State Psych Tech Pay Ranges

A CAPT fact sheet
October 10, 2006

2006-2008 salary ranges for employees in
Psychiatric Technician Bargaining Unit 18
in California state civil service

NOTE #1: The salaries below DO NOT include Recruitment & Retention Differentials (R&R) based on work location.
NOTE #2: The classifications marked with * have parallel classifications with the words "safety" in parentheses. They are for employees working with individuals from the criminal justice system. The pay ranges for the parenthetical classes are the same as salaries for the base classes.
NOTE #3: After the contract was published, pay was increased for Psych Tech and Senior Psych Tech classifications in DMH, DDS and CDCR. Click here for the latest info on those classifications and pay ranges .

Job Title July 1, 2006 July 1, 2007
Child Care Practitioner 3414 - 4150 3499 - 4467
* Developmental Specialist 3414 - 4150 3499 - 4467
* Prelicensed Psychiatric Technician2660 - 2923 2727 - 2996
* Psychiatric Technician Range A 2959 - 3560 3033 - 3831
Range B 3078 - 3715 3155 - 3998
Range C 3202 - 3890 3282 - 4186
Psychiatric Technician Apprentice Range A 2133 - 2331 2186 - 2389
Range B 2201 - 2403 2256 - 2463
Range C 2283 - 2496 2340 - 2558
Range D 2371 - 2593 2430 - 2658
Range E 2462 - 2700 2524 - 2768
* Psychiatric Technician Assistant 2393 - 2800 2453 - 2870
Psychiatric Technician Instructor 4507 - 5475 4620 - 5893
Psychiatric Technician Student 2258 - 2471 2314 - 2533
* Psychiatric Technician Trainee 2327 - 2546 2385 - 2610
Psychiatric Technician Training Candidate 2133 - 2331 2186 - 2389
* Senior Psychiatric Technician Range A 3317 - 4029 3400 - 4337
Range B 3470 - 4214 3557 - 4536
Range C 3636 - 4417 3727 - 4753

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