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Psychiatric Technician Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of psychiatric technicians in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Psychiatric Technicians in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,660
25th Percentile Wage
$43,030
50th Percentile Wage
$50,310
75th Percentile Wage
$57,810
90th Percentile Wage
$63,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,660.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of psychiatric technicians from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$50,310
7.41% 12.54%
2021
$46,580
3.11% -
2020
$45,130
3.28% -
2019
$43,650
-4.67% -
2018
$45,690
2.43% -
2017
$44,580
4.55% -
2016
$42,550
-2.26% -
2015
$43,510
-0.44% -
2014
$43,700
-1.40% -
2013
$44,310
0.70% -
2012
$44,000
- -

Table 2. Compare Psychiatric Technician Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,310 in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is in the middle of salary range for psychiatric technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatric technicians in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 41.8 percent (41.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Buffalo-Niagara Falls.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk
$52,840
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$50,520
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$50,310
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$42,140
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$39,230
Rochester
$37,980
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$36,040
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$29,280

See also: Top paying jobs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York.