The annual salary statistics of psychiatric aides in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of psychiatric aides in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $17,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric aides in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,650.
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 | $28,290 | 12.30% | 31.85% |
| 2017 | $24,810 | 2.94% | - |
| 2016 | $24,080 | 2.33% | - |
| 2015 | $23,520 | -3.27% | - |
| 2014 | $24,290 | 17.74% | - |
| 2013 | $19,980 | 3.50% | - |
| 2012 | $19,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,290 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for psychiatric aides in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatric aides in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Worth-Arlington and 38.4 percent (38.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying College Station-Bryan.