Psychiatric Aides Salary — Reading, Pennsylvania

The average Psychiatric Aides in Reading, Pennsylvania earns $43,890 a year.

$43,890 / year, mean
↓ 8.0% below national average 33th percentile in Pennsylvania

Reading pays below most of Pennsylvania for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's close to the national average for psychiatric aides — a fairly typical rate for this role. 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 Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
130
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.7%
Cost of living 97 #83 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $312,348 #94 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $77,684 #58 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Reading ranks #83 for cost of living and #94 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. Reading
Baltimore, Maryland$50,640+15.4%
Binghamton, New York$49,680+13.2%
Bloomington, Indiana$38,920-11.3%
Buffalo, New York$48,810+11.2%
Chicago, Illinois$50,720+15.6%
Dallas, Texas$43,340-1.3%
Detroit, Michigan$45,260+3.1%
Eugene, Oregon$48,550+10.6%
Evansville, Indiana$46,870+6.8%
Flint, Michigan$38,670-11.9%
Fresno, California$55,970+27.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$38,450-12.4%
Huntington, West Virginia$37,940-13.6%
Indianapolis, Indiana$49,900+13.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$39,060-11.0%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$52,900+20.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$70,000+59.5%
Los Angeles, California$49,030+11.7%
Louisville, Kentucky$40,650-7.4%
Merced, California$55,330+26.1%
Miami, Florida$40,560-7.6%
New York, New York$51,190+16.6%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$48,900+11.4%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$48,170+9.8%
Portland, Oregon$47,450+8.1%
Redding, California$44,400+1.2%
Riverside, California$55,900+27.4%
Sacramento, California$49,470+12.7%
Salem, Oregon$52,330+19.2%
San Diego, California$50,770+15.7%
San Jose, California$64,600+47.2%
Seattle, Washington$56,120+27.9%
Syracuse, New York$48,380+10.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$57,750+31.6%
Utica, New York$61,510+40.1%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$38,300-12.7%
Gross salary
43,890/yr
Estimated take-home
36,098/yr
Est. total withheld
17.8%

Single filer, federal + Pennsylvania 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 Reading, PA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 39740 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
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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Population (metro area)
429,989