Psychiatrists in South Carolina
Is South Carolina a good place for you to work as a Psychiatrist?
You’re in luck! Jobs for Psychiatrists in South Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Psychiatrists in South Carolina is growing faster than average.
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Psychiatrists in South Carolina 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 South Carolina?
230 people worked as Psychiatrists in 2018 in this state.
There were 200 Psychiatrists employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 265 Psychiatrists working in it, which means South Carolina has fewer Psychiatrists than average.
Job Projections for South Carolina
Jobs for Psychiatrists in this state are growing at a rate of 10.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.3%.
South Carolina Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates there will be 10 annual job openings, and 310 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 South Carolina?
In 2018 wages for Psychiatrists ranged from $128,050 to $208,000 with $203,800 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $61.56 to $100. The median hourly rate was $97.98.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $100 an hour.
The hourly rate declined by $2.02.
The median salary in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top South Carolina 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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Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 100 | $208,000 |
Columbia, SC | 50 | $196,370 |
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 South Carolina
You may also be interested in the following careers:
Occupation | South Carolina Employment Total |
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Physicians and Surgeons | 3,100 |
Family and General Practitioners | 2,710 |
Anesthesiologists | 900 |
Pediatricians, General | 210 |
Internists, General | 200 |
Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 130 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.