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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Charlie Polk works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. Their status is full-time. Charlie earned $44,981 in 2026.
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Maria Manuel is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Admissions Office. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $44,861.
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Denise Motley is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $44,844.
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Oberhirhi Djoma works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Unit D. Their status is full-time. Oberhirhi earned $44,785 in 2026.
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At Mental Health, Hugues N'Sumbu serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Unit A. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $44,715.
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Regina Badejoko works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Treatment Mall. Their status is full-time. Regina earned $44,695 in 2026.
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At Mental Health, Anthony Brashers serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Medical Clinic. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $44,532.
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Tracey Chandler works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Unit F. Their status is full-time. Tracey earned $44,517 in 2026.
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At Mental Health, Charles Polk serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Treatment Mall. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $44,487.
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Richard Bondwe is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit D. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $44,473.
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Elvira Mayo works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Unit D. Their status is full-time. Elvira earned $44,471 in 2026.
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George Laney works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Unit I. Their status is full-time. George earned $44,465 in 2026.
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Karen Richardson is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Escort Service. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $44,426.
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At Mental Health, Henrique Mabiala serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Unit B. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $44,426.
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David Amoah works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Unit F. Their status is full-time. David earned $44,424 in 2026.
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Levander Roberson holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 1. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $44,408.
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Imogene Sharpe is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Laboratory. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $44,384.
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Stella Perry is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Treatment Mall. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $44,375.
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William Young holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Escort Service. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $44,311.