Psychiatric Technicians in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,113
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$7,527
16.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,697
Arizona costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arizona — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$45,640
Kept after tax
$38,113
Worth in national money
$37,697
State rank
20
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Arizona is 20 of 49 states for psychiatric technicians, with a middle wage of $45,640. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Within Arizona this is lower-paid work. Of 491 occupations the state publishes figures for, psychiatric technicians ranks 379. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $45,640 the take-home is $38,113, which is worth about $37,697 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is lower, $45,280, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Arizona ranks 20 of 49 for psychiatric technicians at $45,640. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Against every occupation Arizona reports, psychiatric technicians ranks 379 of 491, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Arizona's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for psychiatric technicians on its $45,640 median: $38,113 retained after tax becomes $37,697 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $45,280 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Psychiatric Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,240 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,640 |
| Top tenth earn over | $56,420 |
| This salary | $45,640 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Arizona | $38,113 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,852 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,285 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $44,721 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,763 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of psychiatric technicians in Arizona earn under $45,640 and half over. The published range runs $36,240 at the tenth percentile to $56,420 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Arizona the take-home figure of $38,113, from $45,640, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 379 of 491 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Arizona, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $37,697, the adjusted value of that $45,640 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 379 of 491 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for psychiatric technicians in Arizona, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $36,240 to $56,420; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Arizona is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $38,113 from $45,640. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 379 of 491 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Arizona, so $37,697 — the adjusted value of that $45,640 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 379 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $36,240 and the top tenth $56,420, so most people doing this work in Arizona sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Arizona costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $37,697 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Arizona's own levy, $38,113 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,240 to $56,420) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arizona rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Arizona's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $37,697 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,113 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arizona income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.