The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $65,020, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for psychiatric technicians. It is followed by California (average annual salary $62,270). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $65,020 |
$39,100 | 380 |
| 2 | California | $62,270 |
$37,940 | 10,680 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $53,030 |
$27,270 | 780 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $51,960 |
$39,090 | 950 |
| 5 | Washington | $49,770 |
$38,460 | 1,010 |
| 6 | Oregon | $49,710 |
$36,400 | 860 |
| 7 | New York | $49,210 |
$35,400 | 1,780 |
| 8 | Hawaii | $47,550 |
$38,890 | 870 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $44,200 |
$35,720 | 150 |
| 10 | Illinois | $42,060 |
$31,220 | 6,680 |
| 11 | Vermont | $40,580 |
$36,840 | 360 |
| 12 | Colorado | $40,370 |
$33,170 | 1,060 |
| 13 | Massachusetts | $40,320 |
$32,140 | 2,380 |
| 14 | Alaska | $40,050 |
$27,580 | 240 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $39,300 |
$38,850 | 560 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $38,430 |
$31,270 | 180 |
| 17 | Arizona | $38,200 |
$30,570 | 7,110 |
| 18 | Nevada | $38,140 |
$26,790 | 1,580 |
| 19 | Maine | $38,030 |
$36,070 | 360 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $37,660 |
$27,510 | 3,820 |
| 21 | Minnesota | $37,550 |
$31,130 | 1,610 |
| 22 | Idaho | $36,790 |
$29,350 | 940 |
| 23 | Michigan | $36,580 |
$31,660 | 3,190 |
| 24 | Nebraska | $36,520 |
$30,520 | 850 |
| 25 | Georgia | $36,510 |
$26,590 | 780 |
| 26 | North Carolina | $36,380 |
$27,040 | 4,290 |
| 27 | Indiana | $36,030 |
$29,600 | 4,200 |
| 28 | Maryland | $35,930 |
$32,670 | 800 |
| 29 | Florida | $35,920 |
$27,790 | 10,680 |
| 30 | Texas | $35,740 |
$27,710 | 6,760 |
| 31 | Ohio | $35,260 |
$28,790 | 1,700 |
| 32 | Utah | $35,200 |
$29,600 | 1,570 |
| 33 | Delaware | $35,080 |
$30,470 | 140 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $35,050 |
$26,910 | 80 |
| 35 | Virginia | $34,910 |
$29,570 | 2,890 |
| 36 | Kansas | $34,820 |
$29,610 | 1,100 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | $34,760 |
$30,480 | 2,210 |
| 38 | New Mexico | $34,630 |
$29,120 | 590 |
| 39 | Missouri | $34,590 |
$27,790 | 4,720 |
| 40 | Montana | $31,980 |
$29,790 | 350 |
| 41 | South Dakota | $31,550 |
$31,550 | 130 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $31,300 |
$25,460 | 1,920 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $31,170 |
$22,050 | 380 |
| 44 | Iowa | $30,820 |
$25,570 | 410 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $30,760 |
$28,470 | 460 |
| 46 | Alabama | $30,010 |
$19,040 | 1,890 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $29,950 |
$24,430 | 1,000 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $29,650 |
$23,750 | 1,130 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $28,680 |
$24,200 | 1,250 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $28,140 |
$22,970 | 720 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $25,440 |
$20,780 | 820 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $23,230 |
$16,570 | 60 |