Psychiatrists Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $144K, rent takes 19% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,730/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new psychiatrists typically earn — is $66K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,952/month. At HUD’s $1,730/month FMR, rent would take 44% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Local pay runs 49% below the national median — $144K here vs. $282K nationally.

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin pays $144K median vs. the U.S. average of $282K — that’s -49%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 96.34), the purchasing-power equivalent is $149K — below the national median.

The median is $144,020 a year, that works out to about $69 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $65,870, and experienced psychiatrists can clear $330,930. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $9,099/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,730/month, which eats 19% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin has a Regional Price Parity of 96.34 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median psychiatrists salary is worth about $149,491 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.