Psychiatrist Salary in Kansas: What Psychiatrists Earn
Psychiatrists in Kansas had a median annual wage of $278,100 in May 2025, $3,770 below the national median of $281,870 — a 1% gap.
The median ranks 23rd of the 46 jurisdictions that publish one, and the hourly median of $133.70 also ranks 23rd.
The state's employment estimate is small — 60 psychiatrists, tied for 43rd of the 45 jurisdictions that also publish an employment estimate — so this page quotes the median, the hourly median and the ranks, and reads the percentile tails only in the table.
Psychiatrists · SOC 29-1223
$278,100/yr
−1% vs. national $281,870
$133.70/hr median
Which psychiatrists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Kansas, SOCs 29-1223.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Kansas 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, Kansas ranks 43rd of 45 for psychiatrists.
A median $3,770 below national
The Kansas median of $278,100 is $3,770 below the national median of $281,870 for psychiatrists, a 1% gap.
The hourly median is a near match: $133.70 against $135.51 nationally, $1.81 less per hour.
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Kansas ranks 23rd, and the hourly median also ranks 23rd.
The state's reported employment of 60 is tied for 43rd 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 Kansas median sits in the national distribution
The Kansas median of $278,100 sits inside the national middle half, between the national 25th percentile of $154,150 and the national median of $281,870 — $3,770 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 Kansas distribution at the median only.
The occupation's reported employment estimate here is small, 60, 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 Kansas is 60 — 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 $278,100 matches the Kansas median, $3,770 below the national median of $281,870.
An offer above $281,870 clears the national median; this page does not place it in the Kansas distribution, because the state's percentile tails are not analysed here.
For an hourly posting, $133.70 is the Kansas 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 Kansas, 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 Kansas.
Why the analysis stops at the median
Kansas's row for psychiatrists carries a small reported workforce: BLS counts 60 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do psychiatrists make in Kansas?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $278,100 for psychiatrists in Kansas, $3,770 below the national median of $281,870 — a 1% gap — and an hourly median of $133.70 against $135.51 nationally.
The state's employment estimate is small, 60, so the figure to compare an offer with is the median, not the percentile tails.
How many psychiatrists work in Kansas?
BLS estimates 60 psychiatrists employed in Kansas in May 2025, which is tied for 43rd 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 Kansas rank among jurisdictions publishing a psychiatrist median?
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for psychiatrists, Kansas ranks 23rd.
The hourly median of $133.70 also ranks 23rd.
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 Kansas make?
BLS publishes a 90th percentile for the occupation, and the table under the distribution section shows it, but with a reported workforce of 60 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 Kansas figure is not one this page interprets.
More Kansas Psychiatrist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Kansas, 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.