Psychiatrists in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$175,948
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$89,942
33.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$163,481
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$265,890
Kept after tax
$175,948
Worth in national money
$163,481
State rank
26
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. New York is 26 of 46 states for psychiatrists, with a middle wage of $265,890. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 493 occupations New York reports, psychiatrists comes in at 1 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $265,890 the take-home is $175,948. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $163,481 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $252,840, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- New York ranks 26 of 46 for psychiatrists at $265,890. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Psychiatrists ranks 1 of 493 occupations by median in New York, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $175,948 for psychiatrists, from $265,890. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $163,481. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $252,840 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Psychiatrists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $86,120 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $265,890 |
| Top tenth earn over | $443,340 |
| This salary | $265,890 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New York | $175,948 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $193,614 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$35,762 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $238,981 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$52,400 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of psychiatrists in New York earn under $265,890 and half over. The published range runs $86,120 at the tenth percentile to $443,340 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In New York the take-home figure of $175,948, from $265,890, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 1 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of New York, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $163,481, the adjusted value of that $265,890 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 1 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for psychiatrists in New York, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $86,120 to $443,340; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for New York is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $175,948 from $265,890. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 1 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $163,481 — the adjusted value of that $265,890 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 1 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $252,840, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $86,120 at the bottom tenth to $443,340 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in New York run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $163,481 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; New York then takes its own share, leaving $175,948.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 46 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in New York is $252,840. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($86,120) and the ninetieth ($443,340) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $163,481 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $175,948 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.