Tennessee / Mental Health / Psychiatric Technician
Job-title file
Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.
497 employees hold this title in Mental Health. Median total compensation for the role is $39,000, below the department median of $52,260.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 497 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
Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Psychiatric Technicians — about 3,810 people — is $39,800. Mental Health pays a median base salary of $39,000 for this role, 2% below that figure — about the 45th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Psychiatric Technicians across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Mental Health’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. Mental Health’s median base salary is 14% below that national figure, about the 27th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Tennessee range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Mental Health is $39,000, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $39,000 ranks #4 of 5. See Psychiatric Technician across all of Tennessee →
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
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Robertson Frimpong works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Unit B. Their status is full-time. Robertson earned $44,208 in 2026.
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At Mental Health, Femi Folorunsho serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Unit E. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $44,182.
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Norma Pendleton holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit A. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $44,083.
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Mary White works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 6. Their status is full-time. Mary earned $44,076 in 2026.
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At Mental Health, Darius Mckeever serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Unit E. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $44,045.
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At Mental Health, Narada Smith serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Acute Treatment Unit 3. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $44,016.
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Valerie Shaw works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 6. Their status is full-time. Valerie earned $44,016 in 2026.
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Jenethea Kemp holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 4. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $43,992.
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Nadine Peebles holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit F. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $43,909.
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John Bush is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit E. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $43,875.
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Fredrick Ransom is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 5. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $43,845.
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Yvonne Folorunsho works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Unit I. Their status is full-time. Yvonne earned $43,830 in 2026.
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Felicia Brown is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 4. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $43,821.
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Antonio Whitford holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 4. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $43,749.
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Eyelle Thermidor holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit E. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $43,741.
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Jacqueline Culver is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Escort Service. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $43,725.
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At Mental Health, Marcella Nwaija serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Unit I. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $43,711.
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Jesse Nightingale holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit G Patient Unit. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $43,676.
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At Mental Health, Johnathan Johnson serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Acute Treatment Unit 5. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $43,664.
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Laquita Foster is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit D. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $43,654.
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At Mental Health, Morgan Andersen serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Unit A. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $43,609.
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Samuel Polestico is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Forensic Treatment. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $43,607.
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Audrey Carole Nana holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit G Patient Unit. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $43,588.
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Lexis Farliss holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit A. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $43,560.
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At Mental Health, Quantissia Hamer serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Rehabilitation Unit 4. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $43,544.
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Regina Sawyer works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Admissions Office. Their status is full-time. Regina earned $43,524 in 2026.
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Beverly Aleywine is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit D. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $43,499.
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Lorretta Onaghinor holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit F. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $43,380.
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Toriko Wooden is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 1. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $43,380.