Psychiatric Aides Salary — Trenton, New Jersey

The average Psychiatric Aides in Trenton, New Jersey earns $57,750 a year.

$57,750 / year, mean
↑ 21.1% above national average 100th percentile in New Jersey

Trenton sits at the very top of the range for this role in New Jersey — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's a solid premium over the national average for psychiatric aides. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within New Jersey

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
370
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.1%
Cost of living 103 #35 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1402 #30 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $446,377 #33 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $96,333 #17 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Trenton ranks #35 for cost of living and #33 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Kiryas Joel $70,000 San Jose $64,600 Utica $61,510 Trenton $57,750 Seattle $56,120 Fresno $55,970 Riverside $55,900 Merced $55,330 Kalamazoo $52,900 Salem $52,330 New York $51,190 San Diego $50,770 Chicago $50,720 Baltimore $50,640 Indianapolis $49,900 Binghamton $49,680 Sacramento $49,470 Los Angeles $49,030 Philadelphia $48,900 Buffalo $48,810 Eugene $48,550 Syracuse $48,380 Pittsburgh $48,170 Portland $47,450 Evansville $46,870 Detroit $45,260 Redding $44,400 Reading $43,890 Dallas $43,340 Louisville $40,650 Miami $40,560 Jacksonville $39,060 Bloomington $38,920 Flint $38,670 Grand Rapids $38,450 Virginia Beach $38,300 Huntington $37,940
CityMean salaryvs. Trenton
Baltimore, Maryland$50,640-12.3%
Binghamton, New York$49,680-14.0%
Bloomington, Indiana$38,920-32.6%
Buffalo, New York$48,810-15.5%
Chicago, Illinois$50,720-12.2%
Dallas, Texas$43,340-25.0%
Detroit, Michigan$45,260-21.6%
Eugene, Oregon$48,550-15.9%
Evansville, Indiana$46,870-18.8%
Flint, Michigan$38,670-33.0%
Fresno, California$55,970-3.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$38,450-33.4%
Huntington, West Virginia$37,940-34.3%
Indianapolis, Indiana$49,900-13.6%
Jacksonville, Florida$39,060-32.4%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$52,900-8.4%
Kiryas Joel, New York$70,000+21.2%
Los Angeles, California$49,030-15.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$40,650-29.6%
Merced, California$55,330-4.2%
Miami, Florida$40,560-29.8%
New York, New York$51,190-11.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$48,900-15.3%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$48,170-16.6%
Portland, Oregon$47,450-17.8%
Reading, Pennsylvania$43,890-24.0%
Redding, California$44,400-23.1%
Riverside, California$55,900-3.2%
Sacramento, California$49,470-14.3%
Salem, Oregon$52,330-9.4%
San Diego, California$50,770-12.1%
San Jose, California$64,600+11.9%
Seattle, Washington$56,120-2.8%
Syracuse, New York$48,380-16.2%
Utica, New York$61,510+6.5%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$38,300-33.7%
Gross salary
57,750/yr
Estimated take-home
46,939/yr
Est. total withheld
18.7%

Single filer, federal + New Jersey state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 31-1133 SOC code
Official area Trenton-Princeton, NJ BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 45940 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: nj_treasury_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Princeton
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: New Jersey

Population (metro area)
383,286