Average Salary for Psychiatric Aides
SOC 31-1133 · Healthcare Support Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Psychiatric Aides in the United States is $41,590 ($20.00/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $30,920 at the 10th percentile to $58,530 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 34,900 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 33.7% since 2019.
Median Annual
$41,590
Mean Annual
$43,610
10th Pct
$30,920
75th Pct
$48,770
Employment
34,900
Salary Distribution
$31k
10th
$36k
25th
$42k
Median
$49k
75th
$59k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Fresno, CA | $70,710 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $68,180 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $67,720 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $59,730 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $59,240 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $57,790 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $54,280 |
| Binghamton, NY | $52,250 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $51,080 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $50,330 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $50,250 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $49,360 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $49,180 |
| Syracuse, NY | $48,850 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $48,270 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | $55,690 |
| New York | $53,270 |
| Massachusetts | $51,250 |
| Washington | $51,080 |
| Colorado | $50,690 |
| Nevada | $50,250 |
| Minnesota | $49,720 |
| Rhode Island | $48,270 |
| Illinois | $47,650 |
| Alaska | $46,950 |
| Oregon | $46,650 |
| Vermont | $46,490 |
| New Jersey | $46,390 |
| Connecticut | $46,260 |
| Texas | $45,780 |
| Ohio | $44,530 |
| Pennsylvania | $43,620 |
| Indiana | $43,220 |
| Maryland | $43,050 |
| California | $42,970 |
| Maine | $41,590 |
| Missouri | $38,680 |
| Kentucky | $37,700 |
| Florida | $37,150 |
| Kansas | $37,050 |
| Michigan | $36,890 |
| Montana | $36,390 |
| North Carolina | $36,190 |
| Virginia | $36,170 |
| Oklahoma | $36,100 |
| Georgia | $36,060 |
| Iowa | $35,720 |
| Utah | $35,390 |
| Arkansas | $34,890 |
| South Carolina | $32,860 |
| West Virginia | $32,650 |
| Mississippi | $30,660 |
| Louisiana | $29,340 |
| Alabama | $29,320 |
Salary by Industry
National median wage for Psychiatric Aides broken down by industry sector, 2024 data.
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Educational Services | $77,810 |
| Educational Support Services | $75,260 |
| Educational Services | $75,260 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $47,840 |
| Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) | $47,450 |
| Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | $45,810 |
| Individual and Family Services | $45,630 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $45,150 |
| Offices of Physicians | $43,820 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $43,430 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $43,100 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $43,070 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $42,610 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $42,470 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $41,910 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $39,770 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $39,560 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $39,560 |
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | $39,520 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $39,400 |
| Hospitals | $39,310 |
| State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $39,000 |
| Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers | $38,080 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals | $38,010 |
| Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | $37,850 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities | $37,380 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $37,250 |
| Temporary Help Services | $37,250 |
| Employment Services | $37,250 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $37,250 |
| Nursing and Residential Care Facilities | $36,880 |
| Social Assistance | $36,460 |
| Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities | $35,810 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities | $34,890 |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Services | $31,810 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $41,590 |
| 2023 | $39,160 |
| 2022 | $37,160 |
| 2021 | $30,260 |
| 2020 | $31,570 |
| 2019 | $31,110 |