SOC 29-2053 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Psychiatric Technicians make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Psychiatric Technicians in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is $46,550. The 10th percentile is $38,480 and the 90th percentile is $57,920. Employment is 1,590.

Median annual wage

$46,550

10th percentile
$38,480
25th percentile
$43,940
Median
$46,550
75th percentile
$49,860
90th percentile
$57,920
Mean
$47,330

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Paramedics in an ambulance. Photograph by Jim Legans, Jr.. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Psychiatric Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $38,480 and the 90th percentile is $57,920. The difference is $19,440, which is 41.8% 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 $43,940 to the 75th at $49,860, covers $5,920.

The mean annual wage is $47,330, which sits above the median of $46,550. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV median is 3.1% higher than the national median of $45,130 for Psychiatric Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $46,450, which is 2.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% higher than the Nevada median of $46,450.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $46,550 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatric Technicians at $46,450 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychiatric Technicians. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

  • Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 79 miles away, with a median of $39,750 and employment of 100. That median is 14.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,243, against $46,450 here.
  • St. George, UT is 111 miles away, with a median of $38,620 and employment of 150. That median is 17% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,683, against $46,450 here.
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $48,470 and employment of 1,390. That median is 4.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,537, against $46,450 here.

Employment share

Psychiatric Technicians accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (1,590 of 1,136,960). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (156,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.39 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Psychiatric Technicians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Psychiatric Technicians make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Psychiatric Technicians in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is $46,550. The 10th percentile is $38,480 and the 90th percentile is $57,920. Employment is 1,590.

How does that compare with the national median for Psychiatric Technicians?

The local median is 3.1% higher than the national median of $45,130.

What is Psychiatric Technicians pay in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $46,550 is $46,450. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV compare with nearby metros for Psychiatric Technicians?

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 79 miles away, at $39,750. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.