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Psychiatric Technician (Safety)

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

3,223 employees hold this title in Department of State Hospitals. Median total compensation for the role is $87,505, below the department median of $92,376.

Employees: 3,223
Total payroll: $267.6M
Role median: $87,505
Agency median: $92,376
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$4,240$191,762+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 3,223 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Psychiatric Technician (Safety) pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Psychiatric Technicians — about 14,100 people — is $49,140. Department of State Hospitals pays a median base salary of $79,174 for this role, 61% above that figure — about the 80th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of State Hospitals sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$40,880

$46,620

$49,140

$74,390

$88,090

Department of State Hospitals median · $79,174

The bar is the range of annual wages for Psychiatric Technicians across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of State Hospitals’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Psychiatric Technicians — about 156,960 people — is $45,130. Department of State Hospitals’s median base salary is 75% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$35,090

$38,430

$45,130

$50,160

$60,750

Department of State Hospitals median · $79,174

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 2,557 of 3,223 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of State Hospitals is $87,505, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across California

Psychiatric Technician (Safety) is held in 4 California departments. In Department of State Hospitals, the median of $87,505 ranks #3 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Cdcr/Cchcs

$97,913 · 273

CDCR

$91,285 · 1,008

Developmental Services

$82,790 · 287

Median total compensation for the Psychiatric Technician (Safety) role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Psychiatric Technician beyond California

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $87,817 ranks #3 of 5. See Psychiatric Technician across all of California →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County

$129,871 · 75

City and County of San Francisco

$121,087 · 47

Tennessee

$39,000 · 497

Rhode Island

$19,367 · 12

Median total compensation for comparable Psychiatric Technicianroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Chukwuma Iweka

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$56,354

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $53,939
Overtime: $59
Other pay: $2,356
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,354
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,546
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5020528253902
Salary Total: $37
Total Pay: $56,354

Chukwuma Iweka holds the role of Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,354. Their bargaining unit is R18.

Marques Duffy

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$56,083

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $54,443
Overtime: $155
Other pay: $1,485
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,083
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,926
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5020328253902
Salary Total: $39
Total Pay: $56,083

Marques Duffy holds the role of Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $56,083. Union affiliation: R18.

Annette Antwi-Oppong

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$55,897

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $42,594
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,303
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,897
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,797
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5020328253610
Salary Total: $6,593
Total Pay: $55,897

Annette Antwi-Oppong works as a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) for Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Annette earned $55,897 in 2025. They are represented by R18.

Joaquin Pacheco

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$55,837

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $40,021
Overtime: $5,815
Other pay: $10,002
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,837
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,797
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4370728253049
Salary Total: $6,997
Total Pay: $55,837

Joaquin Pacheco is a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $55,837. They are represented by R18.

Rhiannon Rosano

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2024 total comp

$55,767

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $29,312
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,454
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,767
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,970
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5027028253902
Salary Total: $41
Total Pay: $55,767

Rhiannon Rosano is a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. They work intermittent. 2024 total compensation came to $55,767. They are represented by R18.

Alan Alvarez

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$55,704

Sub-department: Metropolitan State Hospital
Base pay: $42,010
Overtime: $1,533
Other pay: $12,162
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,704
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Los Angeles
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,561
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4872228253902
Salary Total: $38
Total Pay: $55,704

Alan Alvarez holds the role of Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Metropolitan State Hospital. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,704. Their bargaining unit is R18.

Albert Sanchez

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$55,690

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $33,376
Overtime: $577
Other pay: $21,738
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,690
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,797
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4550528253167
Salary Total: $7,129
Total Pay: $55,690

Albert Sanchez holds the role of Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Atascadero State Hospital. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $55,690. They are represented by R18.

Nicole Reynolds

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$55,553

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $54,657
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $896
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,553
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,203
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4370728253030
Salary Total: $7,187
Total Pay: $55,553

Nicole Reynolds is a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $55,553. Union affiliation: R18.

Marcel Tillman

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2024 total comp

$55,515

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $48,338
Overtime: $3,159
Other pay: $4,018
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,515
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,345
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5027028253090
Salary Total: $6,345
Total Pay: $55,515

Marcel Tillman is a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $55,515. Their bargaining unit is R18.

Nely Juarez Martinez

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2024 total comp

$55,502

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $32,289
Overtime: $168
Other pay: $23,044
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,502
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Luis Obispo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,993
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4550128253158
Salary Total: $7,493
Total Pay: $55,502

Nely Juarez Martinez holds the role of Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Atascadero State Hospital. Their status is full-time. In 2024, their total compensation was $55,502. They are represented by R18.

Noe Vicente Islas

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$55,490

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $38,991
Overtime: $15,269
Other pay: $1,230
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,490
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Luis Obispo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4550728253039
Salary Total: $6,328
Total Pay: $55,490

At Department of State Hospitals, Noe Vicente Islas serves as a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) within Atascadero State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,490. Their bargaining unit is R18.

Vo Tran

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$55,175

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $55,175
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,175
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Luis Obispo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,797
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4550528253242
Salary Total: $6,797
Total Pay: $55,175

Vo Tran works as a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) for Department of State Hospitals within Atascadero State Hospital. Their status is full-time. Vo earned $55,175 in 2025. They are represented by R18.

Anita Blalack

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$55,146

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $9,041
Overtime: $12
Other pay: $46,093
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,146
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,466
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4370628253067
Salary Total: $7,666
Total Pay: $55,146

Anita Blalack is a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $55,146. Union affiliation: R18.

Kanika Chakma

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$55,114

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $53,287
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,828
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,114
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,873
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5020528253902
Salary Total: $38
Total Pay: $55,114

Kanika Chakma works as a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) for Department of State Hospitals within Patton State Hospital. Their status is intermittent. Kanika earned $55,114 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R18.

Olivia Harris

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$55,083

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $27,142
Overtime: $346
Other pay: $27,596
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,083
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,797
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4550428253241
Salary Total: $7,253
Total Pay: $55,083

At Department of State Hospitals, Olivia Harris serves as a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) within Atascadero State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,083. They are represented by R18.

Andrew Dam Mikkelsen

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$55,074

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $47,292
Overtime: $6,896
Other pay: $886
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,074
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Luis Obispo
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,843
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4550528253249
Salary Total: $6,328
Total Pay: $55,074

Andrew Dam Mikkelsen is a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Atascadero State Hospital. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $55,074. They are represented by R18.

Elizabeth Lowrey

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$55,054

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $27,996
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $27,058
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,054
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,203
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4370628253097
Salary Total: $7,187
Total Pay: $55,054

Elizabeth Lowrey is a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $55,054. They are represented by R18.

Karen Parker

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$55,047

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $52,899
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,148
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,047
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,535
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5020128253902
Salary Total: $38
Total Pay: $55,047

At Department of State Hospitals, Karen Parker serves as a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) within Patton State Hospital. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,047. They are represented by R18.

Flodelyn Fedelis

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$55,000

Sub-department: Napa State Hospital
Base pay: $54,795
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $205
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,000
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Napa
Middle name: O

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,535
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4802228253902
Salary Total: $38
Total Pay: $55,000

At Department of State Hospitals, Flodelyn Fedelis serves as a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) within Napa State Hospital. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,000. Their bargaining unit is R18.

Teresa Leon

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$54,973

Sub-department: Atascadero State Hospital
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $54,973
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,973
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Luis Obispo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,466
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4550528253119
Salary Total: $7,466
Total Pay: $54,973

At Department of State Hospitals, Teresa Leon serves as a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) within Atascadero State Hospital. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,973. Their bargaining unit is R18.

David Miles

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$54,903

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: -$652
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $55,555
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,903
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,466
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4370828253044
Salary Total: $7,666
Total Pay: $54,903

At Department of State Hospitals, David Miles serves as a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,903. They are represented by R18.

Ernest Schindler

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$54,853

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $34,389
Overtime: $1,795
Other pay: $18,669
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,853
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,203
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4370428253034
Salary Total: $7,187
Total Pay: $54,853

Ernest Schindler holds the role of Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,853. They are represented by R18.

Caroline Salapare

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$54,737

Sub-department: Patton State Hospital
Base pay: $53,170
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,568
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,737
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: San Bernardino

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,179
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5027028253902
Salary Total: $41
Total Pay: $54,737

At Department of State Hospitals, Caroline Salapare serves as a Psychiatric Technician (Safety) within Patton State Hospital. They work intermittent. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,737. Union affiliation: R18.

Nikole Kurtz

Psychiatric Technician (Safety)/Department of State Hospitals

2025 total comp

$54,691

Sub-department: Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac
Base pay: $53,767
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $925
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,691
Employment type: Intermittent
Union / bargaining unit: R18
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,466
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 4373428253015
Salary Total: $43
Total Pay: $54,691

Nikole Kurtz holds the role of Psychiatric Technician (Safety) at Department of State Hospitals within Coalinga Secure Treatment Fac. Their status is intermittent. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,691. Union affiliation: R18.