How much do Psychiatrists make in Roanoke, VA?

Percentile spread

For Psychiatrists, the published 10th percentile is $199,990 and the 90th percentile is $320,640. The difference is $120,650, which is 40.9% 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 $295,010 to the 75th at $295,010, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $278,300, which sits below the median of $295,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Roanoke, VA median is 4.7% higher than the national median of $281,870 for Psychiatrists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $315,121, which is 11.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Virginia median of $295,010.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Roanoke, VA is 93.618, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $295,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatrists at $315,121 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychiatrists. Roanoke, VA ranks 1st of 9 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).).

• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 101 miles away, with a median of $170,600 and employment of 40. That median is 42.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $174,845, against $315,121 here.
• Raleigh-Cary, NC is 134 miles away, with a median of $168,880 and employment of 130. That median is 42.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $172,051, against $315,121 here.
• Richmond, VA is 138 miles away, with a median of $290,900 and employment of 50. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $297,267, against $315,121 here.

Employment share

Psychiatrists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Roanoke, VA (70 of 153,980). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (27,980 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.53 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.