SOC 29-2053 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Psychiatric Technicians make in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Psychiatric Technicians in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is $34,560. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $46,790. Employment is 50.
Median annual wage
$34,560
- 10th percentile
- $31,200
- 25th percentile
- $31,200
- Median
- $34,560
- 75th percentile
- $38,580
- 90th percentile
- $46,790
- Mean
- $36,400
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Psychiatric Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $46,790. The difference is $15,590, which is 45.1% 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 $31,200 to the 75th at $38,580, covers $7,380.
The mean annual wage is $36,400, which sits above the median of $34,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ median is 23.4% lower than the national median of $45,130 for Psychiatric Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,726, which is 14.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 24.3% lower than the Arizona median of $45,640.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 89.243, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatric Technicians at $38,726 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychiatric Technicians. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ ranks 4th of 4 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).).
- Tucson, AZ is 119 miles away, with a median of $41,140 and employment of 810. That median is 19% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,458, against $38,726 here.
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 163 miles away, with a median of $46,550 and employment of 6,630. That median is 34.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,056, against $38,726 here.
- Las Cruces, NM is 176 miles away, with a median of $36,870 and employment of 220. That median is 6.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,870, against $38,726 here.
Employment share
Psychiatric Technicians accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ (50 of 33,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (156,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.46 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 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ · 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 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Psychiatric Technicians in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is $34,560. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $46,790. Employment is 50.
How does that compare with the national median for Psychiatric Technicians?
The local median is 23.4% lower than the national median of $45,130.
What is Psychiatric Technicians pay in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 89.243, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $34,560 is $38,726. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ compare with nearby metros for Psychiatric Technicians?
Tucson, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 119 miles away, at $41,140. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ ranks 4th of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.