Psychiatrist Salary Offers Lag Behind Other Physicians Nationwide: Southeastern & Midwestern States Offer Highest Annual Salaries at $178,000

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst

Industry Statistics

Income offers for psychiatrists nationwide lagged those offered to physicians in other specialties by as much as 51% in 2005. The average salary offered to a psychiatrist was $176,000; while the average salary for physicians nationwide was $245,000, a 39% difference. Annual salaries for psychiatrists were highest in the Southeastern and Midwestern regions of the United States, where psychiatrists averaged salaries of $178,000.

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