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Behavioral health technician salary in California

Open behavioral health technician jobs in California post a median of $26.50 an hour, the middle half $23.50–$33.50 (about $55,100 a year full time), $4.50 above the national posted median. From 24 jobs at 15 employers that state their pay.

$26.50
Median posted /hr
$24–$34
Middle half /hr
$55,100
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$23.62
BLS median in CA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Behavioral health technician jobs in California · Behavioral health technician pay nationwide

What behavioral health technicians are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 24 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $15, highest $52.56.

Posted on open jobs in California

$23.50–$33.50/hr

Middle half of 22 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $26.50. 57% of the 42 open behavioral health technician jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Behavioral health technician pay by town in California

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Pasadena$27$20.87–$40.943 (3)
Los Angeles$24$15–$42.223 (3)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Behavioral health technician pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for behavioral health technicians here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Cortica$24.50$20.57–$33.376
Kaiser Permanente$48.25$38.11–$52.563
Sutter Health$33.25$27.08–$37.902
CommonSpirit Health$27$15–$38.832
Kaweah Health$37.75$30.17–$45.261
Huntington Health$34$26.85–$40.941
PathPoint$30.50$30.501
Jewish Family and Children's Services$26$25–$271
Cambrian Homecare$24$241
Muir Wood Teen Treatment$24$23–$251
Bridges Community Treatment Services$23.50$22.50–$24.371
Akua Behavioral Health$23$231
Embark Behavioral Health$22$18–$261
San Diego Youth Services$20.50$19–$221
Zinnia Health$19$17–$211

Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for behavioral health technicians nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open behavioral health technician jobs in California

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in California

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Psychiatric Technicians (29-2053)$19.65 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$22.41 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$23.62 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$35.77 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$42.35 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)14,100 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Behavioral health technician salary in California: common questions

How much does a behavioral health technician make in California?

Open behavioral health technician jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $26.50, the middle half $23.50–$33.50 (24 jobs from 15 employers). Full time that is about $55,100 a year. BLS measured a median of $23.62/hr ($49,140 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do behavioral health technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Pasadena ($27) and Los Angeles ($24). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in California pay behavioral health technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Kaiser Permanente ($48.25) and Cortica ($24.50).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($26.50) is $4.50 above the national posted median of $22. In the BLS survey California ranks 11 of 49 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 24 of 42 open behavioral health technician jobs in California (57%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Behavioral health technician pay in other states

Behavioral health technician salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatric Technicians (SOC 29-2053), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatric Aides (SOC 31-1133), every state, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatric Technicians, national, published May 15, 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatric Technicians by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Behavioral health technician salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/behavioral-health-technician/california

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