
How many psychiatrists work in Delaware?
BLS estimates 100 psychiatrists employed in Delaware in May 2025, which ranks 35th of the 45 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate for the occupation.
That is a count of people in jobs during the survey period — not of open positions, and not a count of licence holders — and it covers only this one occupation.
Where does Delaware rank among jurisdictions publishing a psychiatrist median?
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for psychiatrists, Delaware ranks 21st. The hourly median of $134.33 also ranks 21st. A rank compares the published figures only; the rows carry nothing that explains why one place's median differs from another's.
What do the highest-earning psychiatrists in Delaware make?
BLS publishes a 90th percentile for the occupation, and the table under the distribution section shows it, but with a reported workforce of 100 the page quotes no tail figure in its analysis and builds no statement on it.
For scale, the national 90th percentile is $446,520 — the Delaware figure is not one this page interprets.
More Delaware Psychiatrist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Delaware, 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.