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

How much do Psychiatric Technicians make in Syracuse, NY?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Psychiatric Technicians in Syracuse, NY is $52,840. The 10th percentile is $44,500 and the 90th percentile is $62,800. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$52,840

10th percentile
$44,500
25th percentile
$52,840
Median
$52,840
75th percentile
$52,840
90th percentile
$62,800
Mean
$53,920

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Psychiatric Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $44,500 and the 90th percentile is $62,800. The difference is $18,300, which is 34.6% 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 $52,840 to the 75th at $52,840, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $53,920, which sits above the median of $52,840. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Syracuse, NY median is 17.1% higher than the national median of $45,130 for Psychiatric Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,190, which is 22.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9% lower than the New York median of $58,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Syracuse, NY is 95.742, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,840 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatric Technicians at $55,190 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychiatric Technicians. Syracuse, NY ranks 4th of 15 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).).

  • Rochester, NY is 70 miles away, with a median of $41,770 and employment of 120. That median is 21% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,046, against $55,190 here.
  • Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA is 117 miles away, with a median of $45,360 and employment of 980. That median is 14.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,484, against $55,190 here.
  • Williamsport, PA is 123 miles away, with a median of $39,650 and employment of 50. That median is 25% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,934, against $55,190 here.

Employment share

Psychiatric Technicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Syracuse, NY (90 of 300,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (156,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.30 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Psychiatric Technicians make in Syracuse, NY?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Psychiatric Technicians in Syracuse, NY is $52,840. The 10th percentile is $44,500 and the 90th percentile is $62,800. Employment is 90.

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

The local median is 17.1% higher than the national median of $45,130.

What is Psychiatric Technicians pay in Syracuse, NY after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Syracuse, NY is 95.742, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $52,840 is $55,190. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Syracuse, NY compare with nearby metros for Psychiatric Technicians?

Rochester, NY is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $41,770. Syracuse, NY ranks 4th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.