How much do Psychiatric Aides make in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY?

Percentile spread

For Psychiatric Aides, the published 10th percentile is $62,460 and the 90th percentile is $75,670. The difference is $13,210, which is 17.5% 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 $62,460 to the 75th at $75,670, covers $13,210.

The mean annual wage is $70,000, which sits below the median of $75,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY median is 68.5% higher than the national median of $44,910 for Psychiatric Aides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,154, which is 54% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 50.7% higher than the New York median of $50,220.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY is 109.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatric Aides at $69,154 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. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY ranks 1st 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).).

• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 40 miles away, with a median of $44,590 and employment of 190. That median is 41.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,726, against $69,154 here.
• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 49 miles away, with a median of $57,360 and employment of 40. That median is 24.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,488, against $69,154 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 59 miles away, with a median of $49,840 and employment of 4,310. That median is 34.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,277, against $69,154 here.

Employment share

Psychiatric Aides accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY (210 of 268,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,520 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.42 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.