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Psychiatric Technician Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of psychiatric technicians in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,320
25th Percentile Wage
$31,740
50th Percentile Wage
$37,490
75th Percentile Wage
$45,320
90th Percentile Wage
$49,850

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,320.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of psychiatric technicians from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$37,490
-0.96% 10.48%
2016
$37,850
1.72% -
2015
$37,200
15.99% -
2014
$31,250
-4.96% -
2013
$32,800
-2.32% -
2012
$33,560
- -

Table 2. Compare Psychiatric Technician Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,490, Philadelphia is the second highest paying city for psychiatric technicians in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $38,500). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of psychiatric technicians in Philadelphia is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$38,500
Philadelphia
$37,490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$36,700
Pittsburgh
$34,760
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$33,510
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$31,960
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$31,860
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$30,130
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$29,720
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$29,610
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$28,080