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

How much do Psychiatric Technicians make in Visalia, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Psychiatric Technicians in Visalia, CA is $76,700. The 10th percentile is $47,510 and the 90th percentile is $94,900. Employment is 200.

Median annual wage

$76,700

10th percentile
$47,510
25th percentile
$66,000
Median
$76,700
75th percentile
$78,160
90th percentile
$94,900
Mean
$73,420

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Psychiatric Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $47,510 and the 90th percentile is $94,900. The difference is $47,390, which is 61.8% 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 $66,000 to the 75th at $78,160, covers $12,160.

The mean annual wage is $73,420, which sits below the median of $76,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Visalia, CA median is 70% higher than the national median of $45,130 for Psychiatric Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $76,834, which is 70.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 56.1% higher than the California median of $49,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Visalia, CA is 99.825, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychiatric Technicians at $76,834 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychiatric Technicians. Visalia, CA ranks 2nd of 9 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).).

  • Fresno, CA is 67 miles away, with a median of $53,680 and employment of 620. That median is 30% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,546, against $76,834 here.
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 137 miles away, with a median of $63,510 and employment of 70. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,374, against $76,834 here.
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 150 miles away, with a median of $48,040 and employment of 4,770. That median is 37.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,301, against $76,834 here.

Employment share

Psychiatric Technicians accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Visalia, CA (200 of 171,140). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (156,960 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.16 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 Visalia, CA · 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 Visalia, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Psychiatric Technicians in Visalia, CA is $76,700. The 10th percentile is $47,510 and the 90th percentile is $94,900. Employment is 200.

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

The local median is 70% higher than the national median of $45,130.

What is Psychiatric Technicians pay in Visalia, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Visalia, CA is 99.825, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $76,700 is $76,834. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Visalia, CA compare with nearby metros for Psychiatric Technicians?

Fresno, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 67 miles away, at $53,680. Visalia, CA ranks 2nd of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.