National benchmark cells
Psychiatry
19 published national cells for Psychiatry. Every cell rests on 5 or more underlying records and carries its year and record count. How these numbers are built.
National benchmarks
2025 national physician compensation data — full-time, incumbent physicians unless the metric row states otherwise (newly hired, academic). Percentiles are national; each row carries its record count.
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total compensation ($/yr)National benchmarks | $258,293 | $327,430 | $394,452 | — | 1922 | 2025 |
| Base salary ($/yr)National benchmarks | $219,688 | $284,698 | $335,630 | — | 1558 | 2025 |
| Bonus and incentive pay ($/yr)National benchmarks | $7,104 | $20,504 | $29,843 | — | 173 | 2025 |
| Annual wRVUsNational benchmarks | 2,575 | 3,918 | 5,620 | — | 1028 | 2025 |
| Pay per wRVU ($/wRVU)National benchmarks | $62.93 | $78.83 | $111.92 | — | 1044 | 2025 |
| Total compensation — newly hired, year 1 ($/yr)National benchmarks | $195,185 | $260,000 | $311,555 | — | 229 | 2025 |
| Total compensation — academic ($/yr)National benchmarks | $194,038 | $246,705 | $295,441 | — | 1137 | 2025 |
| On-call pay ($/yr)National benchmarks | $8,556 | $17,150 | $39,595 | — | 297 | 2025 |
| On-call daily rate ($/day)National benchmarks | $300 | $490 | $1,428 | — | 88 | 2025 |
| On-call hourly rate ($/hr)National benchmarks | $37 | $895 | $1,000 | — | 56 | 2025 |
| On-call weekend rate ($/day)National benchmarks | $1,428 | $1,750 | $1,750 | — | 60 | 2025 |
| On-call holiday rate ($/day)National benchmarks | $1,446 | $1,600 | $1,600 | — | 60 | 2025 |
Corroborating comparisons
Each comparison family answers a narrower question than the national benchmarks above. Offered wages skew toward specific employer types, while service volumes are productivity proxies. These are cross-checks, not replacements.
Offered base salary comparisons
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offered base salary ($/yr)Public record | $241,420 | $277,000 | $314,659 | — | 119 | 2026 |
| Offered base salary ($/yr)Public record | $222,501 | $260,000 | $281,750 | — | 19 | 2025 |
State and national wage comparisons
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual wage ($/yr)Public record | $154,150 | $281,870 | $362,740 | $446,520 | 27980 | 2025 |
Service volume and payments — productivity proxies
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual wrvus medicarePublic record | 155 | 364 | 792 | — | 17919 | 2024 |
| Payments per clinician ($/yr)Public record | $6,739 | $15,608 | $34,522 | — | 19778 | 2024 |
| Services per clinician (yr)Public record | 97 | 219 | 474 | — | 19778 | 2024 |
Other published cells
| Metric | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 | n | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total compensation ($/yr)Public record | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 |
Where does your rate land in these distributions
Enter one pay rate and get a percentile placement against the cells above — national benchmarks first, corroborating cells when no matching national metric exists.