How much do Psychiatrists make in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ?

Percentile spread

For Psychiatrists, the published 10th percentile is $153,930 and the 90th percentile is $369,800. The difference is $215,870, which is 70.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $218,590 to the 75th at $330,240, covers $111,650.

The mean annual wage is $285,790, which sits below the median of $307,290. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ median is 9% higher than the national median of $281,870 for Psychiatrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $307,388, which is 9.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.2% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $278,970.

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Pennsylvania, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 99.968, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $307,290 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatrists at $307,388 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychiatrists. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ ranks 7th of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 51 miles away, with a median of $294,890 and employment of 60. That median is 4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $285,802, against $307,388 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 62 miles away, with a median of $279,410 and employment of 640. That median is 9.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $272,452, against $307,388 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 83 miles away, with a median of $249,130 and employment of 4,180. That median is 18.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $221,325, against $307,388 here.