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

How much do Psychiatric Technicians make in Urban Honolulu, HI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Psychiatric Technicians in Urban Honolulu, HI is $55,150. The 10th percentile is $45,830 and the 90th percentile is $63,720. Employment is 1,640.

Median annual wage

$55,150

10th percentile
$45,830
25th percentile
$49,690
Median
$55,150
75th percentile
$59,540
90th percentile
$63,720
Mean
$54,300

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Psychiatric Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $45,830 and the 90th percentile is $63,720. The difference is $17,890, which is 32.4% 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 $49,690 to the 75th at $59,540, covers $9,850.

The mean annual wage is $54,300, which sits below the median of $55,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Urban Honolulu, HI median is 22.2% higher than the national median of $45,130 for Psychiatric Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,702, which is 10.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Hawaii median of $55,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Urban Honolulu, HI is 110.961, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $55,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatric Technicians at $49,702 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Psychiatric Technicians. Urban Honolulu, HI ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

  • Kahului-Wailuku, HI is 111 miles away, with a median of $62,590 and employment of 130. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,216, against $49,702 here.

Employment share

Psychiatric Technicians accounts for 0.37% of wage-and-salary employment in Urban Honolulu, HI (1,640 of 446,380). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (156,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.64 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 Urban Honolulu, HI · 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 Urban Honolulu, HI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Psychiatric Technicians in Urban Honolulu, HI is $55,150. The 10th percentile is $45,830 and the 90th percentile is $63,720. Employment is 1,640.

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

The local median is 22.2% higher than the national median of $45,130.

What is Psychiatric Technicians pay in Urban Honolulu, HI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Urban Honolulu, HI is 110.961, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $55,150 is $49,702. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Urban Honolulu, HI compare with nearby metros for Psychiatric Technicians?

Kahului-Wailuku, HI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $62,590. Urban Honolulu, HI ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.