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Psychiatrist Career Market Report 2026

713 active jobs. 91 companies. Median salary $248K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

713
Active Job Openings
91
Companies Hiring
$248K
Median Salary (US)
87%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Psychiatrist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 87% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $248K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $248K to $468K.

Mental Health is the most-demanded skill at 90%

Scheduling demand rose +4.9pp — fastest-growing skill

Lifestance leads hiring with 255 open positions

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 14% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Director3$21K$180K$250K

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States61$248KUSD
Remote17$258KUSD
United Kingdom3$170KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site0.1%
Remote18.1%
Hybrid37.4%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Mental Health
90%
Patient Care
71%
Scheduling
26%
AI/LLM
14%
EMR / EHR
8%
ACLS / BLS
3%
Clinical Documentation
3%
CPR / First Aid
3%
HIPAA
3%
Advocacy
2%
Bilingual
2%
Social Services
2%

Skills on the Rise

Scheduling ↑+4.9ppClinical Documentation ↑+3.2pp

Declining in Demand

AI/LLM ↓-5.6ppPatient Care ↓-5.0pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Lifestance25535.8%
Lyrahealth7510.5%
Betterhelp385.3%
Sondermind344.8%
harmonyunitedhc283.9%
Pulse243.4%
Mediix Recruitment162.2%
Careers Neuronetics81.1%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States484
Remote47
Australia17
United Kingdom13
Georgia3
India2
Thailand2
Lebanon1

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Master's Degree59.8%370
Associate Degree24.4%151
Bachelor's Degree2.7%17
PhD / Doctorate0.8%5

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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