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Psychiatric Aides salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median psychiatric aides in Pittsburgh, PA earns $44,920 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,075 a month.

10th percentile
$37,930
25th percentile
$39,460
Median percentile
$44,920
75th percentile
$48,720
90th percentile
$77,780

Based on 490 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$36,894 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,920
Federal income tax−$3,210
Social Security + Medicare−$3,436
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,379
Monthly take-home$3,075
Every two weeks$1,419

Does it go far here?

$47,449Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

All psychiatric aides salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania