Psychiatrist Salary in New York: What Psychiatrists Earn
Psychiatrists in New York had a median annual wage of $265,890 in May 2025, 6% below the national median of $281,870.
The median and the hourly median of $127.83 both rank 26th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish a psychiatrist median, while the estimated 4,130 psychiatrists employed in the state rank 2nd of the 45 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate.
The gap to national is deepest at the 25th percentile, and the only rung above national is the 10th.
Psychiatrists · SOC 29-1223
$265,890/yr
−6% vs. national $281,870
$127.83/hr median
Which psychiatrists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — New York, SOCs 29-1223.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
New York 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, New York ranks 2nd of 45 for psychiatrists.
A median $15,980 below national
The New York median of $265,890 is $15,980 below the national median of $281,870, a 6% gap, and the hourly median is $127.83 against $135.51 nationally, a difference of $7.68.
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a psychiatrist median, New York ranks 26th by median and 26th by hourly median.
The estimate rests on a large reported workforce: an estimated 4,130 psychiatrists, 2nd of the 45 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate for the occupation, so the New York row is above the small-sample threshold that limits many state psychiatrist rows to the median alone.
The floor sits above national; the deepest gap is at the 25th percentile
New York psychiatrist pay runs from a 10th percentile of $86,120 to a 90th percentile of $443,340, a spread of $357,220; the 90th is 5.1 times the 10th, against 5.3 times nationally.
The two rows do not sit in a single direction.
The floor is above: the 10th percentile is $2,060 above the national 10th percentile of $84,060, or 2%.
From the 25th percentile up, every rung is below national, and the gap is deepest there: $101,460 against $154,150, a difference of $52,690, or 34%.
The bottom quarter spans $15,340 in New York against $70,090 nationally.
Above the median the gap is moderate and uneven: 6% at the median, 8% at the 75th percentile, $333,870 against $362,740, and 1% at the 90th, where New York reaches $443,340 against $446,520.
The middle half spans $232,410 in New York against $208,590 nationally.
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 $265,890 is the New York median, $15,980 below the national median of $281,870.
An offer near $101,460 sits at the New York 25th percentile, the rung with the widest gap in the table: $52,690 below the national 25th percentile of $154,150.
An offer near $333,870 reaches the New York 75th percentile, $28,870 below the national 75th percentile of $362,740.
An offer at $443,340 marks the New York 90th percentile, $3,180 below the national 90th percentile of $446,520 — the closest the two rows come at any percentile above the floor.
Hourly offers compare with the New York hourly median of $127.83, against the national $135.51.
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 in New York.
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 New York, and it separates no practice focus from any other.
Nor does it 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 New York.
What Psychiatrist Job Listings in New York Show Right Now
From the 12 active psychiatrist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 29, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- LifeStance Health6
- Rivia Mind2
Pay employers post
- 17% of psychiatrist listings in New York state any pay at all.
Benefits and work arrangement
- 17% remote or telehealth and 67% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Health Insurancenamed in 83%
- 401k Matchnamed in 83%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 75%
- Continuing Education Budgetnamed in 58%
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 New York?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $265,890 for psychiatrists in New York, or $127.83 an hour, 6% below the national median of $281,870.
The middle half of New York psychiatrists earned between $101,460 and $333,870, and the top tenth earned more than $443,340.
Where is the New York psychiatrist pay gap to national largest?
At the 25th percentile.
New York pays $101,460 there against $154,150 nationally, a difference of $52,690, or 34%.
The one rung above national is the floor: the 10th percentile of $86,120 is 2% above the national 10th of $84,060.
Above the median the gap runs 6% at the median and 8% at the 75th percentile, and closes to 1% at the 90th, where the two rows are $3,180 apart.
How many psychiatrists work in New York?
BLS estimates 4,130 psychiatrists employed in New York in May 2025, which ranks 2nd 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.
Where does New York rank among jurisdictions publishing a psychiatrist median?
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a psychiatrist median, New York ranks 26th, and the hourly median of $127.83 also ranks 26th.
The estimated workforce of 4,130 ranks 2nd of the 45 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate.
A rank compares the published figures only; the rows carry nothing that explains why one place's median differs from another's.
More New York Psychiatrist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — New York, 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.