The annual salary statistics of psychiatric technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of psychiatric technicians 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 | $27,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric technicians 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 $50,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of psychiatric technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $41,880 | -2.29% | -5.66% |
| 2016 | $42,840 | 1.19% | - |
| 2015 | $42,330 | 4.70% | - |
| 2014 | $40,340 | -1.19% | - |
| 2013 | $40,820 | -8.40% | - |
| 2012 | $44,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,880, Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is the second highest paying city for psychiatric technicians in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $50,020). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of psychiatric technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro |