Pay by state · 49 states
Psychiatric Technician Salary by State (2026)
Psychiatric Technicians earn the most in District of Columbia at $67,430 a year and the least in Louisiana at $31,440 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $45,130. All 49 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $67,430District of Columbia
- National median
- $45,130BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $31,440Louisiana
- States reporting
- 49of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Psychiatric Technician salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of psychiatric technicians OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $67,430 | $47,880 | $78,460 | 380 | $61,355 |
| 2 | OROregon | $59,820 | $46,290 | $66,840 | 1,250 | $57,875 |
| 3 | NYNew York | $58,080 | $46,630 | $72,500 | 2,040 | $53,817 |
| 4 | NENebraska | $57,370 | $45,570 | $61,650 | 1,390 | $63,672 |
| 5 | CTConnecticut | $55,500 | $48,050 | $70,000 | 1,040 | $53,566 |
| 6 | HIHawaii | $55,150 | $50,400 | $59,870 | 2,060 | $50,159 |
| 7 | NJNew Jersey | $54,040 | $46,580 | $60,610 | 2,520 | $49,667 |
| 8 | WAWashington | $52,470 | $46,360 | $61,990 | 1,920 | $49,031 |
| 9 | MAMassachusetts | $52,000 | $46,780 | $59,610 | 5,340 | $49,169 |
| 10 | AKAlaska | $51,650 | $49,130 | $66,310 | 340 | $50,460 |
| 11 | CACalifornia | $49,140 | $46,620 | $74,390 | 14,100 | $44,382 |
| 12 | RIRhode Island | $48,520 | $45,130 | $51,650 | 990 | $47,438 |
| 13 | VAVirginia | $48,320 | $40,790 | $51,580 | 3,950 | $47,792 |
| 14 | VTVermont | $47,560 | $45,520 | $50,110 | 600 | $48,551 |
| 15 | COColorado | $47,430 | $43,130 | $51,590 | 1,740 | $46,025 |
| 16 | NVNevada | $46,450 | $43,930 | $47,870 | 2,060 | $46,460 |
| 17 | GAGeorgia | $46,250 | $41,320 | $50,680 | 5,560 | $48,030 |
| 18 | ILIllinois | $46,200 | $39,600 | $50,820 | 9,410 | $46,219 |
| 19 | MOMissouri | $45,840 | $37,840 | $47,180 | 4,450 | $50,475 |
| 20 | AZArizona | $45,640 | $39,550 | $47,950 | 8,160 | $45,333 |
| 21 | MDMaryland | $45,520 | $34,810 | $51,580 | 680 | $43,369 |
| 22 | MEMaine | $45,320 | $44,060 | $48,640 | 620 | $46,698 |
| 23 | NHNew Hampshire | $44,660 | $44,650 | $50,260 | 260 | $42,874 |
| 24 | PAPennsylvania | $43,930 | $39,320 | $47,740 | 10,340 | $45,023 |
| 25 | KSKansas | $43,780 | $38,550 | $45,300 | 1,670 | $48,608 |
| 26 | FLFlorida | $43,570 | $37,670 | $50,160 | 12,710 | $42,132 |
| 27 | MIMichigan | $43,140 | $37,550 | $52,000 | 4,850 | $44,836 |
| 28 | IAIowa | $42,910 | $37,440 | $44,630 | 690 | $48,894 |
| 29 | IDIdaho | $41,490 | $40,040 | $45,490 | 780 | $43,448 |
| 30 | SCSouth Carolina | $40,970 | $39,980 | $46,730 | 560 | $43,702 |
| 31 | INIndiana | $40,910 | $37,940 | $46,550 | 6,790 | $43,834 |
| 32 | UTUtah | $40,770 | $38,540 | $45,710 | 1,940 | $41,238 |
| 33 | NCNorth Carolina | $40,630 | $37,560 | $45,880 | 5,950 | $43,074 |
| 34 | KYKentucky | $40,370 | $36,400 | $47,880 | 910 | $44,776 |
| 35 | MNMinnesota | $40,300 | $38,130 | $51,490 | 3,550 | $40,864 |
| 36 | WIWisconsin | $40,290 | $35,040 | $51,970 | 4,430 | $42,818 |
| 37 | TXTexas | $39,970 | $36,960 | $45,560 | 11,350 | $41,182 |
| 38 | NDNorth Dakota | $39,960 | $39,310 | $46,560 | 270 | $44,920 |
| 39 | TNTennessee | $39,800 | $35,410 | $48,320 | 3,810 | $43,322 |
| 40 | MTMontana | $39,190 | $35,030 | $50,030 | 310 | $41,407 |
| 41 | OHOhio | $39,140 | $36,510 | $46,540 | 3,950 | $42,189 |
| 42 | OKOklahoma | $39,060 | $36,190 | $44,650 | 820 | $44,466 |
| 43 | NMNew Mexico | $39,020 | $36,870 | $47,990 | 660 | $42,316 |
| 44 | DEDelaware | $38,410 | $37,210 | $44,060 | 350 | $38,484 |
| 45 | ALAlabama | $36,680 | $31,030 | $38,540 | 3,290 | $41,296 |
| 46 | ARArkansas | $35,930 | $31,270 | $37,740 | 1,900 | $41,329 |
| 47 | MSMississippi | $35,320 | $30,760 | $39,210 | 930 | $40,620 |
| 48 | WVWest Virginia | $34,100 | $31,390 | $35,580 | 770 | $38,102 |
| 49 | LALouisiana | $31,440 | $29,700 | $35,200 | 2,420 | $35,643 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Psychiatric Technicians, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $67,430, while Nebraska leads once prices are taken into account at $63,672.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Psychiatric Technician pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Psychiatric Technicians the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Psychiatric Technicians at $67,430 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Oregon ($59,820) and New York ($58,080).
Which state pays Psychiatric Technicians the least?
Louisiana reports the lowest median for Psychiatric Technicians at $31,440 a year, $35,990 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Psychiatric Technicians earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Nebraska first at $63,672 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $57,370. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.