Staff Psychiatrist pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 37500
- Class code
- 37500
- Pay scale group
- DR 04
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- T4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Staff Psychiatrist is $226,172 to $267,150 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 37500.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. 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 09/01/1986.
What the state says the job is
This is professional medical work in the field of psychiatry or child psychiatry. An employee in this class is responsible for the care and treatment of patients with mental health conditions in wards, buildings, cottages or other units of a state hospital, or community programs. Duties include full professional responsibility for the diagnosis, determination of treatment methods and leadership in the implementation of treatment plans. Work is performed under general direction of a higher level psychiatrist for clinical supervision or other administrative supervisor for administrative issues and is reviewed for conformance to current, accepted psychiatric and medical principles and techniques through staff conferences, case report observation during performance, and evaluation of results.
Examples of the work
Examines patients to determine the presence of mental illness, obtains medical histories, diagnoses illness and prescribes and carries out the course of treatment. Makes ward rounds and checks on the care and progress of treatment of patients. Administers or directs the administration of treatments using somatic, group, or milieu therapy and other psychotherapeutic methods and medications. Confers with and advises members of the medical staff and allied hospital personnel, agencies, relatives and other interested persons on the care, treatment, and prognosis of patients.
Minimum qualifications
Completion of a residency or training program in psychiatry which meets the certification requirements of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current DR schedule.
Nearby classes in Pennsylvania
Staff Psychiatrist in other states
| State | Minimum | Maximum | Per year at full time |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $12,095 | $29,655 | $145,140 to $355,860 |
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.