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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Michelle Johnson works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 2. Their status is full-time. Michelle earned $29,232 in 2026.
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Sarahann Johnson 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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Armias Jones 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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Robernisha Jones 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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Melanie Kaszuk 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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Rodderick Jones holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 3. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,232.
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Hazel Kendrix 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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Shadericka King works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 1. Their status is full-time. Shadericka earned $29,232 in 2026.
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At Mental Health, Kabria Long serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Acute Treatment Unit 3. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,232.
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At Mental Health, Thomas Lusk serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Acute Treatment Unit 5. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,232.
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Glen Marsh 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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Madyson Marshall 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, Kristin Mclaughlin 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, Reginald Moore serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Rehabilitation Unit 1. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,232.
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At Mental Health, Alexandria Montgomery serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Acute Treatment Unit 2. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,232.
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Lindsey Moore 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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Marques Morris works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 2. Their status is full-time. Marques earned $29,232 in 2026.
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Victoria Moss 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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Michael Nelson 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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At Mental Health, Chirsten Nolan 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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Cabria Pirtle 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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D'Marcianos Pirtle is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 1. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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Ledarius Pirtle works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 6. Their status is full-time. Ledarius earned $29,232 in 2026.
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Jayden Reynolds works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. Their status is full-time. Jayden earned $29,232 in 2026.
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Treyon Rivers works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 6. Their status is full-time. Treyon earned $29,232 in 2026.
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A'Yunna Robinson 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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Rihanna Robinson 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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At Mental Health, Margaret Rogers serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Acute Treatment Unit 4. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,232.
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Azontay Sills is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 1. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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Sarah Smallwood works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. Their status is full-time. Sarah earned $29,232 in 2026.
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At Mental Health, Amarion Smith serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Rehabilitation Unit 1. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,232.
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Tiara Sharpe 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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Jared Smith 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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Montrell Smith is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 3. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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Christany Stovall works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 1. Their status is full-time. Christany earned $29,232 in 2026.
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Kamron Thompson works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 1. Their status is full-time. Kamron earned $29,232 in 2026.
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Rachel Toller is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 5. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.
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At Mental Health, Andrew Tramble 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, Dominque Tucker serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Acute Treatment Unit 3. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $29,232.
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Katona Vires is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $29,232.