Psychiatrist Salary in Pennsylvania: What Psychiatrists Earn
Psychiatrists in Pennsylvania had a median annual wage of $278,970 in May 2025, 1% below the national median of $281,870.
The state sits well above its national counterpart in the lower half of the distribution, with the 10th percentile 76% above, and below it from the median up, with the shortfall widest at the 90th percentile.
Pennsylvania ranks 22nd of 46 jurisdictions by median, with an estimated 830 psychiatrists employed, 7th of the 45 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate.
Psychiatrists · SOC 29-1223
$278,970/yr
−1% vs. national $281,870
$134.12/hr median
Which psychiatrists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Pennsylvania, SOCs 29-1223.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Pennsylvania 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, Pennsylvania ranks 7th of 45 for psychiatrists.
A median $2,900 below national
The Pennsylvania median of $278,970 is $2,900 below the national median of $281,870, a 1% gap, and the hourly median is $134.12 against $135.51 nationally.
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a psychiatrist median, Pennsylvania ranks 22nd.
The estimate rests on a comparatively large workforce for this occupation: an estimated 830 psychiatrists, 7th of the 45 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate, so the Pennsylvania row is above the small-sample threshold that limits many state psychiatrist rows to the median alone.
Above national in the lower half, below it from the median up
Pennsylvania psychiatrist pay runs from a 10th percentile of $148,050 to a 90th percentile of $394,740, a spread of $246,690, and the 90th is 2.7 times the 10th, against 5.3 times nationally.
The state sits well above its national counterpart in the lower half and below it from the median up.
The 10th percentile is $63,990 above the national 10th of $84,060, a 76% gap and the widest at any percentile in percent, and the 25th percentile of $235,240 is $81,090 above the national $154,150, the widest at any percentile in dollars.
The direction flips between the 25th percentile and the median: the Pennsylvania median of $278,970 sits $2,900 under the national median, and the shortfall widens toward the ceiling, 5% below national at the 75th percentile of $342,920 and 12% below at the 90th, a gap of $51,780.
The middle half spans $107,680 in Pennsylvania against the national band of $208,590, and the 10th-to-90th span of $246,690 is narrower than the national span of $362,460 as well; every measure of spread is the tighter one.
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 $278,970 is the Pennsylvania median and $2,900 below the national median of $281,870.
An offer near $148,050 sits at the Pennsylvania 10th percentile, 76% above the national 10th of $84,060 yet still under the national median, while an offer near $342,920 reaches the Pennsylvania 75th percentile, below the national 75th of $362,740.
Hourly offers compare with the Pennsylvania hourly median of $134.12, 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 Pennsylvania.
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 Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania.
What Psychiatrist Job Listings in Pennsylvania Show Right Now
From the 110 active psychiatrist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 28, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- Lyra Health61
- Universal Health Services24
- LifeStance Health14
- Pyramid Healthcare3
- Acadia Healthcare2
Pay employers post
- under 1% of psychiatrist listings in Pennsylvania state any pay at all.
Benefits and work arrangement
- 4% remote or telehealth and 66% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Flexible Schedulenamed in 57%
- 401k Matchnamed in 29%
- Health Insurancenamed in 28%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 20%
- PTO / Paid Time Offnamed in 17%
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 110 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do psychiatrists make in Pennsylvania?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $278,970 for psychiatrists in Pennsylvania, or $134.12 an hour, 1% below the national median of $281,870.
The middle half of Pennsylvania psychiatrists earned between $235,240 and $342,920, and the top tenth earned more than $394,740.
Where is the Pennsylvania psychiatrist pay gap to national largest?
It depends on the measure.
In percent the floor is the widest: the 10th percentile of $148,050 is 76% above the national 10th of $84,060.
In dollars it is the 25th percentile: $235,240 against $154,150, a difference of $81,090.
From the median up Pennsylvania sits below national: 1% at the median, 5% at the 75th percentile of $342,920, and 12% at the 90th percentile of $394,740.
How many psychiatrists work in Pennsylvania?
BLS estimates 830 psychiatrists employed in Pennsylvania in May 2025, which ranks 7th 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 Pennsylvania psychiatrist pay distribution?
The Pennsylvania 90th percentile of $394,740 is 2.7 times the 10th percentile of $148,050, against a national ratio of 5.3 times.
The middle half spans $107,680, from $235,240 at the 25th percentile to $342,920 at the 75th.
The 10th-to-90th span of $246,690 is narrower than the national span of $362,460: the Pennsylvania floor sits above the national floor while the state ceiling sits below the national ceiling.
More Pennsylvania Psychiatrist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Pennsylvania, 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.