The annual salary statistics of psychiatric aides in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of psychiatric aides in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for psychiatric aides in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,580.
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,770 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for psychiatric aides in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of psychiatric aides in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 16.6 percent (16.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area and 15.4 percent (15.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Erie.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Reading | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Erie |