Psychiatrists
Amount
$7.6B
per year
Per resident, per year
$22
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$57
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
27,980 people × $269,940 average annual wage
Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)
Details
| SOC code | 29-1223 |
| Employed (May 2025) | 27,980 |
| Average annual wage | $269,940 |
| Wage bill | $7.6B |
| Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69) | $10.9B |
Problems this cost relates to
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026)