Psychiatrist Salary in Indiana: What Psychiatrists Earn
Psychiatrists in Indiana had a median annual wage of $284,110 in May 2025, $2,240 above the national median of $281,870 — a 1% gap.
The state ranks 20th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish a median for the occupation, and its employment estimate is small, 410 psychiatrists, so this page quotes the median, the hourly median of $136.59, and the ranks, and reads the percentile tails only in the table.
Psychiatrists · SOC 29-1223
$284,110/yr
+1% vs. national $281,870
$136.59/hr median
Which psychiatrists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Indiana, SOCs 29-1223.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Indiana 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, Indiana ranks 17th of 45 for psychiatrists.
A median $2,240 above national
The Indiana median of $284,110 is $2,240 above the national median of $281,870 for psychiatrists, a 1% gap.
The hourly median is also a near match: $136.59 against $135.51 nationally, $1.08 more per hour.
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Indiana ranks 20th, and the hourly median also ranks 20th.
The state's reported employment of 410 ranks tied for 17th 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 Indiana median sits in the national distribution
The Indiana median of $284,110 sits just inside the national upper half, $2,240 above the national median of $281,870, the level where that 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 Indiana distribution at the median only.
The occupation's reported employment estimate here is small — 410 — 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 Indiana is 410 — 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 $284,110 matches the Indiana median, $2,240 above the national median of $281,870.
An offer above $281,870 clears the national median outright; this page does not place it in the Indiana distribution, because the state's percentile tails are not analysed here.
For an hourly posting, $136.59 is the Indiana 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 in Indiana.
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 Indiana, and it separates no practice focus from any other.
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 Indiana.
Why the analysis stops at the median
Indiana's row for psychiatrists carries a small employment estimate: BLS counts 410 in the occupation, a small reported workforce.
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, but with a count this small the page 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 Indiana Show Right Now
From the 13 active psychiatrist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 28, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- LifeStance Health5
- Centerstone2
- Lyra Health2
- The Recovery Village (Advanced Recovery Systems)2
Pay employers post
- 46% of psychiatrist listings in Indiana state any pay at all.
Benefits and work arrangement
- 31% remote or telehealth and 38% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Dental & Visionnamed in 77%
- 401k Matchnamed in 77%
- Flexible Schedulenamed in 69%
- Health Insurancenamed in 62%
- PTO / Paid Time Offnamed in 46%
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 13 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do psychiatrists make in Indiana?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $284,110 for psychiatrists in Indiana, $2,240 above the national median of $281,870 — a 1% gap — and an hourly median of $136.59 against $135.51 nationally.
The state's employment estimate is small, 410, so the figure to compare an offer with is the median, not the percentile tails.
How many psychiatrists work in Indiana?
BLS estimates 410 psychiatrists employed in Indiana in May 2025, which ranks tied for 17th 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 Indiana rank among jurisdictions publishing a psychiatrist median?
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for psychiatrists, Indiana ranks 20th.
The hourly median of $136.59 also ranks 20th.
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 Indiana make?
BLS publishes a 90th percentile for the occupation, and the table under the distribution section shows it, but with a reported workforce of 410 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 Indiana figure is not one this page interprets.
More Indiana Psychiatrist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Indiana, 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.