Psychiatric Aides Salary in the US
A psychiatric aides earns a national median of $44,910 a year (mean $45,690) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #664 of 825.
How much does a psychiatric aides earn in the US?
A psychiatric aides in the United States earns a median of $44,910 a year (mean $45,690), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 12% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 35,520 people work in this occupation (SOC 31-1133), ranked #664 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$44,910
per year
Mean
$45,690
per year
Employment
35,520
US workers
National rank
#664
of 825 by median
What a psychiatric aides earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a psychiatric aides (SOC 31-1133) earns a median annual wage of $44,910 and a mean (average) of $45,690. The median is the midpoint — half of psychiatric aides earn more and half earn less — and is 12% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a psychiatric aides in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for psychiatric aides is $44,910, and the mean (average) is $45,690. The median is the midpoint — half of psychiatric aides earn more and half earn less.
- How does psychiatric aides pay compare to the US average?
- At $44,910, a psychiatric aides earns 12% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many psychiatric aides are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 35,520 psychiatric aides employed nationally (SOC 31-1133), across all industries.
- Where does this psychiatric aides salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 31-1133. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 31-1133 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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