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Highest Paying Industries for Psychiatric Technicians

The top 51 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $52,310, specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals is the highest paying industry for psychiatric technicians. It is followed by hospitals - state government owned industry (average annual salary $43,450). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of psychiatric technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 51 Highest Paying Industries for Psychiatric Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$52,310	$25,370	2,200
2	Hospitals - State government owned	$43,450	$23,240	16,380
3	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$41,850	$29,980	300
4	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$41,420	$27,910	500
5	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$41,220	$22,830	14,460
6	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$41,130	$25,220	200
7	Educational Services - Privately owned	$40,630	$25,510	210
8	Educational Services - State government owned	$39,820	$29,800	330
9	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$38,680	$23,100	320
10	State government, including schools and hospitals	$37,540	$22,760	30,090
11	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$37,070	$22,450	33,540
12	Educational Services	$35,960	$22,210	1,150
13	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$35,890	$21,750	1,410
14	Hospitals - Local government owned	$35,210	$22,410	1,590
15	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,200	$22,240	13,390
16	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$34,950	$22,230	14,640
17	Federal, State, and Local Government	$34,950	$22,230	14,640
18	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$33,300	$21,250	130
19	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$32,650	$19,910	3,450
20	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$32,120	$21,500	37,610
21	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$32,040	$19,120	330
22	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$31,460	$21,170	25,570
23	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$31,400	$22,230	9,840
24	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$30,650	$22,250	8,110
25	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$30,580	$18,120	1,250
26	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$30,270	$18,620	470
27	Health Care and Social Assistance	$30,020	$20,620	48,240
28	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$29,430	$20,640	640
29	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$29,110	$20,530	610
30	Educational Services - Local government owned	$29,110	$20,530	610
31	Hospitals - Privately owned	$28,770	$20,650	19,640
32	Employment Services	$28,130	$21,640	n/a
33	Administrative and Support Services	$28,130	$21,640	n/a
34	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$28,130	$21,640	n/a
35	Vocational Rehabilitation Services	$27,500	$21,330	n/a
36	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$27,500	$19,960	10,940
37	Other Residential Care Facilities	$27,440	$20,870	780
38	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$27,430	$19,860	600
39	Temporary Help Services	$26,830	$21,130	n/a
40	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$26,060	$20,430	3,960
41	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$26,020	$20,160	5,690
42	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$25,560	$20,030	4,740
43	Offices of Physicians	$25,490	$20,100	1,010
44	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$24,220	$17,250	3,670
45	Social Assistance	$24,030	$17,180	1,270
46	Individual and Family Services	$23,500	$17,090	1,170
47	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$23,430	$17,840	120
48	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	$23,020	$17,570	780
49	Outpatient Care Centers	$22,740	$16,600	2,160
50	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$22,400	$16,480	1,960
51	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$20,250	$16,370	320