The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of psychiatric technicians 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 | $29,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians 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 $75,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of psychiatric technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $55,790 | -1.29% | 10.86% |
| 2016 | $56,510 | 0.74% | - |
| 2015 | $56,090 | 4.40% | - |
| 2014 | $53,620 | 2.44% | - |
| 2013 | $52,310 | 4.93% | - |
| 2012 | $49,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,790 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 32.0 percent (32.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura and 31.6 percent (31.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.