Psychiatrist Salary in Louisiana: What Psychiatrists Earn
Psychiatrists in Louisiana had a median annual wage of $345,040 in May 2025, $63,170 above the national median of $281,870 — a 22% gap.
The median ranks 2nd of the 46 jurisdictions that publish one for the occupation, and the hourly median of $165.88 also ranks 2nd.
The state's employment estimate is small — 90 psychiatrists, tied for 36th of 45 — 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
$345,040/yr
+22% vs. national $281,870
$165.88/hr median
Which psychiatrists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Louisiana, SOCs 29-1223.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Louisiana 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, Louisiana ranks 36th of 45 for psychiatrists.
A median $63,170 above national
The Louisiana median of $345,040 is $63,170 above the national median of $281,870 for psychiatrists, a 22% gap.
The hourly median is $165.88 against $135.51 nationally, a $30.37 gap.
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Louisiana ranks 2nd, and the hourly median also ranks 2nd.
The state's reported employment of 90 is tied for 36th 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 Louisiana median sits in the national distribution
The Louisiana median of $345,040 is $63,170 above the national median of $281,870 — about 1.2 times the national median — and sits in the upper part of the national middle half, below the national 75th percentile of $362,740.
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 Louisiana distribution at the median only.
The occupation's reported employment estimate here is small — 90 — 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 Louisiana is 90 — 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 the Louisiana median first: $345,040, the figure this page reads the state by.
An offer at $345,040 is $63,170 above the national median of $281,870 and sits below the national 75th percentile of $362,740, where the national middle half ends.
An offer above $362,740 clears the national middle half outright; this page does not place it in the Louisiana distribution, because the state's percentile tails are not analysed here.
Hourly postings compare with the Louisiana hourly median of $165.88 and the national $135.51.
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 Louisiana.
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 Louisiana, 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 Louisiana.
Why the analysis stops at the median
Louisiana's row for psychiatrists carries a small reported workforce: BLS counts 90 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 Louisiana?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $345,040 for psychiatrists in Louisiana, or $165.88 an hour — $63,170 above the national median of $281,870, a 22% gap — and the median ranks 2nd of the 46 jurisdictions that publish one.
The state's employment estimate is small, 90, so the figure to compare an offer with is the median, not the percentile tails.
How many psychiatrists work in Louisiana?
BLS estimates 90 psychiatrists employed in Louisiana in May 2025, which is tied for 36th 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 Louisiana rank among jurisdictions publishing a psychiatrist median?
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for psychiatrists, Louisiana ranks 2nd.
The hourly median of $165.88 also ranks 2nd.
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 Louisiana make?
BLS publishes a 90th percentile for the occupation, and the table under the distribution section shows it, but with a reported workforce of 90 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 Louisiana figure is not one this page interprets.
More Louisiana Psychiatrist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Louisiana, 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.