Highest-paying Cities for Psychiatric Aides

The top 100 highest paying cities for psychiatric aides (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of psychiatric aides in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $57,740, Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut is the highest paying city for psychiatric aides. It is followed by Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York (average annual salary $53,860). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of psychiatric aides in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Psychiatric Aides

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$57,740	$34,750	230
2	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, New York	$53,860	$35,410	370
3	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$52,680	$23,380	40
4	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$50,770	$23,420	30
5	Utica-Rome, New York	$50,650	$37,810	420
6	Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan	$46,260	$31,950	230
7	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$45,230	$33,160	550
8	Rochester, New York	$44,840	$25,850	130
9	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$44,070	$27,430	270
10	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$42,790	$34,080	390
11	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$42,680	$33,430	120
12	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$42,370	$31,030	220
13	Binghamton, New York	$42,120	$29,220	120
14	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$41,930	$28,200	4,640
15	Anchorage, Alaska	$41,550	$31,580	110
16	Syracuse, New York	$41,440	$29,010	160
17	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$40,320	$32,850	320
18	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$39,540	$27,780	270
19	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$39,330	$22,880	40
20	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$39,150	$26,210	3,810
21	Salem, Oregon	$38,990	$33,600	1,160
22	Flint, Michigan	$38,090	$23,520	80
23	Columbus, Ohio	$38,060	$33,760	240
24	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$38,020	$31,330	670
25	Waterbury, Connecticut	$37,850	$33,700	n/a
26	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$37,550	$32,860	130
27	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$37,380	$29,050	280
28	Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$36,880	$29,350	90
29	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$36,760	$23,350	140
30	Albany, Oregon	$36,750	$32,840	100
31	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$36,600	$28,520	150
32	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$36,150	$28,630	370
33	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$36,150	$32,100	150
34	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$36,140	$21,290	750
35	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$35,990	$26,010	1,050
36	Camden, New Jersey	$35,730	$26,200	440
37	Honolulu, Hawaii	$35,690	$31,270	330
38	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$35,440	$27,240	630
39	Reading, Pennsylvania	$34,980	$27,570	180
40	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$34,510	$22,480	130
41	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$34,380	$27,030	850
42	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$34,190	$27,270	280
43	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$34,180	$25,980	240
44	Akron, Ohio	$33,840	$23,490	210
45	Spokane, Washington	$33,720	$26,260	260
46	Tucson, Arizona	$33,720	$26,210	60
47	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$33,690	$24,080	680
48	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$33,390	$22,690	300
49	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$32,540	$25,930	620
50	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$32,340	$27,160	550
51	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$32,030	$27,330	530
52	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$31,680	$23,300	250
53	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$31,510	$24,590	60
54	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$31,430	$25,790	1,080
55	New Haven, Connecticut	$31,370	$26,680	230
56	Springfield, Massachusetts	$31,120	$25,310	70
57	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$31,100	$18,760	230
58	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$31,080	$19,590	670
59	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$31,000	$25,980	360
60	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$30,950	$24,130	340
61	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$30,770	$23,580	220
62	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$30,470	$26,100	850
63	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$30,450	$26,260	140
64	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$30,430	$25,690	790
65	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$30,390	$21,310	n/a
66	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$30,390	$17,060	200
67	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$30,390	$25,550	70
68	Southern Oregon and Linn County nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$30,070	$22,060	110
69	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$29,930	$20,860	1,260
70	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$29,880	$25,980	130
71	Montgomery, Alabama	$29,840	$22,180	n/a
72	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$29,770	$25,920	110
73	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$29,750	$22,030	n/a
74	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$29,630	$25,610	150
75	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$29,510	$25,350	130
76	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$29,500	$24,510	170
77	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$29,490	$20,000	220
78	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$29,470	$25,420	90
79	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$29,310	$22,180	260
80	Wilmington, New Jersey	$29,130	$25,790	160
81	North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$29,040	$24,630	90
82	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$28,820	$24,340	170
83	Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts	$28,800	$24,500	n/a
84	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$28,780	$23,200	290
85	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$28,700	$25,320	860
86	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$28,660	$25,520	1,220
87	Tacoma, Washington	$28,610	$23,940	30
88	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$28,470	$20,820	110
89	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$28,450	$20,930	110
90	Provo-Orem, Utah	$28,440	$21,430	100
91	Roanoke, Virginia	$28,390	$21,670	120
92	Lincoln, Nebraska	$28,310	$25,330	230
93	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$28,290	$17,650	450
94	Port St Lucie, Florida	$28,270	$25,550	n/a
95	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$28,180	$25,250	150
96	Salt Lake City, Utah	$28,140	$21,180	150
97	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$28,120	$22,180	110
98	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$28,090	$21,150	780
99	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$28,070	$25,390	110
100	Worcester, Massachusetts	$28,050	$25,040	130

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for psychiatric aides.