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8.2% Jobs Projection
$208,000 Median Salary
30 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Psychiatrists in Pennsylvania are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Psychiatrists in Pennsylvania is growing faster than average.

  • Psychiatrists in Pennsylvania earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Psychiatrists Work in Pennsylvania?

In Pennsylvania, there were 1,140 people working as Psychiatrists in the year 2018.

There were 990 Psychiatrists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 265 Psychiatrists working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Psychiatrists than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Psychiatrists in this state are growing at a rate of 8.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.3%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 30 annual job openings, and 1,050 total jobs in 2026 for Psychiatrists in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,100 annual jobs and 30,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Psychiatrists Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Psychiatrists ranged from $92,810 to $208,000 with $208,000 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $44.62 to $100. The median hourly rate was $100.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $95.42 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $4.58.

The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Psychiatrists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Psychiatrists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,840 $200,670
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 850 $208,000
Pittsburgh, PA 70 $208,000
Lancaster, PA 50 $208,000
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 30 $208,000
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 30 $208,000

Top States for Psychiatrists Employment

The table below shows the states where most Psychiatrists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
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
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

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