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Psychiatric Technician Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of psychiatric technicians in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$23,080
25th Percentile Wage
$26,340
50th Percentile Wage
$29,800
75th Percentile Wage
$34,750
90th Percentile Wage
$38,950

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,080.

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
$29,800
-0.23% 18.02%
2016
$29,870
1.71% -
2015
$29,360
-28.58% -
2014
$37,750
35.28% -
2012
$24,430
- -

Table 2. Compare Psychiatric Technician Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,800 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for psychiatric technicians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatric technicians in Fort Worth-Arlington is 20.8 percent (20.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Sherman-Denison and 10.7 percent (10.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Sherman-Denison
$37,650
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$36,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$36,660
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$35,990
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$34,080
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$34,040
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$33,690
Tyler
$33,550
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$31,800
Amarillo
$31,160
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$30,770
Lubbock
$30,360
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$30,240
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$30,150
San Angelo
$29,800
Fort Worth-Arlington
$29,800
Longview
$29,460
Wichita Falls
$29,070
College Station-Bryan
$27,850
El Paso
$27,740
Abilene
$26,860
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$26,600