Georgia / Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of / Psychiatrist (Board Certified)
Job-title file
Diagnose and treat patients, direct clinical care, and supervise other medical staff.
10 employees hold this title in Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $276,317, above the department median of $43,959.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 10 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Psychiatrists — about 470 people — is $237,480. Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of pays a median base salary of $273,581 for this role, 15% above that figure — about the 61st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Psychiatrists across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Psychiatrists — about 27,980 people — is $281,870. Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of’s median base salary is 3% below that national figure, about the 48th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of is $273,581, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $273,581 ranks #3 of 7. See Psychiatrist across all of Georgia →
Median total compensation for comparable Psychiatrist roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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Psychiatrist (Board Certified)/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
At Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of, Sridhar Gowda serves as a Psychiatrist (Board Certified). Their 2025 pay totaled $351,824.
Psychiatrist (Board Certified)/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
Abiodun Famakinwa is a Psychiatrist (Board Certified) at Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $345,238.
Psychiatrist (Board Certified)/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
Elmer Quintero is a Psychiatrist (Board Certified) at Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $307,722.
Psychiatrist (Board Certified)/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
At Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of, Ara Scott serves as a Psychiatrist (Board Certified). Their 2025 pay totaled $285,860.
Psychiatrist (Board Certified)/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
Alicia Lindsay holds the role of Psychiatrist (Board Certified) at Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $278,599.
Psychiatrist (Board Certified)/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
At Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of, Chun Ng serves as a Psychiatrist (Board Certified). Their 2025 pay totaled $274,035.
Psychiatrist (Board Certified)/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
Alton Williams works as a Psychiatrist (Board Certified) for Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of. Alton earned $273,126 in 2025.
Psychiatrist (Board Certified)/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
Chrissie Clure is a Psychiatrist (Board Certified) at Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $269,437.
Psychiatrist (Board Certified)/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
Salman Baseer holds the role of Psychiatrist (Board Certified) at Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $268,936.
Psychiatrist (Board Certified)/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
At Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of, Salma Nazneen serves as a Psychiatrist (Board Certified). Their 2025 pay totaled $264,955.