The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of psychiatric technicians in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $30,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,730.
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 | $37,740 | 2.46% | 1.01% |
| 2021 | $36,810 | 1.47% | - |
| 2020 | $36,270 | 0.91% | - |
| 2019 | $35,940 | 2.75% | - |
| 2018 | $34,950 | -6.90% | - |
| 2017 | $37,360 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $37,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,740, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for psychiatric technicians in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary of $39,140). Compared with Raleigh-Cary, the median annual salary of psychiatric technicians in Durham-Chapel Hill is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower.