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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Jimmy Bills works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 6. Their status is full-time. Jimmy earned $37,884 in 2026.
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Jekayla Boyd works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 4. Their status is full-time. Jekayla earned $37,884 in 2026.
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Kaylyn Steward works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 3. Their status is full-time. Kaylyn earned $37,884 in 2026.
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At Mental Health, Makyron Tomlin serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Rehabilitation Unit 1. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $36,809.
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David Allen is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 2. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $36,648.
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At Mental Health, Karen Lewis serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Acute Treatment Unit 2. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $36,648.
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Trellis Mckinnie works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 1. Their status is full-time. Trellis earned $36,060 in 2026.
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Brittany Young-Johnson works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 4. Their status is full-time. Brittany earned $35,928 in 2026.
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Jean Emerson-Griggs holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 4. Their status is part-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $35,714.
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At Mental Health, Mollie Wells serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Admissions Office. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $35,412.
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Laronda Shropshire 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 $35,399.
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Tammie Cooper works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. Their status is full-time. Tammie earned $35,352 in 2026.
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Tracy Willingham is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 5. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $35,328.
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Angelica Beard is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 3. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $35,208.
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Shundaja Robertson is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $35,208.
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Ozhuntra Woods is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 3. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $35,208.
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Bryant Gunday is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 1. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $35,148.
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At Mental Health, Andrea Keymon serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Rehabilitation Unit 6. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $34,896.
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Jhakorri Coffee is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 2. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $34,704.
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Michael Liaina works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 5. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $34,620 in 2026.
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At Mental Health, Benjamin Voiles serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Acute Treatment Unit 2. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $34,598.
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At Mental Health, Johnna Avent serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Rehabilitation Unit 1. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $34,097.
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Joseph Tucker 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 $33,710.
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Jah Lauryn Norment 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 $33,588.
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Steven Parram holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 3. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $33,588.
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Corbin Lackey is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 6. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $33,492.
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Robert Jones works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 4. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $33,486 in 2026.
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Dominique Willson is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 5. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $33,276.
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At Mental Health, Ashley Pirtle serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Rehabilitation Unit 4. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $33,108.
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Monisha Taylor works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 2. Their status is full-time. Monisha earned $32,769 in 2026.
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At Mental Health, Marcus Cross serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Acute Treatment Unit 4. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $32,736.
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Priya Greer works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 4. Their status is full-time. Priya earned $32,736 in 2026.
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Serenity Rogers is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 5. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $32,736.
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At Mental Health, Jesse Sulay serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Acute Treatment Unit 4. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $32,731.
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Ericka Childers is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Acute Treatment Unit 5. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $32,705.
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Margaret Borden holds the role of Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 3. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $32,587.
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At Mental Health, Trekel Brown serves as a Psychiatric Technician within Rehabilitation Unit 4. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $32,412.
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Antonio Woods is a Psychiatric Technician at Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 6. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $32,412.
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Kedreianna Simmons works as a Psychiatric Technician for Mental Health within Rehabilitation Unit 3. Their status is full-time. Kedreianna earned $31,986 in 2026.
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Michael White 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 $31,961.