Highest-paying Cities for Psychiatric Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for psychiatric technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of psychiatric technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $82,050, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is the highest paying city for psychiatric technicians. It is followed by Napa, California (average annual salary $78,800). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of psychiatric technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Psychiatric Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$82,050	$56,200	460
2	Napa, California	$78,800	$48,730	610
3	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$76,950	$45,490	220
4	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$75,990	$64,710	90
5	Stockton, California	$74,980	$49,230	480
6	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$74,980	$61,750	70
7	Salinas, California	$72,250	$68,330	60
8	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$69,540	$64,450	100
9	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$66,340	$29,420	40
10	Fresno, California	$65,690	$44,250	570
11	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$65,610	$36,170	1,330
12	Visalia-Porterville, California	$65,600	$44,580	320
13	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$64,000	$37,810	640
14	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$61,750	$50,050	60
15	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$61,490	$50,170	n/a
16	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$60,420	$45,460	130
17	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$58,830	$35,940	210
18	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$58,740	$43,580	210
19	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$58,160	$34,440	160
20	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$57,890	$39,420	700
21	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$56,120	$37,130	50
22	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$55,920	$32,330	450
23	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$55,790	$29,180	1,130
24	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$55,270	$39,910	160
25	New Haven, Connecticut	$55,270	$39,770	110
26	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$54,290	$33,970	1,880
27	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$52,840	$38,240	80
28	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$51,960	$41,640	40
29	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$50,990	$39,410	500
30	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$50,520	$26,590	n/a
31	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$50,470	$37,350	3,230
32	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$50,310	$37,660	1,680
33	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$50,160	$37,060	70
34	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$50,160	$36,770	400
35	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$50,020	$38,460	750
36	Oshkosh-Neenah, Wisconsin	$49,380	$49,380	470
37	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$48,440	$38,890	700
38	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$47,880	$36,280	530
39	Pueblo, Colorado	$47,340	$28,860	150
40	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$47,320	$36,160	110
41	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$47,250	$29,190	150
42	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$47,140	$32,410	210
43	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$47,090	$33,330	100
44	Duluth, Wisconsin	$46,880	$28,940	190
45	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$46,730	$36,260	40
46	Yuba City, California	$46,280	$34,060	90
47	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$46,230	$22,820	470
48	Modesto, California	$46,190	$36,640	170
49	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$46,120	$38,100	190
50	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$45,910	$36,400	140
51	Grand Junction, Colorado	$45,140	$42,440	140
52	Camden, New Jersey	$44,300	$33,700	70
53	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$43,400	$32,960	4,410
54	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$43,370	$37,310	80
55	Worcester, Massachusetts	$43,310	$38,740	400
56	Peoria, Illinois	$42,280	$37,510	110
57	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$42,140	$31,680	830
58	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$42,060	$33,280	170
59	Springfield, Illinois	$41,960	$34,780	170
60	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$41,880	$27,280	270
61	Anchorage, Alaska	$41,600	$27,580	110
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$41,300	$33,190	1,150
63	Carson City, Nevada	$41,100	$24,650	50
64	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$41,020	$29,060	n/a
65	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$40,800	$32,140	1,580
66	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$40,370	$33,680	460
67	Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia	$40,170	$30,610	90
68	Madison, Wisconsin	$40,140	$29,140	1,040
69	Fargo, North Dakota	$40,020	$31,270	140
70	Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois	$39,900	$31,070	830
71	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$39,550	$33,420	370
72	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$39,300	$37,320	630
73	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$39,280	$31,010	300
74	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$39,230	$30,460	50
75	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$39,140	$32,910	550
76	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$38,910	$32,300	320
77	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$38,530	$30,880	1,110
78	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$38,500	$30,580	5,760
79	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$38,500	$27,680	120
80	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$38,450	$30,840	60
81	Flint, Michigan	$38,260	$31,600	30
82	Harrisonburg, Virginia	$38,200	$27,530	30
83	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$38,180	$29,350	140
84	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$38,050	$31,450	320
85	Rochester, New York	$37,980	$31,210	80
86	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$37,930	$31,770	860
87	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$37,780	$32,230	90
88	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$37,740	$30,730	390
89	Kansas City, Missouri	$37,690	$30,230	1,400
90	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$37,650	$33,130	1,000
91	Sherman-Denison, Texas	$37,650	$24,460	40
92	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$37,590	$30,610	1,310
93	Auburn-Opelika, Alabama	$37,520	$22,390	40
94	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$37,490	$27,320	580
95	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$37,460	$25,170	300
96	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$37,440	$36,430	30
97	Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$37,390	$30,660	280
98	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$37,310	$32,240	n/a
99	Muncie, Indiana	$37,270	$29,010	70
100	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$37,090	$27,420	70

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for psychiatric technicians.