How much do Psychiatric Technicians make in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Psychiatric Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $31,770 and the 90th percentile is $55,240. The difference is $23,470, which is 64.6% 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 $31,770 to the 75th at $43,870, covers $12,100.

The mean annual wage is $39,770, which sits above the median of $36,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL median is 19.5% lower than the national median of $45,130 for Psychiatric Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $42,229, which is 6.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.7% lower than the Missouri median of $45,840.

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 86.078, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatric Technicians at $42,229 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 Technicians. Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ranks 12th 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).).

• St. Louis, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $47,970 and employment of 1,680. That median is 32% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,448, against $42,229 here.
• Jackson, TN is 119 miles away, with a median of $38,930 and employment of 190. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,520, against $42,229 here.
• Jonesboro, AR is 123 miles away, with a median of $37,330 and employment of 260. That median is 2.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,470, against $42,229 here.

Employment share

Psychiatric Technicians accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL (80 of 44,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (156,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.77 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.