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Behavioral health technician salary in New York

Open behavioral health technician jobs in New York post a median of $23.75 an hour, the middle half $21.25–$29.50 (about $49,400 a year full time), $1.75 above the national posted median. From 35 jobs at 17 employers that state their pay.

$23.75
Median posted /hr
$21–$30
Middle half /hr
$49,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$27.92
BLS median in NY
May 2025

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What behavioral health technicians are paid in New York

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

Posted hourly rates of 35 open jobs in New York. Lowest posted $16.24, highest $38.08.

Posted on open jobs in New York

$21.25–$29.50/hr

Middle half of 19 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $23.75. 95% of the 37 open behavioral health technician jobs in New York state an hourly rate.

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Behavioral health technician pay by town in New York

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Rochester$22.50$19.15–$26.628 (2)
New York$24.75$24–$31.864 (3)
Carmel$18.50$17–$203 (1)

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 New York

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
University of Rochester Medical Center$22.50$19.15–$33.607
Mercy Haven$20$206
DePaul$22.25$22–$22.303
Arms Acres$18.50$17–$203
Richmond University Medical Center$31.25$28.61–$33.982
NewYork-Presbyterian$24.75$24.712
Ellis Medicine$20.25$16.24–$24.112
Catholic Health (Long Island)$33.50$33.451
Maimonides Health$33.50$28.95–$38.081
VNS Health$31.75$31.861
Genesis HealthCare$30$301
The Renfrew Center$24.50$24–$251
Saratoga Hospital$24$18.56–$29.551
United Health Services (New York)$23.75$19.37–$28.091
Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center$23.25$19.68–$26.861
Equinox$20$201
Hope For Youth$19.50$18–$211

Median of each employer's jobs in New York (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.

Night shift behavioral health technician pay in New York

Where one employer posts both night and other behavioral health technician jobs in the same state (4 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Mercy Haven, NY$20 (1)$20 (5)
Arms Acres, NY$18.50 (1)$18.50 (2)
Ellis Medicine, NY$20.25 (1)$20.25 (1)
NewYork-Presbyterian, NY$24.75 (1)$24.75 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open behavioral health technician jobs in New York

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

What BLS measures in New York

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, New York. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Psychiatric Technicians (29-2053)$20.02 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$22.42 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$27.92 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$34.86 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$41.31 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)2,040 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Behavioral health technician salary in New York: common questions

How much does a behavioral health technician make in New York?

Open behavioral health technician jobs in New York that state an hourly rate post a median of $23.75, the middle half $21.25–$29.50 (35 jobs from 17 employers). Full time that is about $49,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $27.92/hr ($58,080 a year) for people employed in the occupation in New York (May 2025).

Where in New York do behavioral health technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Rochester ($22.50), New York ($24.75) and Carmel ($18.50). The town table lists 3.

Which employers in New York pay behavioral health technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: University of Rochester Medical Center ($22.50), DePaul ($22.25) and Mercy Haven ($20).

How does New York compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in New York ($23.75) is $1.75 above the national posted median of $22. In the BLS survey New York ranks 3 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: 35 of 37 open behavioral health technician jobs in New York (95%) 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

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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 New York. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/behavioral-health-technician/new-york

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