How much do Psychiatric Technicians make in Port St. Lucie, FL?

Percentile spread

For Psychiatric Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $35,280 and the 90th percentile is $53,940. The difference is $18,660, which is 50.1% 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 $35,380 to the 75th at $46,370, covers $10,990.

The mean annual wage is $41,610, which sits above the median of $37,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Port St. Lucie, FL median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $45,130 for Psychiatric Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,175, which is 17.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.5% lower than the Florida median of $43,570.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Port St. Lucie, FL is 100.228, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatric Technicians at $37,175 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. Port St. Lucie, FL ranks 13th 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).).

• Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 76 miles away, with a median of $41,330 and employment of 230. That median is 10.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,328, against $37,175 here.
• Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 78 miles away, with a median of $44,500 and employment of 3,890. That median is 19.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,982, against $37,175 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 92 miles away, with a median of $41,120 and employment of 170. That median is 10.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,330, against $37,175 here.

Employment share

Psychiatric Technicians accounts for 0.39% of wage-and-salary employment in Port St. Lucie, FL (660 of 170,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (156,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.83 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.