Psychiatric Technician Salary in Fresno, California

The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in Fresno, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of psychiatric technicians in Fresno is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Psychiatric Technicians in Fresno, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$44,250
25th Percentile Wage
$58,610
50th Percentile Wage
$65,690
75th Percentile Wage
$72,720
90th Percentile Wage
$73,270

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians in Fresno, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,250.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of psychiatric technicians from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$65,690
11.31% 17.49%
2021
$58,260
-9.03% -
2020
$63,520
-10.04% -
2019
$69,900
1.09% -
2018
$69,140
15.42% -
2017
$58,480
0.60% -
2016
$58,130
-0.05% -
2015
$58,160
1.87% -
2014
$57,070
3.47% -
2013
$55,090
1.62% -
2012
$54,200
- -

Table 2. Compare Psychiatric Technician Salary in Fresno with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,690 in Fresno is in the middle of salary range for psychiatric technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatric technicians in Fresno is 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura and 41.9 percent (41.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$82,050
Napa
$78,800
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$76,950
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$75,990
Stockton
$74,980
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$74,980
Salinas
$72,250
Vallejo-Fairfield
$69,540
Fresno
$65,690
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$65,610
Visalia-Porterville
$65,600
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$61,750
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$60,420
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$58,740
Bakersfield-Delano
$58,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$57,890
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$56,120
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$55,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$55,790
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$54,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$50,470
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$50,160
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$47,880
Yuba City
$46,280
Modesto
$46,190
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$38,180

See also: Top paying jobs in Fresno, California.