Psychiatric Technicians in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,957
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$8,563
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,547
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — 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
$45,520
Kept after tax
$36,957
Worth in national money
$35,547
State rank
21
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maryland sits in the middle of the pack for psychiatric technicians. The median is $45,520, ranking 21 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Maryland, this one sits low: 392 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $45,520, tax leaves $36,957 — and because Maryland is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $35,547 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $45,700, since top earners drag the number up.
- Maryland occupies the middle band for psychiatric technicians: a median of $45,520, ranking 21 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Psychiatric technicians occupies position 392 of 489 in Maryland's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After tax, $36,957 remains from the Maryland median of $45,520 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $35,547 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $45,700 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Psychiatric Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,500 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,520 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,190 |
| This salary | $45,520 |
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 Maryland | $36,957 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,755 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,335 |
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 | $43,282 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,242 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $45,520 as a midpoint for Maryland, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $34,500 and the ninetieth is $61,190 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $36,957 take-home in Maryland comes from $45,520. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 392 of 489.
- Two cautions on $35,547, the adjusted value of that $45,520 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Maryland. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 392 of 489 locally.
- The Maryland median of $45,520 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $34,500 to $61,190. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $36,957, from $45,520, assumes a single Maryland filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 392 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 21 of 49 for it.
- This $35,547 adjusted figure, worked from $45,520, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 392 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 392 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $34,500 at the bottom tenth to $61,190 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Maryland run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $35,547 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Maryland then takes its own share, leaving $36,957.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,500 to $61,190) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maryland rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $35,547 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 $36,957 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland 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.