The annual salary statistics of psychiatric aides in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of psychiatric aides in Lewiston-Auburn 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 | $21,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $26,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $30,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric aides in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $30,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of psychiatric aides from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $24,080 | 4.44% | 2.03% |
| 2017 | $23,010 | -2.52% | - |
| 2016 | $23,590 | 3.01% | - |
| 2015 | $22,880 | 1.70% | - |
| 2014 | $22,490 | -4.89% | - |
| 2012 | $23,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,080 in Lewiston-Auburn is in the middle of salary range for psychiatric aides in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatric aides in Lewiston-Auburn is 34.2 percent (34.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area and 1.2 percent (1.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |