31 Series · SOC 31-1133

Psychiatric Aides

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$41,590

per year

Median Hourly

$20.00/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$43,610

average

Employment

34,900

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$30,920

25th Percentile

$35,930

Median

$41,590

75th Percentile

$48,770

90th Percentile

$58,530

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. New Hampshire $55,690 2. New York $53,270 3. Massachusetts $51,250 4. Washington $51,080 5. Colorado $50,690

Lowest Paying States

35. Alabama $29,320 36. Louisiana $29,340 37. Mississippi $30,660 38. West Virginia $32,650 39. South Carolina $32,860

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	New Hampshire	$55,690	$51,040	40	+34% above national
2	New York	$53,270	$53,150	5,330	+28% above national
3	Massachusetts	$51,250	$58,530	750	+23% above national
4	Washington	$51,080	$54,690	310	+23% above national
5	Colorado	$50,690	$48,820	N/A	+22% above national
6	Nevada	$50,250	$53,140	140	+21% above national
7	Minnesota	$49,720	$48,090	240	+20% above national
8	Rhode Island	$48,270	$49,870	N/A	+16% above national
9	Illinois	$47,650	$53,050	390	+15% above national
10	Alaska	$46,950	$48,140	230	+13% above national
11	Oregon	$46,650	$49,370	1,290	+12% above national
12	Vermont	$46,490	$45,170	320	+12% above national
13	New Jersey	$46,390	$46,990	2,280	+12% above national
14	Connecticut	$46,260	$50,600	430	+11% above national
15	Texas	$45,780	$43,470	1,610	+10% above national
16	Ohio	$44,530	$46,170	520	+7% above national
17	Pennsylvania	$43,620	$45,700	1,680	+5% above national
18	Indiana	$43,220	$42,550	1,480	+4% above national
19	Maryland	$43,050	$42,730	310	+4% above national
20	California	$42,970	$50,270	2,850	+3% above national
21	Maine	$41,590	$41,460	200	same as national
22	Missouri	$38,680	$40,650	70	7% below national
23	Kentucky	$37,700	$40,010	460	9% below national
24	Florida	$37,150	$37,090	2,410	11% below national
25	Kansas	$37,050	$34,540	480	11% below national
26	Michigan	$36,890	$41,210	1,300	11% below national
27	Montana	$36,390	$39,030	320	13% below national
28	North Carolina	$36,190	$37,090	80	13% below national
29	Virginia	$36,170	$37,140	880	13% below national
30	Oklahoma	$36,100	$37,440	220	13% below national
31	Georgia	$36,060	$35,060	1,310	13% below national
32	Iowa	$35,720	$37,140	250	14% below national
33	Utah	$35,390	$35,670	130	15% below national
34	Arkansas	$34,890	$33,380	640	16% below national
35	South Carolina	$32,860	$33,800	480	21% below national
36	West Virginia	$32,650	$31,410	670	21% below national
37	Mississippi	$30,660	$31,100	2,480	26% below national
38	Louisiana	$29,340	$31,100	310	29% below national
39	Alabama	$29,320	$30,910	950	30% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Fresno, CA $70,710 2. Utica-Rome, NY $68,180 3. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $67,720 4. Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area $61,420 5. Trenton-Princeton, NJ $59,730

Lowest Paying Metros

66. Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $27,110 67. Memphis, TN-MS-AR $27,550 68. South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $27,770 69. West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $29,930 70. Hattiesburg, MS $30,620

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Fresno, CA	$70,710	N/A	+70% above national
2	Utica-Rome, NY	$68,180	240	+64% above national
3	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$67,720	220	+63% above national
4	Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$61,420	390	+48% above national
5	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$59,730	460	+44% above national
6	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$59,240	N/A	+42% above national
7	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$57,790	470	+39% above national
8	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$56,320	30	+35% above national
9	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$54,280	260	+31% above national
10	Binghamton, NY	$52,250	80	+26% above national
11	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$51,080	310	+23% above national
12	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$50,330	400	+21% above national
13	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$50,250	140	+21% above national
14	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$49,920	40	+20% above national
15	Eugene-Springfield, OR	$49,360	170	+19% above national
16	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$49,180	4,760	+18% above national
17	Syracuse, NY	$48,850	160	+17% above national
18	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$48,270	340	+16% above national
19	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$47,180	180	+13% above national
20	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$47,160	280	+13% above national
21	Anchorage, AK	$46,950	190	+13% above national
22	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$46,780	790	+12% above national
23	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$46,490	160	+12% above national
24	Salem, OR	$46,040	860	+11% above national
25	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$45,980	N/A	+11% above national
26	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$45,970	320	+11% above national
27	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$45,400	170	+9% above national
28	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$45,060	230	+8% above national
29	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$44,860	170	+8% above national
30	Evansville, IN	$44,770	180	+8% above national
31	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$44,670	40	+7% above national
32	Columbus, OH	$44,530	180	+7% above national
33	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$44,510	110	+7% above national
34	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$43,880	170	+6% above national
35	Reading, PA	$43,620	170	+5% above national
36	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$43,260	120	+4% above national
37	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$43,220	220	+4% above national
38	Fort Wayne, IN	$42,540	50	+2% above national
39	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$42,490	210	+2% above national
40	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$42,440	270	+2% above national
41	Cleveland, OH	$41,620	40	same as national
42	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$41,600	70	same as national
43	Portland-South Portland, ME	$41,590	110	same as national
44	Pittsburgh, PA	$41,120	510	1% below national
45	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$40,280	130	3% below national
46	Tulsa, OK	$39,490	50	5% below national
47	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$38,610	230	7% below national
48	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$38,120	580	8% below national
49	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$38,020	220	9% below national
50	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$37,840	1,060	9% below national
51	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$37,700	180	9% below national
52	Jacksonville, FL	$37,150	490	11% below national
53	Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$36,830	60	11% below national
54	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$36,170	410	13% below national
55	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$35,390	100	15% below national
56	Tallahassee, FL	$35,330	820	15% below national
57	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$35,090	300	16% below national
58	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$35,070	510	16% below national
59	Baton Rouge, LA	$34,920	60	16% below national
60	Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area	$34,200	240	18% below national
61	Oklahoma City, OK	$33,860	110	19% below national
62	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$32,860	300	21% below national
63	Tuscaloosa, AL	$32,620	550	22% below national
64	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$31,730	110	24% below national
65	Jackson, MS	$30,660	1,070	26% below national
66	Hattiesburg, MS	$30,620	60	26% below national
67	West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$29,930	110	28% below national
68	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$27,770	140	33% below national
69	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$27,550	50	34% below national
70	Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$27,110	270	35% below national

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