The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of psychiatric technicians 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 | $30,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians 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 $47,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,160.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of psychiatric technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,860 | 0.30% | 26.51% |
| 2021 | $36,750 | 1.14% | - |
| 2020 | $36,330 | 4.24% | - |
| 2019 | $34,790 | 3.54% | - |
| 2018 | $33,560 | 2.23% | - |
| 2017 | $32,810 | 2.74% | - |
| 2016 | $31,910 | 1.16% | - |
| 2015 | $31,540 | 7.55% | - |
| 2014 | $29,160 | 4.84% | - |
| 2013 | $27,750 | 2.38% | - |
| 2012 | $27,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,860, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for psychiatric technicians in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Sherman-Denison (median annual salary of $37,650). Compared with Sherman-Denison, the median annual salary of psychiatric technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower.