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Behavioral health technician salary in Virginia

Open behavioral health technician jobs in Virginia post a median of $21.25 an hour, the middle half $20.25–$23 (about $44,200 a year full time), $0.75 below the national posted median. From 17 jobs at 8 employers that state their pay.

$21.25
Median posted /hr
$20–$23
Middle half /hr
$44,200
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$23.23
BLS median in VA
May 2025

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What behavioral health technicians are paid in Virginia

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

Posted hourly rates of 17 open jobs in Virginia. Lowest posted $17, highest $33.09.

Posted on open jobs in Virginia

$20.25–$23/hr

Middle half of 10 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $21.25. 50% of the 34 open behavioral health technician jobs in Virginia state an hourly rate.

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Behavioral health technician pay by town in Virginia

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Hampton$22.50$18.90–$26.555 (1)
Roanoke$20.50$17.39–$24.354 (2)

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 Virginia

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Riverside Health$21.75$18.90–$26.555
Carilion Clinic$20.75$17.39–$24.353
Avenues Recovery$18$17–$203
Inova$26.75$20.30–$33.092
Sentara Health$25.50$20.50–$30.591
Mary Washington Healthcare$21.75$18.97–$24.661
Embark Behavioral Health$20.50$18–$231
Acadia Healthcare$20.25$20–$20.451

Median of each employer's jobs in Virginia (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 Virginia

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

What BLS measures in Virginia

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, Virginia. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Psychiatric Technicians (29-2053)$18.55 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$19.61 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$23.23 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$24.80 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)$28.14 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)3,950 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Behavioral health technician salary in Virginia: common questions

How much does a behavioral health technician make in Virginia?

Open behavioral health technician jobs in Virginia that state an hourly rate post a median of $21.25, the middle half $20.25–$23 (17 jobs from 8 employers). Full time that is about $44,200 a year. BLS measured a median of $23.23/hr ($48,320 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Virginia (May 2025).

Where in Virginia do behavioral health technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Hampton ($22.50) and Roanoke ($20.50). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in Virginia pay behavioral health technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Riverside Health ($21.75), Carilion Clinic ($20.75) and Avenues Recovery ($18).

How does Virginia compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Virginia ($21.25) is $0.75 below the national posted median of $22. In the BLS survey Virginia ranks 13 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: 17 of 34 open behavioral health technician jobs in Virginia (50%) 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 Virginia. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/behavioral-health-technician/virginia

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