The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $45,930, Minnesota is the highest paying state for psychiatric aides. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $44,720). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $45,930 |
$36,090 | 480 |
| 2 | New York | $44,720 |
$29,180 | 5,560 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $42,790 |
$34,080 | 400 |
| 4 | Alaska | $41,120 |
$34,990 | 160 |
| 5 | Oregon | $38,920 |
$32,850 | 1,800 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $38,150 |
$31,650 | 660 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $37,790 |
$29,740 | 340 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $36,810 |
$28,880 | 2,290 |
| 9 | Nevada | $36,640 |
$28,050 | 370 |
| 10 | Nebraska | $36,480 |
$32,380 | 620 |
| 11 | Idaho | $35,460 |
$31,810 | 80 |
| 12 | Vermont | $35,440 |
$25,120 | 180 |
| 13 | Ohio | $35,120 |
$24,630 | 1,120 |
| 14 | Connecticut | $33,930 |
$27,400 | 1,230 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $33,840 |
$23,510 | 2,460 |
| 16 | New Mexico | $33,610 |
$22,900 | 120 |
| 17 | Iowa | $33,270 |
$26,890 | 180 |
| 18 | Michigan | $32,610 |
$21,240 | 3,020 |
| 19 | Washington | $31,930 |
$24,870 | 80 |
| 20 | Colorado | $31,740 |
$26,350 | 520 |
| 21 | Massachusetts | $31,400 |
$26,700 | 540 |
| 22 | Maryland | $30,520 |
$23,000 | 430 |
| 23 | California | $30,190 |
$24,960 | 1,910 |
| 24 | Maine | $29,330 |
$22,430 | 560 |
| 25 | North Dakota | $29,200 |
$23,360 | 130 |
| 26 | Delaware | $29,130 |
$25,790 | 160 |
| 27 | Kentucky | $28,840 |
$22,050 | 1,010 |
| 28 | Montana | $28,740 |
$25,320 | 940 |
| 29 | Utah | $28,570 |
$21,660 | 270 |
| 30 | Arizona | $27,920 |
$22,980 | 210 |
| 31 | North Carolina | $27,810 |
$22,060 | 650 |
| 32 | Texas | $27,640 |
$20,950 | 5,330 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | $27,550 |
$21,810 | 110 |
| 34 | Missouri | $27,260 |
$21,280 | 1,890 |
| 35 | South Dakota | $27,120 |
$21,470 | 220 |
| 36 | Indiana | $26,980 |
$21,850 | 580 |
| 37 | Alabama | $26,810 |
$20,580 | 1,750 |
| 38 | Kansas | $26,460 |
$17,830 | 690 |
| 39 | Virginia | $26,430 |
$20,360 | 1,250 |
| 40 | Georgia | $25,630 |
$17,050 | 950 |
| 41 | District of Columbia | $24,960 |
$21,850 | 270 |
| 42 | Wyoming | $24,750 |
$20,970 | 100 |
| 43 | Florida | $24,730 |
$20,660 | 4,280 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $24,150 |
$19,150 | 340 |
| 45 | Illinois | $24,130 |
$20,130 | 1,690 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $22,710 |
$19,150 | 600 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $21,850 |
$16,660 | 790 |
| 48 | Tennessee | $20,750 |
$17,220 | 1,530 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $20,630 |
$18,930 | 1,630 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $20,190 |
$16,820 | 1,110 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $19,490 |
$17,230 | 3,340 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $19,040 |
$16,710 | 40 |