The annual salary statistics of psychiatric aides in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of psychiatric aides in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $20,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $24,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $38,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric aides in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of psychiatric aides from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $24,500 | 2.12% | -12.78% |
| 2015 | $23,980 | -7.67% | - |
| 2014 | $25,820 | 2.29% | - |
| 2013 | $25,230 | -9.51% | - |
| 2012 | $27,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $24,500, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the lowest paying city for psychiatric aides in state of Washington, following city of Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $40,320). Compared with the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of psychiatric aides in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 39.2 percent (39.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Spokane | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Tacoma | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett |