The annual salary statistics of psychiatric aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of psychiatric aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $25,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of psychiatric aides from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $30,430 | 2.73% | 11.99% |
| 2016 | $29,600 | 4.09% | - |
| 2015 | $28,390 | 3.35% | - |
| 2014 | $27,440 | 1.31% | - |
| 2013 | $27,080 | 1.11% | - |
| 2012 | $26,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,430 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for psychiatric aides in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatric aides in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 42.2 percent (42.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta and 16.6 percent (16.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bakersfield-Delano.