Psychiatrist Salary in Florida: What Psychiatrists Earn
Psychiatrists in Florida had a median annual wage of $316,200 in May 2025, 12% above the national median of $281,870.
The median and the hourly median of $152.02 both rank 7th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish a psychiatrist median, and the employment estimate of 1,930 ranks 3rd of the 45 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate.
The 10th percentile is the one mark below national; every other percentile sits above its national counterpart.
Psychiatrists · SOC 29-1223
$316,200/yr
+12% vs. national $281,870
$152.02/hr median
Which psychiatrists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Florida, SOCs 29-1223.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Florida 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, Florida ranks 3rd of 45 for psychiatrists.
A median $34,330 above national
The Florida median of $316,200 is $34,330 above the national median of $281,870, a 12% gap, and the hourly median is $152.02 against $135.51 nationally, a $16.51 gap.
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for the occupation, Florida ranks 7th, and the hourly median also ranks 7th.
That sits alongside a large reported workforce: an estimated 1,930 psychiatrists, 3rd of the 45 jurisdictions that publish both a median and an employment estimate for the occupation.
So the Florida median is not a small-workforce figure; it rests on a large reported workforce and sits above the national middle.
Above national at every percentile but the 10th
Florida psychiatrist pay runs from a 10th percentile of $71,680 to a 90th percentile of $568,460, a spread of $496,780; the 90th is 7.9 times the 10th, against 5.3 times nationally.
The 10th percentile is the only mark below national, $12,380 under the national $84,060, a 15% gap.
From the 25th percentile up Florida sits above national at every rung: $179,670 against $154,150 there, a 17% edge, then 12% at the median.
In the ceiling the percentage edge peaks at the 75th percentile, $474,250 against $362,740, 31% above, and eases to 27% at the 90th, while the dollar difference grows at every rung to its widest there, $121,940.
The middle half spans $294,580 in Florida against $208,590 nationally, and the Florida 10th-to-90th span of $496,780 is 37% wider than the national span of $362,460.
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 $316,200 is the Florida median and $34,330 above the national median of $281,870.
An offer near $474,250 reaches the Florida 75th percentile, 31% above the national 75th percentile of $362,740.
An offer at $568,460 marks the Florida 90th percentile, $121,940 above the national 90th percentile of $446,520.
Hourly offers compare with the Florida hourly median of $152.02, against the national $135.51.
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 in Florida.
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 also not split by board certification or subspecialty: it cannot say what a child and adolescent psychiatrist or an addiction psychiatrist earns in Florida, and it separates no practice focus from any other.
Nor does it include other prescribers, whom BLS counts in occupations of their own.
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 Florida.
What Psychiatrist Job Listings in Florida Show Right Now
From the 21 active psychiatrist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 29, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- LifeStance Health7
- Universal Health Services7
- Acadia Healthcare2
- Lyra Health2
Pay employers post
- 5% of psychiatrist listings in Florida state any pay at all.
Benefits and work arrangement
- 24% remote or telehealth and 33% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Malpractice Insurance Coverednamed in 38%
- Health Insurancenamed in 38%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 38%
- 401k Matchnamed in 38%
- PTO / Paid Time Offnamed in 33%
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 21 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do psychiatrists make in Florida?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $316,200 for psychiatrists in Florida, or $152.02 an hour, 12% above the national median of $281,870.
The middle half of Florida psychiatrists earned between $179,670 and $474,250, and the top tenth earned more than $568,460.
Where is the Florida psychiatrist pay gap to national largest?
In dollars, at the 90th percentile: $568,460 against the national $446,520, a difference of $121,940.
In percentage terms the edge peaks one rung lower, 31% above national at the 75th percentile, and eases to 27% at the 90th.
The gap runs the other way only at the 10th percentile, where Florida is 15% below the national $84,060.
How many psychiatrists work in Florida?
BLS estimates 1,930 psychiatrists employed in Florida in May 2025, which ranks 3rd 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.
Where does Florida rank among jurisdictions publishing a psychiatrist median?
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a psychiatrist median, Florida ranks 7th.
The hourly median of $152.02 also ranks 7th.
A rank compares the published figures only; the rows carry nothing that explains why one place's median differs from another's.
More Florida Psychiatrist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Florida, 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.