Psychiatrist Salary in Texas: What Psychiatrists Earn
Psychiatrists in Texas had a median annual wage of $228,460 in May 2025, 19% below the national median of $281,870.
The distribution is unusually wide, with the 90th percentile at 5.3 times the 10th, and the gap to national is largest at the 25th percentile, where Texas is 32% below.
By estimated employment Texas is 4th of 45 jurisdictions for the occupation, and 34th of 46 by median.
Psychiatrists · SOC 29-1223
$228,460/yr
−19% vs. national $281,870
$109.84/hr median
Which psychiatrists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Texas, SOCs 29-1223.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Texas 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, Texas ranks 4th of 45 for psychiatrists.
A median $53,410 below national
The Texas median of $228,460 is $53,410 below the national median of $281,870, a 19% gap, and the hourly median is $109.84 against $135.51 nationally.
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a psychiatrist median, Texas ranks 34th.
The estimate rests on a sizeable workforce for this occupation: an estimated 1,690 psychiatrists, 4th of 45 jurisdictions by employment, so the Texas row is above the small-sample threshold that limits many state psychiatrist rows to the median alone.
A very wide range, with the biggest gap in the lower half
Texas psychiatrist pay runs from a 10th percentile of $73,330 to a 90th percentile of $391,890, a spread of $318,560.
The gap to national is not constant.
It is 13% at the 10th percentile, then widens to 32% at the 25th, where Texas pays $104,290 against $154,150 nationally, a difference of $49,860.
Above the median it narrows again: the 75th percentile of $305,530 is 16% below the national $362,740, and the 90th percentile is 12% below the national $446,520.
The middle half spans $201,240 in Texas, close to 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 $228,460 is the Texas median and $53,410 below the national median.
An offer near $305,530 reaches the Texas 75th percentile, which is still below the national 75th percentile of $362,740.
Hourly offers compare with the Texas hourly median of $109.84.
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 Texas, 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 Texas.
What Psychiatrist Job Listings in Texas Show Right Now
From the 21 active psychiatrist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 28, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- LifeStance Health12
- Universal Health Services3
- Thriveworks2
Pay employers post
- 5% of psychiatrist listings in Texas state any pay at all.
Benefits and work arrangement
- 29% remote or telehealth and 57% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Health Insurancenamed in 71%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 71%
- 401k Matchnamed in 67%
- Flexible Schedulenamed in 29%
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 21 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do psychiatrists make in Texas?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $228,460 for psychiatrists in Texas, or $109.84 an hour, 19% below the national median of $281,870.
The middle half of Texas psychiatrists earned between $104,290 and $305,530, and the top tenth earned more than $391,890.
Where is the Texas psychiatrist pay gap to national largest?
At the 25th percentile.
Texas pays $104,290 there against $154,150 nationally, 32% below.
The gap is 19% at the median and narrows toward the top, to 16% at the 75th percentile and 12% at the 90th, where Texas reaches $391,890 against $446,520 nationally.
How many psychiatrists work in Texas?
BLS estimates 1,690 psychiatrists employed in Texas in May 2025, which ranks 4th of the 45 jurisdictions where BLS publishes 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.
More Texas Psychiatrist Resources
Sources
Wage figures: BLS OEWS May 2025 state and national estimates, SOCs 29-1223, retrieved 2026-09-24.
Page last updated 2026-09-26.