The median salary for Psychiatric Assistants is $28,700, or $13.80 an hour, and there are approximately 72,650 individuals nationally employed as psychiatric assistants.

Psychiatric Assistants Median Salary: $28,700

Bringing in a median annual pay of $28,700 nationally in 2010, psychiatric assistants are an essential part of thriving economies across the country. That yearly income works out to an hourly rate of $13.80. Incomes differ based on place, experience, and education, which is why it is absolutely critical to seek top-notch training.

As the U.S. Department of Labor reports, in 2010 an approximate 72,650 were employed as psychiatric assistants nationwide. Successful psychiatric assistants are often known to be social, realistic, and investigative. The right combination of traits and training is essential for anyone ready to advance in this industry.

For psychiatric assistants, it's important to cultivate skills like: Problem Sensitivity Written Expression Originality Selective Attention Far Vision

Successful psychiatric assistants oftentimes exhibit traits like: Dependability Self Control Persistence

Key subjects for psychiatric assistants include: English Language Therapy and Counseling Public Safety and Security Education and Training Medicine and Dentistry

A psychiatric assistant might employ identifying objects, actions, and events, coaching and developing others, or organizing, planning, and prioritizing work on a typical day at work, which makes good training definitely critical for success. Below, you can find out everything else you need to know about psychiatric assistants employed in areas all over the country, including info on incomes and 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
Birmingham	290	$25,600	$12.30	$30,000	$14.40	7.7%
Dothan	160	$20,500	$9.90	$22,700	$10.90	408.6%
Mobile	NA	$21,800	$10.50	$23,400	$11.20	NA
Montgomery	NA	$26,400	$12.70	$33,100	$15.90	NA

Alaska

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	210	$28,900	$13.90	$31,600	$15.20	122.2%

Arizona

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	710	$34,100	$16.40	$37,600	$18.10	-26.4%
Tucson	440	$23,700	$11.40	$28,000	$13.50	120.5%

Arkansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	460	$22,600	$10.90	$25,400	$12.20	147.4%

California

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Los Angeles (Area)	2,410	$51,800	$24.90	$57,200	$27.50	-18.7%
Napa	710	$51,300	$24.70	$58,700	$28.20	1934.1%
Oakland	150	$43,900	$21.10	$52,400	$25.20	-72.6%
Oxnard	140	$46,300	$22.30	$50,000	$24.00	-13.5%
Riverside	1,340	$53,800	$25.90	$59,100	$28.40	104.7%
Sacramento	220	$56,700	$27.30	$60,300	$29.00	-52.8%
San Diego	250	$50,600	$24.30	$58,900	$28.30	-64.9%
San Francisco (Area)	300	$52,600	$25.30	$59,100	$28.40	-72%
San Francisco (City)	160	$57,800	$27.80	$63,400	$30.50	-71.3%
San Jose	60	$54,100	$26.00	$63,500	$30.50	-87.1%
Santa Rosa	750	$50,200	$24.10	$59,200	$28.50	671%
Vallejo	50	$58,300	$28.10	$60,300	$29.00	-27.3%
Visalia	740	$53,000	$25.50	$57,200	$27.50	885.8%

Colorado

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Denver	190	$32,200	$15.50	$36,500	$17.60	-72.7%

Connecticut

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	270	$46,500	$22.40	$56,300	$27.10	18.2%

District of Columbia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	1,010	$31,300	$15.10	$45,500	$21.90	-37.9%

Florida

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Coral	NA	$29,400	$14.10	$32,800	$15.80	NA
Deltona	NA	$21,700	$10.40	$25,800	$12.40	NA
Gainesville	530	$25,000	$12.00	$28,200	$13.60	674.8%
Jacksonville	440	$23,000	$11.00	$25,600	$12.30	36.2%
Miami (Area)	1,820	$26,100	$12.60	$29,700	$14.30	48.4%
Naples	80	$28,000	$13.50	$31,900	$15.30	33.9%
Orlando	580	$23,500	$11.30	$27,300	$13.10	5.6%
Palm Bay	320	$22,300	$10.70	$24,200	$11.60	198.8%
Pensacola	80	$19,800	$9.50	$22,400	$10.80	-0.7%
Port St. Lucie	270	$27,700	$13.30	$30,200	$14.50	296.9%
Tallahassee	950	$24,600	$11.90	$28,300	$13.60	952.6%
Tampa	850	$22,800	$11.00	$25,500	$12.30	35.5%

Georgia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	560	$28,400	$13.70	$34,700	$16.70	-55.2%

Idaho

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	130	$28,700	$13.80	$33,800	$16.30	-9.1%

Illinois

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	2,210	$35,400	$17.00	$40,400	$19.40	-7.5%

Indiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Evansville	220	$25,300	$12.20	$29,400	$14.10	133.9%
Fort Wayne	200	$26,500	$12.70	$30,900	$14.80	75.2%
Indianapolis	380	$27,500	$13.20	$31,200	$15.00	-22%

Iowa

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Des Moines	70	$27,300	$13.10	$31,100	$15.00	-59.3%

Kansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Wichita	60	$28,200	$13.60	$32,700	$15.70	-65%

Kentucky

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Louisville	230	$23,000	$11.10	$25,800	$12.40	-29.9%

Louisiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	NA	$33,900	$16.30	$41,600	$20.00	NA
Monroe	80	$23,900	$11.50	$28,600	$13.80	92.3%
New Orleans	200	$25,000	$12.00	$30,400	$14.60	-30.8%
Shreveport	NA	$18,700	$9.00	$20,100	$9.70	NA

Maryland

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	30	$36,800	$17.70	$43,900	$21.10	-95.1%

Michigan

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	500	$32,700	$15.70	$37,000	$17.80	-47.7%

Mississippi

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gulfport	140	$26,400	$12.70	$28,900	$13.90	137.2%
Jackson	260	$20,800	$10.00	$27,100	$13.10	89%

Missouri

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jefferson City	1,220	$27,800	$13.40	$29,700	$14.30	2869.1%
Kansas City	640	$24,100	$11.60	$28,700	$13.80	17.3%
Springfield	130	$23,700	$11.40	$28,600	$13.80	22.2%
St. Louis	1,450	$24,700	$11.90	$30,900	$14.90	101.6%

Nebraska

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	250	$24,700	$11.90	$28,100	$13.50	174.7%
Omaha	360	$25,100	$12.10	$29,300	$14.10	42.8%

New Mexico

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	410	$28,700	$13.80	$32,500	$15.60	92.3%

New York

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
New York (Area)	1,020	$40,800	$19.60	$48,900	$23.50	-78.1%
Poughkeepsie	90	$40,800	$19.60	$52,100	$25.10	-37.1%
Rochester	90	$27,900	$13.40	$31,100	$14.90	-67.3%

North Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	80	$30,600	$14.70	$32,300	$15.50	-83.6%

Ohio

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cleveland	320	$30,400	$14.60	$34,400	$16.50	-42.5%
Columbus	110	NA	NA	NA	NA	-77.6%
Toledo	NA	$31,500	$15.20	$34,400	$16.50	NA
Youngstown	NA	$25,900	$12.50	$30,300	$14.60	NA

Oklahoma

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	580	$27,500	$13.20	$32,100	$15.40	84.1%
Tulsa	200	$22,500	$10.80	$25,300	$12.20	-15.2%

Pennsylvania

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Erie	50	$27,200	$13.10	$29,200	$14.00	-35.1%
Harrisburg	60	$27,200	$13.10	$59,200	$28.50	-67.8%
Philadelphia (Area)	360	$36,700	$17.60	$43,200	$20.80	-76%
Pittsburgh	290	$28,100	$13.50	$30,300	$14.60	-54.4%

Rhode Island

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	NA	$35,700	$17.20	$42,800	$20.60	NA

Tennessee

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	160	$21,700	$10.40	$24,000	$11.60	25%
Memphis	260	$23,000	$11.10	$26,100	$12.60	-23.6%

Texas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Abilene	690	$17,600	$8.50	$18,800	$9.00	1858.4%
Brownsville	NA	$20,600	$9.90	$22,600	$10.90	NA
College Station	80	$17,500	$8.40	$18,600	$8.90	49.1%
Corpus Christi	570	$17,900	$8.60	$19,200	$9.20	474.5%
Dallas (Area)	1,420	$18,300	$8.80	$22,100	$10.60	-12.1%
Houston	1,220	$18,800	$9.00	$25,600	$12.30	-14.7%
Lubbock	430	$17,600	$8.50	$18,800	$9.10	514.2%
San Antonio	690	$18,400	$8.90	$21,800	$10.50	45.8%

Utah

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Salt Lake City	180	NA	NA	NA	NA	-47.2%

Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Danville	80	$24,500	$11.80	$28,800	$13.80	290%
Richmond	1,250	$25,200	$12.10	$29,000	$13.90	276.6%
Virginia Beach	880	$25,100	$12.10	$29,900	$14.40	114.5%

Washington

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	360	$35,000	$16.80	$38,000	$18.30	-61%

West Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Huntington	150	$24,800	$11.90	$29,300	$14.10	141.4%

Wisconsin

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Milwaukee	180	$29,800	$14.30	$32,600	$15.70	-59.4%

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