Average Psychiatrists Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

BLS tracks 1,880 psychiatrists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for psychiatrists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 1,880
How common this job is here: 1.89×; More concentrated here than nationally — this metro area is unusually strong in this occupation.

Where psychiatrists earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for psychiatrists this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

Delaware: $113.82/hr
Kentucky: $110.40/hr
Nebraska: $110.21/hr
Georgia: $110.19/hr
New York: $109.90/hr
Massachusetts: $106.33/hr
New Hampshire: $101.62/hr
Hawaii: $97.81/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: $113.82/hr
Lexington-Fayette, KY: $113.35/hr
Fresno, CA: $113.29/hr
Raleigh-Cary, NC: $111.59/hr
Bakersfield-Delano, CA: $110.57/hr
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: $110.40/hr
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN: $110.31/hr
Omaha, NE-IA: $110.21/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for psychiatrists from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +6.1%; 1,700 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 900; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.