The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of psychiatric technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $36,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,770.
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 | $50,160 | 7.34% | 30.74% |
| 2021 | $46,480 | -34.85% | - |
| 2020 | $62,680 | 10.80% | - |
| 2019 | $55,910 | -6.28% | - |
| 2018 | $59,420 | -0.66% | - |
| 2017 | $59,810 | -6.96% | - |
| 2016 | $63,970 | 50.05% | - |
| 2013 | $31,950 | -8.73% | - |
| 2012 | $34,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,160 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for psychiatric technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatric technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 38.9 percent (38.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura and 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.