allied · SOC 29-2053
Psychiatric Technicians
National median $45,130 / yr · 156,960 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$45,130
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
NE
Score 75 · Nebraska
Top-paying metro
Stockton
$95,580 median
Top WageBench Score
75
Nebraska
Top 10 destinations
Same job. Wildly different outcomes by metro. Click any column to re-sort.
| Rank | Area | Annual Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Nebraska | $57,370 | $54,616 | 4.8% | 90 | ✓ | 75 |
| #2 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $52,490 | $52,490 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 72 |
| #3 | Missouri | $45,840 | $43,777 | 4.5% | 91 | ✓ | 71 |
| #4 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $50,100 | $47,896 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #5 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $47,970 | $45,811 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 70 |
| #6 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $47,860 | $45,467 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 70 |
| #7 | Washington | $52,470 | $52,470 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 70 |
| #8 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $45,440 | $45,440 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 69 |
| #9 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $44,450 | $44,450 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 69 |
| #10 | Georgia | $46,250 | $43,753 | 5.4% | 96 | ✓ | 69 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$35,090
P25
$38,430
MEDIAN
$45,130
P75
$50,160
P90
$60,750
Hourly mean
$22
Hourly median
$22
Annual mean
$46,610
Total US jobs
156,960
Every state & metro, ranked
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | NE | $57,370 | $54,616 | 4.8% | 90 | ✓ | 20 | 75 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $52,490 | $52,490 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 72 |
| Missouri | MO | $45,840 | $43,777 | 4.5% | 91 | ✓ | 24 | 71 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $50,100 | $47,896 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 71 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $47,970 | $45,811 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $47,860 | $45,467 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Washington | WA | $52,470 | $52,470 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 70 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | FL | $45,440 | $45,440 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | TN | $44,450 | $44,450 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Georgia | GA | $46,250 | $43,753 | 5.4% | 96 | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $44,000 | $42,130 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | FL | $44,500 | $44,500 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | GA | $47,650 | $45,077 | 5.4% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $44,110 | $42,235 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | PA | $46,920 | $45,480 | 3.1% | — | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| Kansas | KS | $43,780 | $41,482 | 5.3% | 90 | ✓ | 22 | 69 |
| North Dakota | ND | $39,960 | $39,161 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| District of Columbia | DC | $67,430 | $63,047 | 6.5% | 110 | — | 22 | 69 |
| Connecticut | CT | $55,500 | $52,725 | 5.0% | 104 | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| Iowa | IA | $42,910 | $41,279 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 21 | 69 |
| Colorado | CO | $47,430 | $45,343 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 22 | 69 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | IN | $44,710 | $43,346 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 68 |
| Indiana | IN | $40,910 | $39,662 | 3.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 68 |
| South Carolina | SC | $40,970 | $38,717 | 5.5% | 94 | ✓ | 24 | 68 |
| Tennessee | TN | $39,800 | $39,800 | 0.0% | 92 | ✓ | 23 | 68 |
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Not published by BLS (2) — BLS suppresses wage estimates where employment is too low to disclose. These states likely still employ this occupation; there's just no public wage to rank: South Dakota, Wyoming.
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