Psychiatrist Salary in Mississippi: What Psychiatrists Earn
Psychiatrists in Mississippi had a median annual wage of $213,680 in May 2025, 24% below the national median of $281,870.
The median ranks 38th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish one, and the hourly median of $102.73 also ranks 38th.
The state's employment estimate is small — 110 psychiatrists, tied for 33rd 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
$213,680/yr
−24% vs. national $281,870
$102.73/hr median
Which psychiatrists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Mississippi, SOCs 29-1223.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Mississippi 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, Mississippi ranks 33rd of 45 for psychiatrists.
A median $68,190 below national
The Mississippi median of $213,680 is $68,190 below the national median of $281,870 for psychiatrists, a 24% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story: $102.73 against $135.51 nationally, $32.78 less per hour, a gap that also rounds to 24%.
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for this occupation, Mississippi ranks 38th, and the hourly median also ranks 38th.
The state's estimated employment of 110 is tied for 33rd 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 Mississippi median sits in the national distribution
The Mississippi median of $213,680 for psychiatrists sits inside the national middle half, between the national 25th percentile of $154,150 and the national median of $281,870.
Nationally, the middle half spans $208,590, from $154,150 to $362,740, and the 90th percentile reaches $446,520.
This page reads the Mississippi distribution at the median only.
The occupation's reported employment estimate here is small, 110, 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 Mississippi is 110 — 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 $213,680 matches the Mississippi median, $68,190 below the national median of $281,870 but still inside the national middle half.
An offer above $281,870 clears the national median; this page does not place it in the Mississippi distribution, because the state's percentile tails are not analysed here.
For an hourly posting, $102.73 is the Mississippi 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, not a figure for one credential.
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 Mississippi, and it does not include other prescribers, whom BLS counts in occupations of their own.
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 Mississippi.
Why the analysis stops at the median
Mississippi's row for psychiatrists carries a small reported workforce: BLS counts 110 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 Mississippi?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $213,680 for psychiatrists in Mississippi, or $102.73 an hour.
That is 24% below the national median of $281,870.
The state's employment estimate is small, 110, so the figure to compare an offer with is the median, not the percentile tails.
How many psychiatrists work in Mississippi?
BLS estimates 110 psychiatrists employed in Mississippi in May 2025, which is tied for 33rd 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 Mississippi rank among jurisdictions publishing a psychiatrist median?
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for psychiatrists, Mississippi ranks 38th.
The hourly median of $102.73 also ranks 38th.
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 Mississippi make?
BLS publishes a 90th percentile for the occupation, and the table under the distribution section shows it, but with a reported workforce of 110 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 Mississippi figure is not one this page interprets.
More Mississippi Psychiatrist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Mississippi, 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.