The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of psychiatric technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $30,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,590.
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 | $33,270 | -0.33% | 21.55% |
| 2021 | $33,380 | 10.07% | - |
| 2020 | $30,020 | -0.37% | - |
| 2019 | $30,130 | 3.58% | - |
| 2018 | $29,050 | 1.03% | - |
| 2017 | $28,750 | 3.83% | - |
| 2016 | $27,650 | 5.61% | - |
| 2012 | $26,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $33,270, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for psychiatric technicians in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Elizabethtown (median annual salary of $35,930). Compared with Elizabethtown, the median annual salary of psychiatric technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County is 7.4 percent (7.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elizabethtown | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette |