Key Factors That Influence Psych Assistant Salaries
A Psych Assistant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Psych Assistant Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Psych Assistant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $51,461
San Francisco: $50,898
Oakland: $49,825
San Jose, CA$51,461
San Francisco, CA$50,898
Oakland, CA$49,825
New York, NY$46,977
Paramus, NJ$46,406
Queens Village, NY$46,404
Passaic, NJ$46,365
Bergenfield, NJ$46,361
Stamford, CT$46,272
Huntington, NY$46,255
Newark, NJ$45,953
Bridgeport, CT$45,867
Vallejo, CA$45,786
New Brunswick, NJ$45,770
Petaluma, CA$45,745
Middlesex, NJ$45,668
Somerset, NJ$45,639
Santa Cruz, CA$45,586
Boston, MA$45,337
Monterey, CA$45,194
Seattle, WA$45,101
Santa Rosa, CA$45,092
Los Angeles, CA$45,080
Juneau, AK$44,974
Washington, DC$44,929
Orange, CA$44,784
Santa Ana, CA$44,676
Long Beach, CA$44,635
Anaheim, CA$44,627
Anchorage, AK$44,607
Santa Maria, CA$44,484
Everett, WA$44,476
Danbury, CT$44,333
Bremerton, WA$44,276
Tacoma, WA$44,129
New Suffolk, NY$44,129
Sacramento, CA$44,117
Santa Barbara, CA$44,072
Trenton, NJ$44,027
San Diego, CA$44,027
Brockton, MA$43,983
Fairbanks, AK$43,883
Lompoc, CA$43,779
Lowell, MA$43,746
Ventura, CA$43,738
Nashua, NH$43,730
Stockton, CA$43,726
Modesto, CA$43,428
Poughkeepsie, NY$43,338
Olympia, WA$43,260
Kennewick, WA$43,260
New Haven, CT$43,244
Lawrence, MA$43,097
Hartford, CT$43,056
Riverside, CA$43,048
New Bedford, MA$43,007
Richland, WA$43,007
Bakersfield, CA$42,950
San Bernardino, CA$42,934
New Britain, CT$42,930
Atlantic City, NJ$42,930
New London, CT$42,914
Norwich, CT$42,901
Portsmouth, NH$42,893
Boulder, CO$42,807
Portland, OR$42,750
Worcester, MA$42,746
Minneapolis, MN$42,620
Philadelphia, PA$42,563
Honolulu, HI$42,428
Saint Paul, MN$42,409
Vineland, NJ$42,400
Providence, RI$42,281
Chicago, IL$42,163
Bellingham, WA$42,114
Springfield, MA$42,081
Baltimore, MD$42,069
Chico, CA$41,967
Pittsfield, MA$41,857
Manchester, NH$41,779
Spokane, WA$41,600
Denver, CO$41,596
Albany, NY$41,404
Troy, NY$41,388
Nassau, NY$41,344
Schenectady, NY$41,302
Wilmington, DE$41,269
Burlington, VT$41,212
Salem, OR$41,196
Portland, ME$41,069
Yakima, WA$41,029
Rochester, MN$40,902
Reno, NV$40,882
Fresno, CA$40,882
Milwaukee, WI$40,845
Detroit, MI$40,804
Ann Arbor, MI$40,797
Allentown, PA$40,792
Colorado Springs, CO$40,723
Syracuse, NY$40,702
Carson City, NV$40,702
Houston, TX$40,645
Eugene, OR$40,625
Gary, IN$40,576
Springfield, OR$40,543
Bismarck, ND$40,535
Galveston, TX$40,506
Medford, OR$40,445
Fort Collins, CO$40,429
Concord, NH$40,409
Austin, TX$40,396
Mesa, AZ$40,311
Reading, PA$40,307
Phoenix, AZ$40,302
Dallas, TX$40,290
Saint Cloud, MN$40,251
Madison, WI$40,196
Utica, NY$40,086
Rochester, NY$40,021
Des Moines, IA$40,017
Raleigh, NC$40,013
Atlanta, GA$39,952
Battle Creek, MI$39,939
Salt Lake City, UT$39,927
Lancaster, PA$39,866
Harrisburg, PA$39,809
Kansas City, MO$39,768
Champaign, IL$39,760
Kansas City, KS$39,760
Fort Worth, TX$39,756
Columbus, OH$39,749
Boca Raton, FL$39,739
Pittsburgh, PA$39,723
Richmond, VA$39,707
Indianapolis, IN$39,699
Cleveland, OH$39,695
Las Vegas, NV$39,646
Cincinnati, OH$39,646
Petersburg, VA$39,584
Huntsville, AL$39,523
Lansing, MI$39,496
Lebanon, PA$39,491
Pueblo, CO$39,486
Appleton, WI$39,474
Buffalo, NY$39,458
Dayton, OH$39,446
Racine, WI$39,437
Charlotte, NC$39,433
Saint Louis, MO$39,421
York, PA$39,397
Elkhart, IN$39,397
Gastonia, NC$39,389
Billings, MT$39,379
Beaumont, TX$39,368
Lorain, OH$39,360
Benton Harbor, MI$39,352
Toledo, OH$39,344
Binghamton, NY$39,323
Rock Hill, SC$39,319
Rockford, IL$39,299
Springfield, IL$39,282
Elyria, OH$39,278
Fargo, ND$39,278
Flagstaff, AZ$39,250
Fort Lauderdale, FL$39,225
Duluth, MN$39,201
Miami, FL$39,201
Cheyenne, WY$39,172
Grand Forks, ND$39,172
Bangor, ME$39,083
Cedar Rapids, IA$39,038
Durham, NC$39,020
Louisville, KY$39,017
Grand Rapids, MI$39,009
Hialeah, FL$39,005
Casper, WY$38,948
Scranton, PA$38,899
New Orleans, LA$38,887
Virginia Beach, VA$38,883
Akron, OH$38,862
Peoria, IL$38,809
Sarasota, FL$38,801
Nashville, TN$38,772
Omaha, NE$38,772
Green Bay, WI$38,772
Baton Rouge, LA$38,752
Charleston, SC$38,744
Jamestown, NY$38,723
Davenport, IA$38,723
Tucson, AZ$38,703
Saint Petersburg, FL$38,679
Tampa, FL$38,670
Evansville, IN$38,646
Port Arthur, TX$38,646
Bradenton, FL$38,630
Santa Fe, NM$38,556
Orlando, FL$38,483
Clearwater, FL$38,471
Canton, OH$38,385
La Crosse, WI$38,385
Albuquerque, NM$38,360
Newport News, VA$38,356
High Point, NC$38,344
Ogden, UT$38,328
Corpus Christi, TX$38,295
Norfolk, VA$38,271
Laramie, WY$38,271
Rock Island, IL$38,246
Saginaw, MI$38,238
Jacksonville, FL$38,234
Salisbury, NC$38,226
Boise, ID$38,218
Moline, IL$38,197
Fort Myers, FL$38,185
Memphis, TN$38,177
Tulsa, OK$38,156
Waterloo, IA$38,132
Spartanburg, SC$38,091
Lincoln, NE$38,071
Fort Wayne, IN$38,063
Provo, UT$38,058
Cedar Falls, IA$38,009
San Antonio, TX$37,993
Greensboro, NC$37,977
South Bend, IN$37,973
Savannah, GA$37,928
Muskegon, MI$37,912
Birmingham, AL$37,907
Winston Salem, NC$37,887
Lake Charles, LA$37,789
Anderson, IN$37,781
Lexington, KY$37,769
Augusta, GA$37,757
Greenville, SC$37,757
Lima, OH$37,724
Wichita, KS$37,720
Tuscaloosa, AL$37,720
Columbia, SC$37,683
Springfield, OH$37,675
Asheville, NC$37,610
Bloomington, IN$37,581
Knoxville, TN$37,434
Shreveport, LA$37,430
Wilmington, NC$37,377
Roanoke, VA$37,377
Topeka, KS$37,304
Frankfort, KY$37,299
Oklahoma City, OK$37,271
Chillicothe, OH$37,255
Longview, TX$37,251
Melbourne, FL$37,247
Sioux Falls, SD$37,181
Mobile, AL$37,177
Terre Haute, IN$37,161
Altoona, PA$37,136
Amarillo, TX$37,108
Killeen, TX$37,096
Fayetteville, AR$37,063
Chattanooga, TN$37,051
Sioux City, IA$37,014
Idaho Falls, ID$37,006
Lynchburg, VA$36,973
Gainesville, FL$36,920
Portsmouth, OH$36,900
Little Rock, AR$36,892
Lafayette, LA$36,875
Youngstown, OH$36,875
Daytona Beach, FL$36,851
Clarksville, TN$36,847
Pensacola, FL$36,843
Temple, TX$36,840
Hopkinsville, KY$36,720
Erie, PA$36,712
Florence, SC$36,696
Charleston, WV$36,630
Great Falls, MT$36,610
Macon, GA$36,553
Tallahassee, FL$36,549
Fayetteville, NC$36,541
Waco, TX$36,532
Helena, MT$36,504
Pine Bluff, AR$36,488
Vincennes, IN$36,439
Lubbock, TX$36,422
Alamogordo, NM$36,398
Twin Falls, ID$36,361
Rapid City, SD$36,349
Jackson, MS$36,275
Huntington, WV$36,273
Greenville, MS$36,271
Parkersburg, WV$36,230
Montgomery, AL$36,222
Wichita Falls, TX$36,182
Springfield, MO$36,182
Biloxi, MS$36,161
Monroe, LA$36,120
Johnstown, PA$36,092
Sumter, SC$36,076
Columbus, GA$36,071
Pascagoula, MS$35,994
Abilene, TX$35,994
Kingsport, TN$35,888
Albany, GA$35,888
Gulfport, MS$35,876
Alexandria, LA$35,741
Fort Smith, AR$35,639
El Paso, TX$35,529
Las Cruces, NM$35,345
Harlingen, TX$35,242
Pocatello, ID$35,235
Florence, AL$35,182
Brownsville, TX$35,174
Mcallen, TX$35,088
Dothan, AL$35,031
Columbus, MS$34,789
Altus, OK$34,599
Lawton, OK$34,521
Pierre, SD$34,374
What Skills Can Increase a Psych Assistant's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 16.68% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Social Work (Mentioned in 3.01% Job Postings): Social work is an academic discipline and profession that concerns itself with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being. Social functioning is the way in which people perform their social roles, and the structural institutions that are provided[by whom?] to sustain them. Social work applies social sciences, such as sociology, psychology, political science, public health, community development, law, and economics, to engage with client systems, conduct assessments, and develop interventions to solve social and personal problems; and to bring about social change. Social work practice is often divided[by whom?] into micro-work, which involves working directly with individuals or small groups; and macro-work, which involves working with communities, and - within social policy - fostering change on a larger scale.
First Aid (Mentioned in 2.61% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Psych Assistant's salary.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 23%.
Child Development: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Applied Behavior Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Psych Assistant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Psych Assistant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Insurance,
offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely,
Psych Assistant positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Psych Assistant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Psych Assistant
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Insurance
$42,710
$21.0
20%
Psych Assistant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Psych Assistant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
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