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Psychiatry physician salary in Florida

In the Florida BLS OEWS May 2025 row for psychiatry, the annual median employee wage is $316,200 and the annual mean is $328,060. These salary and pay benchmarks are wage estimates, not a promised offer or total compensation.

Florida employee wagesBLS OEWS
Mean annual wage$328,060

Psychiatry physicians · May 2025

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Psychiatry · SOC 29-1223 · May 2025
Measure Estimate
Mean annual wage $328,060
Median annual wage $316,200
Employment estimate 1,930
Wage relative standard error 13.0%

Employee wages annualized at 2,080 hours. Not total compensation, guaranteed pay or a salary range. RSE measures estimate uncertainty, not your pay spread.

How to read the wage estimate

The mean is the average and the median is the midpoint. Their ordering does not establish the cause of a difference; do not treat the pair as a salary range.

Annualized wages: BLS multiplies hourly wage rates by 2,080. These are not observed yearly earnings or total compensation.

Employee wages, not all physician income or guaranteed base. Employment estimate: 1,930.

13.0% Wage relative standard error, not a pay percentile

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What the Florida psychiatry wage row can tell you

Mean and median are different measures, not the ends of a salary range. These are employee wage estimates, not offers or total compensation. BLS reports $328,060 as the annual mean for psychiatry in Florida, with $316,200 as the median. The wage relative standard error is 13.0%. RSE describes estimate precision, not the spread between individual offers. The employment estimate is 1,930 employee jobs, not current vacancies.

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National compensation

U.S. psychiatry

Doximity 2026 report
$350,786 mean annual compensation

National full-time physician compensation, 2025 data. Not state wages.

Who was surveyed

2025 responses from full-time U.S. physicians working at least 40 hours a week.

Medscape: U.S. specialty total compensation

Medscape 2026 report
$331,000 mean total compensation

National full-time physician compensation, 2025 data. Not state wages.

Who was surveyed

2025 income reported by full-time U.S. physicians. Includes base salary, incentive bonus and other income, such as profit-sharing. Rounded as published; not a state figure.

National total compensation, not this state's average. Do not blend these surveys with state wages or call the figures a salary range.

Why the sources differ

Do not average these surveys together. Doximity and Medscape survey physicians in distinct national populations. Specialty definitions, work patterns, pay components and samples differ. Use each as a separate reference for the written offer.

The national survey measures compensation; the BLS state estimate measures employee wages. Different populations and pay definitions mean these are context, not directly comparable endpoints of a salary range. The national figure is not a state average.

Licensing and first-shift checks in Florida

Florida distinguishes a full state license from an out-of-state telehealth registration. Its telehealth FAQ says the registration is for eligible practitioners licensed elsewhere, permits telehealth to Florida patients and does not permit an office or in-person care in Florida. It requires an active unencumbered license, a registered agent and appropriate liability coverage or financial responsibility. A full Florida license can support telehealth without a separate registration. Match the actual role to the route: a Florida clinic or hospital shift is not made eligible by a remote-only registration.

Florida Health: telehealth registration FAQ

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Use the actual job description to check the work that sits behind the pay number. These are questions for the hiring team, not claims about available Saile jobs.

  • Separate outpatient sessions, inpatient coverage, consultation and call. Confirm the age group and responsibilities for urgent risk assessment and follow-up.
  • Ask how medication refills, messages, documentation and after-hours coverage are assigned and paid.
  • For telepsychiatry, verify patient location and the applicable prescribing rules separately from platform access or a state registration. Confirm a local emergency escalation plan.

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Psychiatry salary questions in Florida

What is the average psychiatry doctor salary in Florida?

BLS May 2025 estimates a mean annual employee wage of $328,060 and a median of $316,200 for psychiatrists in Florida. The mean is the average; the median is the midpoint. These are covered employee wages, not total compensation, a guaranteed offer or a salary range.

What is the hourly pay equivalent in Florida?

Dividing the annual wage estimates by 2,080 hours gives about $157.72 per hour for the mean and $152.02 for the median, rounded to cents. This is an arithmetic equivalent, not a quoted locums, per-diem or telemedicine rate. Contract hours and benefits differ.

How does Florida psychiatry pay compare nationally?

The Florida BLS figures cover employee wages. The two national psychiatry cards report $350,786 from Doximity and $331,000 from Medscape. Their populations and compensation definitions differ from local employee wages, so the figures provide separate context and are not directly comparable.

What should I verify before starting psychiatry work in Florida?

Florida distinguishes a full state license from an out-of-state telehealth registration. Its telehealth FAQ says the registration is for eligible practitioners licensed elsewhere, permits telehealth to Florida patients and does not permit an office or in-person care in Florida. It requires an active unencumbered license, a registered agent and appropriate liability coverage or financial responsibility. A full Florida license can support telehealth without a separate registration. Match the actual role to the route: a Florida clinic or hospital shift is not made eligible by a remote-only registration.

How can I find higher-paying or part-time psychiatry work?

Compare written offers with the same hours, duties and benefits. Use the Saile app to explore part-time, per-diem, locums, telemedicine and full-time work through the existing search. Matching depends on specialty, credentials and location; these wage estimates do not prove current openings or guarantee higher pay.

Source definitions

BLS May 2025 OEWS combines six survey panels over three years. It covers wage and salary employees, not self-employed physicians or unincorporated owners. Wages include straight-time gross pay and certain incentives, but exclude benefits, overtime, shift differentials and nonproduction bonuses. The relative standard error describes estimate uncertainty, not your pay spread.

BLS methods · State data · National survey methods and specialty table

Florida Health: telehealth registration FAQ · HHS: licensing across state lines

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