Psychiatrist Salary in Wisconsin: What Psychiatrists Earn
Psychiatrists in Wisconsin had a median annual wage of $331,070 in May 2025, 17% above the national median of $281,870.
The state sits above national at every percentile through the median — widest in percent at the 25th percentile, 28% above — and below it in the upper tail, 12% under at the 90th.
Wisconsin ranks 5th of 46 jurisdictions by median, with an estimated 550 psychiatrists employed, 13th of the 45 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate.
Psychiatrists · SOC 29-1223
$331,070/yr
+17% vs. national $281,870
$159.17/hr median
Which psychiatrists this covers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state and national estimates — Wisconsin, SOCs 29-1223.
Retrieved 2026-09-24 from the BLS Public Data API.
How to read these figures
Wisconsin 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, Wisconsin ranks 13th of 45 for psychiatrists.
A median $49,200 above national
The Wisconsin median of $331,070 is $49,200 above the national median of $281,870, a 17% gap, and the hourly median is $159.17 against $135.51 nationally, a difference of $23.66.
Among the 46 jurisdictions where BLS publishes a psychiatrist median, Wisconsin ranks 5th by median and 5th by hourly median.
The estimate rests on a comparatively large workforce for this occupation: an estimated 550 psychiatrists, 13th of the 45 jurisdictions where BLS publishes both a median and an employment estimate, so the Wisconsin row is above the small-sample threshold that limits many state psychiatrist rows to the median alone.
Above national through the median, below it in the upper tail
Wisconsin psychiatrist pay runs from a 10th percentile of $86,340 to a 90th percentile of $393,500, a spread of $307,160, and the 90th is 4.6 times the 10th, against 5.3 times nationally.
The gap to national flips sign once, between the median and the 75th percentile.
The 10th percentile is $2,280 above the national 10th of $84,060, a 3% gap, and the 25th percentile of $196,700 is $42,550 above the national 25th of $154,150 — a 28% gap, the widest at any percentile in percent — while the median's $49,200 premium is the largest dollar gap above national.
From the 75th percentile up Wisconsin is under national: the 75th percentile of $349,230 is $13,510 below the national $362,740, a 4% gap, and the 90th percentile of $393,500 is $53,020 below the national 90th of $446,520, a 12% gap and the largest dollar gap at any percentile.
The middle half spans $152,530 in Wisconsin, narrower than 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
Where an offer falls in this distribution matters more than the median alone, because the comparison against national changes across the distribution.
An offer at $331,070 is the Wisconsin median and $49,200 above the national median of $281,870.
An offer at the state's 25th percentile of $196,700 compares differently: at that percentile Wisconsin is above national, so the offer sits $42,550 above the national 25th percentile of $154,150, yet still below the national median of $281,870.
An offer at the state's 75th percentile of $349,230 sits $13,510 below the national 75th of $362,740.
An offer at $393,500 marks the Wisconsin 90th percentile, a figure that sits between the national 75th percentile of $362,740 and the national 90th percentile of $446,520.
Hourly offers compare with the Wisconsin hourly median of $159.17.
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 Wisconsin.
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 Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin.
What Psychiatrist Job Listings in Wisconsin Show Right Now
From the 10 active psychiatrist listings on BehavioralHires as of October 28, 2026.
Employers with the most openings
- LifeStance Health3
- Universal Health Services3
- Lyra Health2
Pay employers post
- 40% of psychiatrist listings in Wisconsin state any pay at all.
Benefits and work arrangement
- 20% remote or telehealth and 30% hybrid; the rest are on-site
- Health Insurancenamed in 60%
- Dental & Visionnamed in 60%
- Flexible Schedulenamed in 60%
- 401k Matchnamed in 50%
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 10 jobs →Frequently Asked Questions
How much do psychiatrists make in Wisconsin?
BLS reports a May 2025 median annual wage of $331,070 for psychiatrists in Wisconsin, or $159.17 an hour, 17% above the national median of $281,870.
The middle half of Wisconsin psychiatrists earned between $196,700 and $349,230, and the top tenth earned more than $393,500.
How does Wisconsin psychiatrist pay compare with national at each percentile?
Wisconsin is above national at every percentile through the median and below it at the 75th and 90th.
The 25th percentile of $196,700 is 28% above the national 25th of $154,150 — the widest percentage gap in the table — and the median's premium is $49,200.
The 75th percentile of $349,230 is 4% under the national $362,740, and the 90th percentile of $393,500 is 12% under the national 90th of $446,520, a difference of $53,020.
How many psychiatrists work in Wisconsin?
BLS estimates 550 psychiatrists employed in Wisconsin in May 2025, which ranks 13th 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 Wisconsin psychiatrist pay distribution?
The Wisconsin 90th percentile of $393,500 is 4.6 times the 10th percentile of $86,340, against a national ratio of 5.3 times.
The middle half spans $152,530, from $196,700 at the 25th percentile to $349,230 at the 75th.
The 10th-to-90th span of $307,160 is narrower than the national span of $362,460.
More Wisconsin Psychiatrist Resources
Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 state estimates — Wisconsin, 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.