Psychiatrists in Maryland
Get the information you need to know about working as a Psychiatrist.
You’re in luck! Jobs for Psychiatrists in Maryland are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Psychiatrists in Maryland is growing faster than average.
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Psychiatrists in Maryland earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For a Psychiatrist Career?
- Residency Programs
- Medical Residency General Programs
- Psychiatry Residency Program
- Medical Residency Specialty Programs
- Addiction Psychiatry Residency Program
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program
- Forensic Psychiatry Residency Program
- Geriatric Psychiatry Residency Program
- Psychosomatic Medicine Residency Program
How Many Psychiatrists Work in Maryland?
640 people worked as Psychiatrists in 2018 in this state.
There were 600 Psychiatrists employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 265 Psychiatrists working in it, which means Maryland has more Psychiatrists than average.
Job Projections for Maryland
Jobs for Psychiatrists in this state are growing at a rate of 22.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.3%.
Maryland Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 30 annual Psychiatrists job openings in Maryland, and 820 total jobs in the year 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 1,100 annual jobs and 30,600 total jobs in 2026.
What do Psychiatrists Make in Maryland?
In 2018 wages for Psychiatrists ranged from $67,490 to $208,000 with $208,000 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $32.45 to $100. The median hourly rate was $100.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $94.16 an hour.
The hourly rate grew by $5.84.
The median salary in Maryland is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Maryland Metros for Psychiatrists
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Psychiatrists.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 850 | $208,000 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 690 | $208,000 |
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 340 | $206,560 |
Top States for Psychiatrists Employment
View the list below to see where most Psychiatrists work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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New York | 3,590 | $196,350 |
California | 3,480 | $208,000 |
Florida | 1,250 | $198,400 |
Ohio | 1,240 | $191,440 |
Texas | 1,240 | $193,980 |
Pennsylvania | 1,140 | $208,000 |
New Jersey | 1,010 | $208,000 |
Massachusetts | 930 | $184,610 |
Illinois | 920 | $208,000 |
Virginia | 830 | $199,340 |
Arizona | 810 | $208,000 |
Maryland | 640 | $208,000 |
Michigan | 630 | $193,410 |
Washington | 570 | $208,000 |
Minnesota | 560 | $208,000 |
Connecticut | 520 | $208,000 |
Wisconsin | 460 | $172,860 |
North Carolina | 440 | $180,040 |
Georgia | 400 | $208,000 |
Colorado | 370 | $208,000 |
Below are the states where Psychiatrists get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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Alaska | $208,000 |
Arizona | $208,000 |
California | $208,000 |
Colorado | $208,000 |
Connecticut | $208,000 |
Georgia | $208,000 |
Hawaii | $208,000 |
Illinois | $208,000 |
Indiana | $208,000 |
Kansas | $208,000 |
Related Careers in Maryland
You may also be interested in the following careers:
Occupation | Maryland Employment Total |
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Physicians and Surgeons | 12,170 |
Family and General Practitioners | 1,640 |
Internists, General | 910 |
Pediatricians, General | 570 |
Surgeons | 520 |
Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 400 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.