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Psychiatric Aides Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of psychiatric aides in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of psychiatric aides in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Aides in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,580
25th Percentile Wage
$26,760
50th Percentile Wage
$30,770
75th Percentile Wage
$35,140
90th Percentile Wage
$37,820

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric aides in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,580.

Table 2. Compare Psychiatric Aides Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,770 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for psychiatric aides in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatric aides in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 15.4 percent (15.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Erie.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,880
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,760
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$35,990
Reading
$34,980
Newark-Union
$34,380
Pittsburgh
$33,690
Philadelphia
$33,390
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$30,770
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$29,630
Erie
$26,030

See also: Top paying jobs in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.