The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of psychiatric technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $29,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,350.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of psychiatric technicians from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $38,180 | 2.28% | -16.79% |
| 2015 | $37,310 | 3.81% | - |
| 2014 | $35,890 | -51.41% | - |
| 2013 | $54,340 | 17.94% | - |
| 2012 | $44,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,180, Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is the lowest paying city for psychiatric technicians in state of California, following city of Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura (median annual salary of $82,050). Compared with the highest paying city Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, the median annual salary of psychiatric technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 53.5 percent (53.5%) lower.