Registered behavior technician salary

Open registered behavior technician jobs post a median of $23 an hour, with the middle half paying $20.50–$25.50: about $47,800 a year full time. Measured from 414 jobs at 81 employers that state their pay, read from each employer's own job board.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median /hr

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Registered behavior technician jobs

What registered behavior technicians are paid

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint). The middle half of employers' rates is in the darker color.

Posted hourly rates of 414 open jobs. The chart spans the 2nd to the 98th percentile; the lowest rate posted is $14, the highest $60.

Posted on open jobs

$20.50–$25.50/hr

Middle half of 203 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $23. 80% of the 519 open registered behavior technician jobs state an hourly rate. 1 more state an "up to" ceiling, a weekly travel rate, a per-visit fee, or a rate far from the rest (a differential read as pay), left out.

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Registered behavior technician pay by employer

What each employer posts for registered behavior technicians, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
BrightSpring Health Services	$21	$15–$30	40
Butterfly Effects	$24	$16–$29	29
Cortica	$25.50	$18.72–$33.37	27
Children's Specialized ABA	$30.75	$20–$42	26
Storybook ABA	$26	$20–$30	25
BehaviorCare Therapy	$23.50	$21–$28	24
STEPS Behavior Health	$24	$20–$35	23
Lighthouse Autism Center	$19.50	$18–$25	16
Center for Social Dynamics	$22.50	$19–$27	15
The Place for Children with Autism	$20	$17–$23	15
Centria Autism	$19.50	$16–$29	15
Spectrum of Hope	$21.50	$17–$28	10
BlueSprig	$22.75	$18.50–$30	8
Proud Moments ABA	$22.25	$19–$30	8
Sanzie HealthCare Services	$14	$14–$16	6
Autism Care Partners	$22.50	$19–$25	5
Spark Learning	$20	$17–$23	5
MedCare Pediatric Group	$18.50	$17–$20	5
BAYADA Home Health Care	$27	$21–$31	4
Flywheel Centers	$27	$20–$32	4
Genesis HealthCare	$22.25	$20–$27	4
ARC Health Partners	$42.50	$23–$60	3
All Together Autism	$25	$18–$35	3
Alongside ABA	$24.50	$20–$27	3
Family Behavior Solutions	$23	$21–$26	3
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services	$22.50	$18.04–$27.07	3
Open Sky Community Services	$21.75	$21.63	3
Aware	$21.25	$19–$23.59	3
Kennedy Care	$21	$19–$23	3
AW Holdings	$20.50	$17–$24	3
Select Medical	$20	$18–$23	3
LLA Therapy	$19	$18–$24	3
Logan Community Resources	$16.50	$15–$18.20	3
Pediatric Therapies Hawaii	$29.75	$27–$33	2
DABS	$28	$26–$30	2
Advocates	$27.75	$22–$30	2
New Beginnings ABA Company	$25	$23–$27	2
Therapy Spot	$24.75	$20–$30	2
Atlanta Autism Center	$24	$22–$26	2
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health	$24	$21–$30	2

Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.

Registered behavior technician pay by state

States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state an hourly rate, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.

State	Median posted	Middle half	BLS median	Jobs
New Jersey	$28	$25–$31	$25.98 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	33
New York	$27.50	$23–$49	$27.92 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	9
Maryland	$26	$24.50–$27.50	$21.89 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	42
Arizona	$25.50	$23.50–$26.75	$21.94 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	33
Virginia	$25.50	$23.50–$26	$23.23 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	16
California	$25	$23.75–$27	$23.62 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	50
Colorado	$25	$23.75–$26.50	$22.81 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	12
Massachusetts	$24.50	$22.50–$25.75	$25 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	35
North Carolina	$23.75	$21.75–$30	$19.54 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	18
Rhode Island	$23	$22.25–$23.50	$23.33 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	8
Missouri	$22	$20–$22.50	$22.04 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	15
Texas	$21.50	$20–$23.25	$19.22 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	34
Georgia	$21	$18.50–$22.50	$22.24 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	19
Michigan	$20.50	$19.25–$21	$20.74 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	34
Illinois	$20	$19.75–$21	$22.21 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	29
Indiana	$19.75	$18–$20.75	$19.67 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	14

Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (May 2025).

Registered behavior technician jobs that state a yearly salary

Some jobs state a salary for the year instead of an hourly rate. They are measured on their own here, never converted.

6 open jobs from 4 employers state a yearly salary: a median of $54,400, the middle half $53,500 to $55,500, from $35,600 to $63,660 posted.

Best-paid open registered behavior technician jobs

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

Behavior Interventionist
ARC Health Partners · New York, NY· 5d ago
$50–$60/hr
Behavior Interventionist
Manhattan Psychology Group · New York, NY· 2w ago
$50–$60/hr
Behavior Interventionist (RBT)
ARC Health Partners · Darien, CT· 5d ago
$40–$45/hr
Behavior Interventionist (RBT)
Sasco River Center · Darien, CT· 5d ago
$40–$45/hr
Bilingual Behavior Technician (BT/RBT) Princeton EI Center 5-7 PM
Children's Specialized ABA · Princeton, NJ· 1d ago
$30–$38/hr
Bilingual Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Afternoon and Evening Hours
Children's Specialized ABA · Atlantic Highlands, NJ· 2mo ago
$25–$42/hr
Behavior Technician -Avon, CO
STEPS Behavior Health · Avon, CO· 3w ago
$28–$35/hr
Behavior Technician -Edwards, CO
STEPS Behavior Health · Edwards, CO· 2w ago
$28–$35/hr
School Based Behavior Technician
ADHD & Autism Psychological · Cortland, NY· 1w ago
$30–$32/hr
Registered Behavior Technician- Family Supports
Advocates · Worcester, MA· 5d ago
$30.00/hr
Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Part-Time
All Together Autism · Raleigh, NC· 6d ago
$25–$35/hr
RBT Academy (Islandwide), Behavioral Health
BAYADA Home Health Care · Lihue, HI· 3w ago
$30/hr

Every open job: Registered behavior technician jobs

What BLS measures

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys what people employed in the occupation earn, at every level of experience. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered, so the two measure different things.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Psychiatric Technicians (29-2053)	$16.87 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$18.48 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$21.70 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$24.12 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$29.21 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)	156,960 (source: BLS OEWS, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)

The posted median ($23) is $1.30 above the BLS median ($21.70 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Psychiatric Technicians, opens in a new tab)). Posted ranges run from a new hire's rate to an experienced one's, and their midpoint is counted here.

Registered behavior technician salary: common questions

How much does a registered behavior technician make an hour?

Open registered behavior technician jobs on CareJobs.Now that state an hourly rate post a median of $23, with the middle half between $20.50–$25.50 (414 jobs from 81 employers, each employer's advertised range counted once). Postings advertise a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics measured a median of $21.70/hr ($45,130 a year) for psychiatric technicians in May 2025.

How much does a registered behavior technician make a year?

At the posted median of $23 an hour, full time (2,080 hours a year) comes to about $47,800, and the middle half to $42,600 to $53,000. That is arithmetic on the hourly rate, not a salary any job states. 6 open jobs state a yearly salary instead, a median of $54,400.

Which states pay registered behavior technicians the most?

By the median hourly rate open jobs post: New Jersey ($28), New York ($27.50) and Maryland ($26). The lowest: Indiana ($19.75), Illinois ($20) and Michigan ($20.50). Each state's page breaks its pay down by town and employer.

Which employers pay registered behavior technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least 5 open jobs: Children's Specialized ABA ($30.75), Storybook ABA ($26) and Cortica ($25.50). The employer table lists the 40 employers with the most jobs stating pay.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay CareJobs.Now's open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 414 of 519 open registered behavior technician jobs (80%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none, "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out, and each employer's advertised range counts once in the median, so no single employer sets it.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used: a plain hourly or yearly figure or range in US dollars, read from the job's own posting. A range counts at its midpoint. In the median and the middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; an employer's own figures count its jobs one by one. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates under a third or over three times the occupation's median are left out. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours (40 a week). A job counts under its occupation and every occupation above it, and under every state it is open in. A page exists while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Psychiatric Technicians (SOC 29-2053), published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Psychiatric Technicians by state, published May 15, 2026
BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035: Psychiatric Technicians (Occupational Outlook Handbook), published August 27, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Registered behavior technician salary. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/registered-behavior-technician

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