The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of psychiatric technicians in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $17,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of psychiatric technicians from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $28,080 | -3.24% | -128.60% |
| 2015 | $28,990 | 2.10% | - |
| 2014 | $28,380 | -35.17% | - |
| 2013 | $38,360 | -67.34% | - |
| 2012 | $64,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,080, Harrisburg-Carlisle is the lowest paying city for psychiatric technicians in state of Pennsylvania, following city of Newark-Union (median annual salary of $38,500). Compared with the highest paying city Newark-Union, the median annual salary of psychiatric technicians in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 27.1 percent (27.1%) lower.