How much do Psychiatric Aides make in Columbus, OH?

Percentile spread

For Psychiatric Aides, the published 10th percentile is $37,230 and the 90th percentile is $54,000. The difference is $16,770, which is 35.6% 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 $37,750 to the 75th at $47,160, covers $9,410.

The mean annual wage is $44,390, which sits below the median of $47,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 5% higher than the national median of $44,910 for Psychiatric Aides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,398, which is 10% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.6% higher than the Ohio median of $38,480.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatric Aides at $49,398 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychiatric Aides. Columbus, OH ranks 1st of 8 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).).

• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 106 miles away, with a median of $36,910 and employment of 200. That median is 21.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,702, against $49,398 here.
• Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 112 miles away, with a median of $38,710 and employment of 80. That median is 17.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,779, against $49,398 here.
• Toledo, OH is 118 miles away, with a median of $37,710 and employment of 50. That median is 20% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,233, against $49,398 here.

Employment share

Psychiatric Aides accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (360 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.43 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.