The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of psychiatric technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $29,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,410.
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 | $33,970 | 12.75% | 19.34% |
| 2021 | $29,640 | -6.88% | - |
| 2020 | $31,680 | -0.54% | - |
| 2019 | $31,850 | 8.16% | - |
| 2018 | $29,250 | 3.90% | - |
| 2017 | $28,110 | 2.53% | - |
| 2016 | $27,400 | 1.09% | - |
| 2015 | $27,100 | 1.11% | - |
| 2014 | $26,800 | 3.40% | - |
| 2013 | $25,890 | -5.83% | - |
| 2012 | $27,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,970 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for psychiatric technicians in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatric technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol and 16.0 percent (16.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Staunton-Waynesboro.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro |