Psychiatric aide earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level psychiatric aide earnings begin at:

$18.37 per hour

$38,202 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level psychiatric aide earnings begin at:

$17.59 per hour

$36,581 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level psychiatric aide earnings begin at:

$16.76 per hour

$34,860 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level psychiatric aide earnings begin at:

$15.97 per hour

$33,220 per year

10th percentile

Starting level psychiatric aide earnings begin at:

$15.29 per hour

$31,810 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Psychiatric aide salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Minnesota $45,930
New York $44,720
Alaska $41,120
Oregon $38,920
Rhode Island $38,150
New Hampshire $37,790
New Jersey $36,810
Nevada $36,640
Nebraska $36,480
Pennsylvania $35,450
Vermont $35,440
Ohio $35,120
Idaho $34,860
Connecticut $33,930
Hawaii $33,740
New Mexico $33,610
Iowa $33,270
Michigan $32,610
Washington $31,930
Colorado $31,740
Massachusetts $31,400
Wisconsin $31,030
Maryland $30,520
Kentucky $30,480
California $30,190
Maine $29,330
North Dakota $29,200
Montana $28,740
Utah $28,570
North Carolina $27,810
Texas $27,640
Missouri $27,260
Illinois $27,218
South Dakota $27,120
Indiana $27,078
Alabama $26,810
Virginia $26,430
Kansas $25,947
District of Columbia $24,960
Wyoming $24,750
Florida $24,730
Arkansas $24,150
South Carolina $22,410
Louisiana $21,850
Georgia $21,300
Tennessee $20,750
West Virginia $20,630
Oklahoma $20,190
Mississippi $19,490
Puerto Rico $19,040

How do psychiatric aide salaries compare to similar careers?

Psychiatric aides earn 8% less than similar careers in Idaho. On average, they make less than surgical assistants but more than medical transcriptionists.

Career Median Salary
Surgical assistant salary $49K
Licensed practical nurse salary $44K
Paramedic salary $38K
Medical billing and coding technician salary $39K
Community health worker salary $38K
Psychiatric aide salary $35K
Endoscopy technician salary $32K
Pharmacy technician salary $32K
Veterinary technologist salary $32K
Medical transcriptionist salary $30K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)