How much do Psychiatrists make in Burlington-South Burlington, VT?

Percentile spread

For Psychiatrists, the published 10th percentile is $77,450 and the 90th percentile is $424,200. The difference is $346,750, which is 84.6% 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 $219,550 to the 75th at $424,200, covers $204,650.

The mean annual wage is $308,100, which sits below the median of $409,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Burlington-South Burlington, VT median is 45.4% higher than the national median of $281,870 for Psychiatrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $406,096, which is 44.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 35.4% higher than the Vermont median of $302,770.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Burlington-South Burlington, VT is 100.949, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $409,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatrists at $406,096 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychiatrists. Burlington-South Burlington, VT ranks 1st of 6 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).).

• Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is 139 miles away, with a median of $260,000 and employment of 160. That median is 36.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $261,133, against $406,096 here.
• Utica-Rome, NY is 141 miles away, with a median of $256,870 and employment of 40. That median is 37.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $277,164, against $406,096 here.
• Portland-South Portland, ME is 148 miles away, with a median of $300,180 and employment of 30. That median is 26.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $294,704, against $406,096 here.

Employment share

Psychiatrists accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Burlington-South Burlington, VT (50 of 120,150). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (27,980 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.31 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.