Psychiatrist Salary in Virginia: What Psychiatrists Earn
Psychiatrists in Virginia had a median annual wage of $295,010 in May 2025, 5% above the national median of $281,870.
The median and the hourly median of $141.83 rank identically: 16th of the 46 jurisdictions that publish a psychiatrist median.
The state's employment estimate is small — 370 psychiatrists, 20th 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.
Posted pay in Virginia psychiatrist listings
$309,500/yrmedian
The middle half of posted pay runs $297,500–$334,500/yr, from 7 distinct pay ranges at 3 employers (LifeStance Health, Talkiatry, Universal Health Services).
From BehavioralHires' live job listings as of October 29, 2026. See the listings
Psychiatrists · SOC 29-1223
$295,010/yr
+5% vs. national $281,870
$141.83/hr median
Which psychiatrists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Virginia, SOCs 29-1223.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Virginia 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, Virginia ranks 20th of 45 for psychiatrists.
A median $13,140 above national
The Virginia median of $295,010 is $13,140 above the national median of $281,870 for psychiatrists, a 5% gap.
The hourly median tells the same story: $141.83 against $135.51 nationally, $6.32 more per hour — the annual and hourly gaps both round to 5%.
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a psychiatrist median, Virginia ranks 16th, and the hourly median ranks 16th as well.
The estimated employment of 370 is 20th of the 45 jurisdictions where BLS publishes 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 Virginia median sits in the national distribution
The Virginia median of $295,010 for psychiatrists sits between the national median of $281,870 and the national 75th percentile of $362,740 — inside the national middle half, in its upper part, $13,140 above the level where the national upper half begins.
Nationally, the middle half spans $208,590, from $154,150 to $362,740, and the 90th percentile reaches $446,520.
This page reads the Virginia distribution at the median only.
The occupation's reported employment estimate here is small, 370, so the state's percentile tails are not analysed; the table under this section shows them, and the final section 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 Virginia is 370 — 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 $295,010 matches the Virginia median, $13,140 above the national median of $281,870 and below the national 75th percentile of $362,740, where the national middle half ends.
An offer above $362,740 clears the national middle half outright; this page does not place it in the Virginia distribution, because the state's percentile tails are not analysed here.
For an hourly posting, $141.83 is the Virginia 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 in Virginia.
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 Virginia, 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 Virginia.
Why the analysis stops at the median
Virginia's row for psychiatrists carries a small reported workforce: BLS counts 370 psychiatrists 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.
What Psychiatrist Job Listings in Virginia Show Right Now
From the 24 active psychiatrist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 29, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
Pay employers post
- 54% of psychiatrist listings in Virginia state any pay at all.
Benefits and work arrangement
- 25% remote or telehealth and 42% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Health Insurancenamed in 71%
- Flexible Schedulenamed in 58%
- 401k Matchnamed in 58%
- Malpractice Insurance Coverednamed in 54%
- PTO / Paid Time Offnamed in 33%
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 24 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do psychiatrists make in Virginia?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $295,010 for psychiatrists in Virginia, or $141.83 an hour.
That is 5% above the national median of $281,870.
The state's employment estimate is small, 370, so the figure to compare an offer with is the median, not the percentile tails.
How many psychiatrists work in Virginia?
BLS estimates 370 psychiatrists employed in Virginia in May 2025, which is 20th 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 Virginia rank among jurisdictions publishing a psychiatrist median?
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a median for psychiatrists, Virginia ranks 16th.
The hourly median of $141.83 also ranks 16th, and the employment estimate of 370 is 20th 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.
What do the highest-earning psychiatrists in Virginia make?
BLS publishes a 90th percentile for the occupation, and the table under the distribution section shows it, but with a reported workforce of 370 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 Virginia figure is not one this page interprets.
More Virginia Psychiatrist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Virginia, 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.