Psychiatrist Salary in Illinois: What Psychiatrists Earn
Psychiatrists in Illinois had a median annual wage of $258,740 in May 2025, 8% below the national median of $281,870.
The state's position against national flips twice across the distribution: the 10th percentile is 60% above its national counterpart, the median is the only percentile below, and the 90th sits $1,410 above.
Illinois ranks 27th of 46 jurisdictions by median, with an estimated 870 psychiatrists employed, 6th of 45.
Posted pay in Illinois psychiatrist listings
$326,000/yrmedian
The middle half of posted pay runs $325,000–$340,500/yr, from 6 distinct pay ranges at 3 employers (Universal Health Services, LifeStance Health, Talkiatry).
From BehavioralHires' live job listings as of October 29, 2026. See the listings
Psychiatrists · SOC 29-1223
$258,740/yr
−8% vs. national $281,870
$124.40/hr median
Which psychiatrists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Illinois, SOCs 29-1223.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Illinois 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, Illinois ranks 6th of 45 for psychiatrists.
A median $23,130 below national
The Illinois median of $258,740 is $23,130 below the national median of $281,870, an 8% gap, and the hourly median is $124.40 against $135.51 nationally.
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a psychiatrist median, Illinois ranks 27th.
The estimate rests on a comparatively large workforce for this occupation: an estimated 870 psychiatrists, 6th of the 45 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate, so the Illinois row is above the small-sample threshold that limits many state psychiatrist rows to the median alone.
Above national at every percentile but the median
Illinois psychiatrist pay runs from a 10th percentile of $134,770 to a 90th percentile of $447,930, a spread of $313,160, and the 90th is 3.3 times the 10th, against 5.3 times nationally.
The lower tail sits well above national: the 10th percentile is $50,710 above the national 10th of $84,060, a 60% gap and the widest at any percentile in dollars as well as percent, and the 25th percentile of $166,750 is 8% above the national $154,150.
The median is the one exception, $23,130 below the national median of $281,870.
Above it the state moves back ahead: the 75th percentile of $379,160 is 5% above the national $362,740, and the 90th of $447,930 is $1,410 above the national 90th of $446,520, the closest the two distributions come at any percentile.
The middle half spans $212,410 in Illinois, wider than the national band of $208,590, yet the full 10th-to-90th span is the narrower one, because the Illinois floor sits so far above the national floor.
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 $258,740 is the Illinois median and $23,130 below the national median.
An offer near $134,770 sits at the Illinois 10th percentile, which is 60% above the national 10th of $84,060 yet still below the national median of $281,870, while an offer near $379,160 reaches the Illinois 75th percentile, above the national 75th of $362,740.
Hourly offers compare with the Illinois hourly median of $124.40.
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 Illinois, and it does not include other prescribers, whom BLS counts in occupations of their own.
Nor is it a count of licence holders: OEWS classifies workers by job duties, not by the credential they hold.
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 Illinois.
What Psychiatrist Job Listings in Illinois Show Right Now
From the 44 active psychiatrist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 29, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
Pay employers post
- 68% of psychiatrist listings in Illinois state any pay at all.
Benefits and work arrangement
- 9% remote or telehealth and 52% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Health Insurancenamed in 91%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 91%
- 401k Matchnamed in 91%
- PTO / Paid Time Offnamed in 36%
- Malpractice Insurance Coverednamed in 23%
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 44 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do psychiatrists make in Illinois?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $258,740 for psychiatrists in Illinois, or $124.40 an hour, 8% below the national median of $281,870.
The middle half of Illinois psychiatrists earned between $166,750 and $379,160, and the top tenth earned more than $447,930.
How does Illinois psychiatrist pay compare with national at each percentile?
The state sits above national at every percentile except the median.
The 10th percentile of $134,770 is 60% above the national $84,060, and the 25th percentile of $166,750 is 8% above the national $154,150.
The median alone is below, 8% under the national $281,870.
The 75th percentile of $379,160 is 5% above national, and the 90th of $447,930 is $1,410 above the national figure.
How many psychiatrists work in Illinois?
BLS estimates 870 psychiatrists employed in Illinois in May 2025, which ranks 6th 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.
How wide is the Illinois psychiatrist pay distribution?
The Illinois 90th percentile of $447,930 is 3.3 times the 10th percentile of $134,770, against a national ratio of 5.3 times.
The middle half spans $212,410, from $166,750 at the 25th percentile to $379,160 at the 75th.
The 10th-to-90th span of $313,160 is narrower than the national span of $362,460: the two 90th percentiles nearly meet, while the Illinois 10th percentile sits well above the national 10th.
More Illinois Psychiatrist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Illinois, 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.