The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of psychiatric technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $37,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of psychiatric technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $50,470 | 8.44% | -12.44% |
| 2021 | $46,210 | 5.15% | - |
| 2020 | $43,830 | -15.67% | - |
| 2019 | $50,700 | -27.04% | - |
| 2018 | $64,410 | 12.44% | - |
| 2017 | $56,400 | -0.62% | - |
| 2016 | $56,750 | 0.11% | - |
| 2015 | $56,690 | -0.11% | - |
| 2012 | $56,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,470 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for psychiatric technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatric technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 38.5 percent (38.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.