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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Jay Mckethan works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 2. Their status is full-time. Jay earned $29,232 in 2026.
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Diana Melendez-Hernandez holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 5. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,232.
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Marissa Mills works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 1. Their status is full-time. Marissa earned $29,232 in 2026.
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Ja'Kye Odom holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 4. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,232.
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Annaliese Parker works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 4. Their status is full-time. Annaliese earned $29,232 in 2026.
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Kevin Pugh works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $29,232 in 2026.
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Hannah Reynolds is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Sub-Acute Treatment Unit 6. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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Megan Schrimpsher holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 2. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,232.
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Alexa Scott works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. Their status is full-time. Alexa earned $29,232 in 2026.
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Maddison Shaw works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 2. Their status is full-time. Maddison earned $29,232 in 2026.
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Alexander Silvey 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 $29,232.
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Marquita Smith is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Sub-Acute Treatment Unit 6. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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Talia Spinks works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 4. Their status is full-time. Talia earned $29,232 in 2026.
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Laura Springer holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 2. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,232.
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Jadarius Todd works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 2. Their status is full-time. Jadarius earned $29,232 in 2026.
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Breyon Turner holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,232.
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Tyliah Wilborn is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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At Mental Health, Willie Williams serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Rehabilitation Unit 4. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,232.
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Samuel Asuquo holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 4. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,232.
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Trinity Avent 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 $29,232.
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Douglas Blaylock is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Sub-Acute Treatment Unit 6. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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Annessia Bond is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 1. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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Rachael Brooks-Mcfadgon is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Admissions Office. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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Annais Brown holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 5. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,232.
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Jayden Chism is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 4. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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Camell Cole holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,232.
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Blake Cribb works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 2. Their status is full-time. Blake earned $29,232 in 2026.
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At Mental Health, Justin Cross serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Acute Treatment Unit 4. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,232.
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At Mental Health, Warfield Edwards serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Acute Treatment Unit 4. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,232.
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Reginald Favors is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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At Mental Health, Loretta Foshee serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Sub-Acute Treatment Unit 6. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,232.
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At Mental Health, Johnny Garner serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Sub-Acute Treatment Unit 6. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,232.
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Wesley Giles 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 $29,232.
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Shelby Graves is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 4. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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Kelsey Halfacre is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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Jameson Hannah is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 4. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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Quinton Hays holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 1. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,232.
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Sarah Hill-Baker is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 2. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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Abigale Holley works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 6. Their status is full-time. Abigale earned $29,232 in 2026.
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At Mental Health, Malachi Jimenez serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Rehabilitation Unit 3. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,232.