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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Javarus Marable works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Unit F. Their status is full-time. Javarus earned $39,000 in 2026.
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Veneranda Muhawenimana holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit A. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,000.
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William Ocaya holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit E. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,000.
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Connor Offutt holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit B. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,000.
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Robert Oleson is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit F. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $39,000.
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Cherokee Owens works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Admissions Office. Their status is full-time. Cherokee earned $39,000 in 2026.
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Kimmery Parker holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit E. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,000.
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Breonna Patterson holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit D. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,000.
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Enijah Rasheed works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Unit C. Their status is full-time. Enijah earned $39,000 in 2026.
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Jean Remy holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit B. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,000.
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Lehi Rebosura works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Unit I. Their status is full-time. Lehi earned $39,000 in 2026.
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Vincent Robinson is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit D. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $39,000.
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Lea Rousset holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit A. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,000.
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Melad Sawiers works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Unit G Patient Unit. Their status is full-time. Melad earned $39,000 in 2026.
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Kayla Snyder holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit I. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,000.
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At Mental Health, Malaysia Towns serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Unit C. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $39,000.
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Deryya Waters is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit G Patient Unit. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $39,000.
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Timira Wealth-Eriya works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Unit I. Their status is full-time. Timira earned $39,000 in 2026.
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Joan Williams is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit B. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $39,000.
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Mariam Youssef holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit F. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,000.
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Zatoine Gore holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit B. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,000.
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Brandi Youngblood holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit I. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,000.
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Gracie Hill is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Admissions Office. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $39,000.
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Chasity Golden holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit D. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,000.
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Gavin Walls holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Unit F. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $39,000.
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Robert Whitmore is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 4. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $38,844.
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Cawaski Jones works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 1. Their status is full-time. Cawaski earned $38,736 in 2026.
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Eric Coble is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 3. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $38,604.
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Paul Perry works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 3. Their status is full-time. Paul earned $38,451 in 2026.
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Bernard Lubrido is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 1. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $38,432.
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Bobby Carroll works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 3. Their status is full-time. Bobby earned $38,412 in 2026.
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Natisha Patterson works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Admissions Office. Their status is full-time. Natisha earned $38,393 in 2026.
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Michael Perry works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 3. Their status is part-time. Michael earned $38,376 in 2026.
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Kevin Wilkes works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 4. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $38,364 in 2026.
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Mason Peeler works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 6. Their status is full-time. Mason earned $38,340 in 2026.
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Linda Traylor holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 4. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $38,268.
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Maron Parker works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 6. Their status is full-time. Maron earned $38,260 in 2026.
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Melissa Norment holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 4. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $38,208.
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At Mental Health, Chasmine Franklin serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Acute Treatment Unit 1. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $38,134.
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Flora Brown 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 $37,944.