The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of psychiatric technicians in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 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 | $21,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $30,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $35,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,780.
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 | $28,130 | -0.39% | 14.33% |
| 2016 | $28,240 | 0.96% | - |
| 2015 | $27,970 | 3.04% | - |
| 2014 | $27,120 | 8.81% | - |
| 2013 | $24,730 | 2.55% | - |
| 2012 | $24,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,130 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is in the middle of salary range for psychiatric technicians in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatric technicians in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 40.3 percent (40.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 4.4 percent (4.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.