Psychiatric Aides salary
The median pay for psychiatric aides in the United States is $44,910 a year. About 35,520 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $32,090
- 25th percentile
- $37,750
- Median percentile
- $44,910
- 75th percentile
- $49,950
- 90th percentile
- $60,440
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Minnesota $55,040
- Washington $52,570
- Hawaii $52,310
- Maryland $51,440
- Nevada $51,400
- Rhode Island $51,100
- New York $50,220
- Alaska $49,300
- Illinois $48,670
- Oregon $48,300
- Vermont $47,860
- California $47,500
- Maine $46,720
- Montana $46,340
- Colorado $46,130
- Michigan $45,800
- New Jersey $45,780
- Massachusetts $45,300
- Indiana $44,860
- Pennsylvania $44,790
- Connecticut $44,660
- Texas $42,560
- Utah $40,810
- Missouri $39,840
- Iowa $39,260
- Kentucky $38,610
- Ohio $38,480
- Kansas $38,390
- Florida $37,930
- West Virginia $37,910
- Georgia $36,790
- South Carolina $36,320
- Arkansas $36,270
- Mississippi $30,510
- Louisiana $30,030
- Alabama $27,150
By metro area
- Kiryas Joel, NY $75,670
- Trenton, NJ $60,110
- Utica, NY $58,600
- San Jose, CA $58,550
- Waterbury, CT $57,360
- Kalamazoo, MI $55,100
- Las Vegas, NV $53,520
- Seattle, WA $52,570
- Colorado Springs, CO $51,670
- Minneapolis, MN $51,610
- Baltimore, MD $51,440
- Salem, OR $50,580
- Buffalo, NY $50,140
- New York, NY $49,840
- Syracuse, NY $49,820
- Merced, CA $49,590
- Eugene, OR $49,560
- Binghamton, NY $49,340
- Riverside, CA $48,780
- Anchorage, AK $48,730
- Chicago, IL $48,670
- Philadelphia, PA $48,560
- Boston, MA $48,100
- Helena, MT $47,930
- Dallas, TX $47,780
- Denver, CO $47,730
- Fresno, CA $47,480
- Columbus, OH $47,160
- Sacramento, CA $47,080
- Los Angeles, CA $47,050
- San Diego, CA $46,280
- Evansville, IN $46,080
- Providence, RI $46,010
- Portland, OR $45,660
- Detroit, MI $45,410
- Indianapolis, IN $45,080
- Pittsburgh, PA $44,920
- Reading, PA $44,720
- Hartford, CT $44,700
- Redding, CA $44,700
- Bridgeport, CT $44,590
- Washington, DC $43,770
- Charlotte, NC $41,780
- Salt Lake City, UT $40,810
- Kansas City, MO $39,950
- Miami, FL $39,290
- Winston, NC $39,280
- Bloomington, IN $39,100
- Atlanta, GA $39,080
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $38,800
- Huntington, WV $38,710
- Topeka, KS $38,390
- Memphis, TN $38,080
- Jacksonville, FL $37,750
- Toledo, OH $37,710
- Baton Rouge, LA $37,130
- Cincinnati, OH $36,910
- Provo, UT $36,740
- Grand Rapids, MI $36,490
- Greensboro, NC $36,460
- Little Rock, AR $36,360
- Flint, MI $35,580
- Gulfport, MS $31,640
- Jackson, MS $31,560
- Hattiesburg, MS $31,380
- Daphne, AL $30,020