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Psychiatrist pay range

State of North Carolina · class code 32001317

$170,121 to $340,243 per year$170,121$340,243MINIMUM · MIDPOINT $255,182 · MAXIMUM

Published per year range, State of North Carolina

Class code
32001317
Pay group
MH27
Pay unit
Year
State
North Carolina

Class specification

The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/2018.

What the state says the job is

This is professional psychiatric work providing direct patient care involving provision of evaluation, diagnosis and treatment services to an assigned patient caseload within the facilities and programs of state or local agencies. Employees serve in a variety of professional medical roles including general psychiatry, child and adolescence psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, geriatrics and forensics psychiatry. Employees may serve on interdisciplinary treatment teams and committees and act as a consultant to other medical/clinical staff or as a liaison to agencies concerned with the welfare of the patient population. Work may include the guidance and supervision of psychiatric residents and fellows. While work is performed with independent professional responsibility, employees are generally accountable to a director of mental health.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Thorough knowledge of psychiatric theory, principles, and techniques, and practices of general, preventive medicine and of the techniques involved in the field of mental health. Thorough knowledge of biological, social, and psychological developmental processes at all ages. Thorough knowledge of the practice and theories of the medical specialty or subspecialty to which assigned to a wide range of medical, behavioral, and psychological disorders. Skill in diagnosing and treating mental health disorders. Ability to assess and interpret laboratory results, clinical data and information relative to the patient's condition. Ability to compile clear and concise notes for patient's charts and to m ...

Minimum qualifications

Licensed to practice medicine in the State of North Carolina. Special

Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.

Where this comes from

North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.

Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.

Nearby classes in North Carolina

Engineering Director IV $143,516 to $322,912Chief Deputy II $143,516 to $322,912Medical Director I $170,121 to $340,243Physician Manager $170,121 to $340,243State Health Director $170,121 to $340,243Enterprise Risk & Security Director $173,509 to $347,018IT Executive II $173,509 to $347,018Chief Deputy Attorney General $156,834 to $352,877

Psychiatrist in other states

StateMinimumMaximumPer year at full time
Arizona$96.61$154.57$200,946 to $321,513
Massachusetts$7,837$13,077$203,751 to $339,999
Missouri$123,120$257,856$123,120 to $257,856
Nebraska$75.17$172.91$156,364 to $359,644
Ohio$95.36$114.81$198,349 to $238,805
Washington$221,496$337,092$221,496 to $337,092
Wisconsin$121.77$182.65$253,282 to $379,912

Each state publishes its own range for a classification with this exact title. Duties, grade structures and bargaining units differ between states, so read each class page before comparing.

All North Carolina classifications