Best Cities for Psychiatristss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where psychiatristss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	LouisianaState	1.36	$345,040	$382,952	4%
2	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.32	$339,340	$372,083	4%
3	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	1.32	$403,430	$371,825	6%
4	WisconsinState	1.27	$331,070	$358,689	4%
5	MissouriState	1.25	$312,680	$352,912	4%
6	MinnesotaState	1.22	$336,410	$343,276	5%
7	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.20	$336,410	$338,101	5%
8	IowaState	1.17	$295,270	$331,020	4%
9	AlaskaState	1.16	$342,170	$328,063	5%
10	CaliforniaState	1.13	$353,500	$319,332	8%
11	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.13	$370,510	$318,034	7%
12	MichiganState	1.12	$291,850	$316,197	5%
13	FloridaState	1.11	$316,200	$311,527	7%
14	IndianaState	1.11	$284,110	$313,934	4%
15	KansasState	1.10	$278,100	$309,000	4%
16	OklahomaState	1.09	$271,640	$306,938	4%
17	ConnecticutState	1.08	$326,670	$303,597	6%
18	OregonState	1.08	$314,880	$305,709	6%
19	MaineState	1.07	$300,180	$300,782	5%
20	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.07	$318,110	$300,671	6%
21	UtahState	1.06	$299,670	$299,072	6%
22	VermontState	1.05	$302,770	$295,385	6%
23	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.04	$353,500	$294,093	11%
24	PennsylvaniaState	1.02	$278,970	$287,598	6%
25	Rhode IslandState	1.02	$287,610	$286,179	6%
26	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.02	$276,960	$286,116	7%
27	VirginiaState	1.01	$295,010	$285,034	6%
28	WashingtonState	1.01	$304,920	$284,175	7%
29	MarylandState	0.99	$305,320	$279,597	7%
30	DelawareState	0.98	$279,410	$276,644	6%
31	OhioState	0.96	$244,990	$271,007	5%
32	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.96	$279,410	$269,961	7%
33	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.96	$307,710	$269,213	9%
34	KentuckyState	0.95	$237,770	$268,667	5%
35	HawaiiState	0.94	$289,990	$263,627	10%
36	IllinoisState	0.94	$258,740	$265,647	6%
37	South CarolinaState	0.91	$237,250	$257,880	6%
38	ColoradoState	0.90	$266,370	$252,723	8%
39	GeorgiaState	0.90	$237,480	$254,261	7%
40	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.90	$235,240	$254,314	6%
41	MississippiState	0.89	$213,680	$251,981	5%
42	ArizonaState	0.88	$249,720	$247,493	7%
43	New MexicoState	0.88	$227,730	$247,533	6%
44	South DakotaState	0.88	$226,180	$249,097	5%
45	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.88	$240,930	$247,870	8%
46	TexasState	0.85	$228,460	$238,975	7%
47	New YorkState	0.84	$265,890	$236,347	8%
48	Columbus, OHMetro	0.84	$220,940	$236,299	7%
49	TennesseeState	0.83	$214,880	$234,842	7%
50	New HampshireState	0.82	$246,140	$232,208	8%
51	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.78	$246,990	$218,963	10%
52	NevadaState	0.74	$210,030	$209,611	8%
53	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.73	$188,090	$204,446	8%
54	New JerseyState	0.63	$194,070	$178,373	11%
55	North CarolinaState	0.63	$168,880	$178,898	9%
56	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.63	$169,850	$177,296	11%
57	District of ColumbiaState	0.57	$183,080	$160,175	14%
58	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.53	$144,020	$149,709	13%
59	NebraskaState	0.52	$135,180	$147,738	9%
60	ArkansasState	0.51	$124,750	$144,554	8%
61	IdahoState	0.28	$75,470	$78,207	19%
62	West VirginiaState	0.27	$63,320	$75,202	16%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).