Psychiatric Technicians pay range in Santa Maria
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,910 a year or less, while the top 10% make $86,920 or more. The middle half of psychiatric technicians in Santa Maria earn between $43,240 and $86,920.
- $43K10th
- $43K25th
- $64KMedian
- $87K75th
- $87K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $64,900 | $5,408 | $31.20 |
| Median | $63,510 | $5,292 | $30.53 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $43,240 | $3,603 | $20.79 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $86,920 | $7,243 | $41.79 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Psychiatric Technicians salary after taxes in Santa Maria
On the average salary of $64,900, a single filer in Santa Maria takes home about $52,208 a year, or $4,351 a month and $2,008 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Santa Maria a good place for psychiatric technicians? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Santa Maria area are 9% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 108.8), so the average $64,900 buys what about $59,652 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Santa Maria ($51,690). A typical home costs $1,005,339, or 15.5 years of this average salary before tax.
Psychiatric Technicians salary in other California cities
Santa Maria ranks 5th of 16 California metro areas for this job; Stockton pays the most ($90,620).
- Stockton$90,620
- Napa$79,140
- Vallejo$76,310
- Visalia$73,420
- Santa Maria$64,900
- San Francisco$63,480
- San Jose$63,410
- Santa Rosa$60,190
- Fresno$59,390
- Riverside$58,850
Highest-paying cities for psychiatric technicians
Stockton, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($90,620).
- Stockton, CA$90,620
- Napa, CA$79,140
- Vallejo, CA$76,310
- Visalia, CA$73,420
- Ann Arbor, MI$68,620
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Psychiatric Technicians salary in Santa Maria: questions
How much do psychiatric technicians make an hour in Santa Maria?
$31.20 an hour on average, and $30.53 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level psychiatric technicians salary in Santa Maria?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,910 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,240, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the psychiatric technicians take-home pay in Santa Maria?
About $52,208 a year ($4,351 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $64,900. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do psychiatric technicians earn more in Santa Maria than elsewhere?
The average here is 38% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($46,871).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 29-2053; area Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (42200). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.5%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.34, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.34).
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