The annual salary statistics of psychiatric aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of psychiatric aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $26,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,010.
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 | $35,990 | -0.53% | 13.25% |
| 2017 | $36,180 | 1.02% | - |
| 2016 | $35,810 | 4.30% | - |
| 2015 | $34,270 | 0.32% | - |
| 2014 | $34,160 | 6.41% | - |
| 2013 | $31,970 | 2.35% | - |
| 2012 | $31,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,990 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for psychiatric aides in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatric aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 27.7 percent (27.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Erie.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Reading | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Erie |