How much do Psychiatric Aides make in Binghamton, NY?

Percentile spread

For Psychiatric Aides, the published 10th percentile is $49,340 and the 90th percentile is $49,870. The difference is $530, which is 1.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,340 to the 75th at $49,870, covers $530.

The mean annual wage is $49,680, which sits above the median of $49,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Binghamton, NY median is 9.9% higher than the national median of $44,910 for Psychiatric Aides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,132, which is 18.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the New York median of $50,220.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Binghamton, NY is 92.863, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatric Aides at $53,132 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychiatric Aides. Binghamton, NY ranks 9th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Syracuse, NY is 59 miles away, with a median of $49,820 and employment of 140. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,036, against $53,132 here.
• Utica-Rome, NY is 92 miles away, with a median of $58,600 and employment of 220. That median is 18.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,230, against $53,132 here.
• Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 110 miles away, with a median of $75,670 and employment of 210. That median is 53.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,154, against $53,132 here.

Employment share

Psychiatric Aides accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Binghamton, NY (110 of 97,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.96 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.