Psychiatrist Salary in Michigan: What Psychiatrists Earn
Psychiatrists in Michigan had a median annual wage of $291,850 in May 2025, 4% above the national median of $281,870.
The state's position against national flips twice across the distribution: the 10th and 90th percentiles sit below their national counterparts, while the 25th percentile is 24% above national, the widest percentage gap at any percentile.
Michigan ranks 17th of 46 jurisdictions by median, with an estimated 560 psychiatrists employed, tied for 11th of 45.
Psychiatrists · SOC 29-1223
$291,850/yr
+4% vs. national $281,870
$140.31/hr median
Which psychiatrists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Michigan, SOCs 29-1223.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Michigan 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, Michigan ranks 11th of 45 for psychiatrists.
A median $9,980 above national
The Michigan median of $291,850 is $9,980 above the national median of $281,870, a 4% gap, and the hourly median is $140.31 against $135.51 nationally.
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a psychiatrist median, Michigan ranks 17th by median and 17th by hourly median.
The estimate rests on a comparatively large workforce for this occupation: an estimated 560 psychiatrists, tied for 11th of the 45 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate, so the Michigan row is above the small-sample threshold that limits many state psychiatrist rows to the median alone.
Below national at both ends, above it through the middle
Michigan psychiatrist pay runs from a 10th percentile of $81,390 to a 90th percentile of $399,920, a spread of $318,530, and the 90th is 4.9 times the 10th, against 5.3 times nationally.
The position against national flips twice.
The 10th percentile is $2,670 below the national 10th of $84,060, a 3% gap.
The 25th percentile of $190,630 is $36,480 above the national $154,150, a 24% gap and the widest percentage gap at any percentile.
The median is 4% above, and the 75th percentile of $364,230 is $1,490 above the national $362,740, the closest the two distributions come at any percentile.
At the top the state falls back below: the 90th percentile is $46,600 under the national $446,520, a 10% gap and the largest dollar gap at any percentile.
The middle half spans $173,600 in Michigan, narrower than the national band of $208,590.
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 $291,850 is the Michigan median and $9,980 above the national median.
An offer near $190,630 sits at the Michigan 25th percentile, above the national 25th percentile of $154,150 yet below the national median of $281,870, while an offer near $364,230 reaches the Michigan 75th percentile, $1,490 above the national 75th of $362,740.
Hourly offers compare with the Michigan hourly median of $140.31.
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 Michigan, 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 Michigan.
What Psychiatrist Job Listings in Michigan Show Right Now
From the 12 active psychiatrist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 28, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- LifeStance Health4
- Universal Health Services3
- Lyra Health2
Pay employers post
- 8% of psychiatrist listings in Michigan state any pay at all.
Benefits and work arrangement
- 33% remote or telehealth and 33% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Health Insurancenamed in 50%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 50%
- 401k Matchnamed in 50%
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 12 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do psychiatrists make in Michigan?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $291,850 for psychiatrists in Michigan, or $140.31 an hour, 4% above the national median of $281,870.
The middle half of Michigan psychiatrists earned between $190,630 and $364,230, and the top tenth earned more than $399,920.
How does Michigan psychiatrist pay compare with national at each percentile?
The position flips twice.
The 10th percentile of $81,390 is 3% below the national $84,060.
The 25th percentile of $190,630 is 24% above the national $154,150, the widest percentage gap in the distribution.
The median is 4% above, the 75th percentile of $364,230 is $1,490 above the national figure, and the 90th percentile of $399,920 is 10% below the national $446,520.
How many psychiatrists work in Michigan?
BLS estimates 560 psychiatrists employed in Michigan in May 2025, which is tied for 11th 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 Michigan psychiatrist pay distribution?
The Michigan 90th percentile of $399,920 is 4.9 times the 10th percentile of $81,390, against a national ratio of 5.3 times.
The middle half spans $173,600, from $190,630 at the 25th percentile to $364,230 at the 75th.
The 10th-to-90th span of $318,530 is narrower than the national span of $362,460: both ends sit below their national counterparts, by $2,670 at the 10th percentile and $46,600 at the 90th.
More Michigan Psychiatrist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Michigan, 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.