Mental health technicians work with the mentally ill, as well as those who are recovering from addiction.

Mental Health Technicians Median Salary: $25,000

Critical members of prosperous economies nationally, mental health technicians brought home a median yearly pay of $25,000 in 2010. If you break that yearly pay down, mental health technicians brought home $12.00 an hour that year. Incomes vary based on place, experience, and education, which is why it is certainly crucial to find good training.

A reported 64,730 persons worked as mental health technicians in 2010, as the U.S. Department of Labor reports. The most successful mental health technicians typically tend to be social, realistic, and conventional. If you are ready to move up in this field, it's critical to have the right mix of attributes and tremendous training.

Mental health technicians are generally skilled in: Oral Expression Oral Comprehension Speech Clarity Speech Recognition Written Comprehension

Successful mental health technicians frequently exhibit attributes like: Stress Tolerance Dependability Adaptability/Flexibility

Mental health technicians preparing to progress need good training in: Psychology English Language Public Safety and Security Customer and Personal Service Education and Training

On a typical day, a mental health technician might be identifying objects, actions, and events, resolving conflicts and negotiating with others, or coordinating the work and activities of others, making proper training in these areas extremely effective. Read on for more info about mental health technicians in metro areas nationally. See about everything from incomes to job density.

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Alabama

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Mobile	480	$21,100	$10.20	$24,700	$11.90	457.6%
Montgomery	NA	$28,900	$13.90	$37,100	$17.90	NA

Alaska

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	130	$39,600	$19.00	$44,500	$21.40	58.5%

Arizona

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	NA	$27,800	$13.40	$29,500	$14.20	NA
Tucson	100	$26,000	$12.50	$29,900	$14.40	-44.8%

Arkansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	310	$18,600	$8.90	$26,400	$12.70	85.5%

California

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Los Angeles (Area)	1,170	$26,900	$12.90	$29,700	$14.30	-55.8%
Oakland	220	$28,000	$13.50	$31,700	$15.30	-53.6%
Riverside	410	$22,000	$10.60	$25,200	$12.10	-28.5%
Sacramento	150	$26,600	$12.80	$31,000	$14.90	-63.5%
San Diego	170	$26,000	$12.50	$28,700	$13.80	-73.7%
San Francisco (Area)	240	$27,800	$13.40	$31,500	$15.20	-75%

Connecticut

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Hartford	980	$29,100	$14.00	$32,600	$15.70	251.1%
New Haven	NA	$35,200	$16.90	$38,900	$18.70	NA

District of Columbia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	570	$39,500	$19.00	$44,700	$21.50	-60.9%

Florida

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Orlando	140	$25,100	$12.10	$28,600	$13.80	-70.9%
Tallahassee	470	$21,000	$10.10	$23,300	$11.20	486.6%
Tampa	90	$25,400	$12.20	$28,300	$13.60	-83.1%

Georgia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	580	$23,600	$11.30	$27,400	$13.20	-48.3%

Illinois

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	600	$24,600	$11.80	$31,800	$15.30	-71.9%

Indiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fort Wayne	120	$22,800	$11.00	$26,000	$12.50	24.6%
Indianapolis	NA	$24,100	$11.60	$27,300	$13.10	NA

Kansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wichita	160	$23,300	$11.20	$27,100	$13.00	9.6%

Kentucky

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Louisville	420	$24,200	$11.70	$28,200	$13.50	42.6%

Louisiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	290	$19,000	$9.20	$25,600	$12.30	815.5%
Baton Rouge	450	NA	NA	NA	NA	146.6%
Lafayette	NA	$18,400	$8.90	$21,200	$10.20	NA
Lake Charles	NA	$22,000	$10.60	$24,400	$11.80	NA
Monroe	70	$19,400	$9.30	$24,900	$12.00	79.4%
New Orleans	590	$20,500	$9.80	$26,200	$12.60	130.8%
Shreveport	300	$20,500	$9.90	$23,800	$11.50	244.6%

Maine

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bangor	110	NA	NA	NA	NA	244.4%
Lewiston	340	$21,800	$10.50	$23,500	$11.30	1341.7%
Portland	1,050	$25,900	$12.50	$28,200	$13.60	980.2%

Maryland

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	650	$28,100	$13.50	$34,400	$16.60	3.5%

Massachusetts

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	1,190	$27,100	$13.00	$30,800	$14.80	-2.8%
Springfield	440	$30,900	$14.80	$38,100	$18.30	206.9%
Worcester	NA	$26,300	$12.70	$28,900	$13.90	NA

Michigan

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	370	$34,100	$16.40	$41,700	$20.10	-56.6%
Kalamazoo	510	$36,200	$17.40	$40,800	$19.60	673.7%

Minnesota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	NA	$24,900	$12.00	$30,400	$14.60	NA

Mississippi

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Hattiesburg	90	$24,900	$12.00	$27,600	$13.30	208.4%
Jackson	3,100	$19,300	$9.30	$22,100	$10.60	2409%

Missouri

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	390	$23,600	$11.30	$27,400	$13.20	-20%
St. Louis	730	$22,400	$10.80	$24,000	$11.50	14.5%

Montana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Billings	70	$25,500	$12.20	$29,000	$13.90	60.5%

Nevada

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Reno	150	$30,800	$14.80	$35,500	$17.10	52.7%

New Jersey

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Trenton	200	$30,400	$14.60	$36,800	$17.70	84.5%

New York

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	340	$29,100	$14.00	$35,400	$17.00	59.1%
New York (Area)	NA	$34,900	$16.80	$40,400	$19.40	NA
Poughkeepsie	470	$41,500	$20.00	$46,800	$22.50	281.7%
Rochester	300	$37,600	$18.10	$43,100	$20.70	23.8%
Utica	470	$37,700	$18.10	$45,300	$21.80	643.4%

North Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Durham	140	$30,400	$14.60	$41,400	$19.90	4.9%

Ohio

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Canton	90	$34,800	$16.70	$37,200	$17.90	9.6%
Cincinnati	100	$34,300	$16.50	$41,800	$20.10	-80.2%
Columbus	210	$33,500	$16.10	$37,300	$17.90	-53.6%

Oklahoma

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	120	$22,300	$10.70	$24,200	$11.60	-57%
Tulsa	290	$20,300	$9.80	$23,400	$11.20	39.5%

Oregon

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	NA	$25,700	$12.30	$29,200	$14.10	NA
Salem	360	$29,200	$14.00	$35,500	$17.10	390.6%

Pennsylvania

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	280	$28,600	$13.80	$31,800	$15.30	70.5%
Harrisburg	30	$31,500	$15.10	$35,500	$17.10	-79.8%
Philadelphia (Area)	2,080	$30,500	$14.70	$38,500	$18.50	56.2%
Scranton	200	$30,400	$14.60	$35,200	$16.90	60.9%

South Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Columbia	80	$23,000	$11.10	$25,300	$12.20	-53.2%

Tennessee

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	480	$21,800	$10.50	$23,800	$11.50	333.4%
Memphis	440	$17,800	$8.50	$19,100	$9.20	46.6%
Nashville	540	$21,700	$10.40	$25,100	$12.10	51.7%

Texas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	860	$17,900	$8.60	$19,300	$9.30	122.2%
Beaumont	290	$17,700	$8.50	$19,000	$9.10	264%
Brownsville	140	$17,400	$8.40	$18,500	$8.90	125.3%
Dallas (Area)	580	$18,200	$8.80	$21,400	$10.30	-59.5%
Houston	570	$23,300	$11.20	$28,700	$13.80	-55.4%
Killeen	100	$18,400	$8.90	$19,700	$9.50	66.6%
Lubbock	120	$18,900	$9.10	$21,800	$10.50	93.7%
San Antonio	800	$19,200	$9.20	$22,700	$10.90	87.8%

Utah

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Logan	NA	$22,600	$10.90	$24,300	$11.70	NA

Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Danville	NA	$19,800	$9.50	$23,000	$11.10	NA
Richmond	300	$26,800	$12.90	$29,000	$14.00	1.6%

Washington

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	450	$23,600	$11.30	$27,500	$13.20	-44.2%
Spokane	250	$32,200	$15.50	$35,500	$17.10	149.3%

West Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wheeling	NA	$28,800	$13.80	$33,700	$16.20	NA

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