Psychiatric Technician (state hospitals) in Alabama: Pay Plan

$25,692 – $51,259

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$36,680

median pay in AL, all employers

3,290

workers in AL (SOC 29-2053)

Sources: Alabama State Personnel Department, Alabama Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan (effective 09/01/2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Alabama state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective September 1, 2026. These are the ranges Alabama sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Mental Health Tech, Trainee Class 40136 Grade 50	$1,070.50 – $1,670.80 a half-month $25,692 – $40,099 a year 19 steps Step 04: $1,070.50 a half-month Step 05: $1,097.50 a half-month Step 06: $1,125.60 a half-month Step 07: $1,154.10 a half-month Step 08: $1,182.40 a half-month Step 09: $1,211.90 a half-month Step 10: $1,241.90 a half-month Step 11: $1,272.60 a half-month Step 12: $1,304.30 a half-month Step 13: $1,336.40 a half-month Step 14: $1,370.30 a half-month Step 15: $1,405.30 a half-month Step 16: $1,440.10 a half-month Step 17: $1,476.00 a half-month Step 18: $1,514.10 a half-month Step 19: $1,551.60 a half-month Step 20: $1,591.20 a half-month Step 21: $1,630.50 a half-month Step 22: $1,670.80 a half-month
Mental Health Technician Class 40137 Grade 54	$1,154.10 – $1,842.40 a half-month $27,698 – $44,218 a year 20 steps Step 03: $1,154.10 a half-month Step 04: $1,182.40 a half-month Step 05: $1,211.90 a half-month Step 06: $1,241.90 a half-month Step 07: $1,272.60 a half-month Step 08: $1,304.30 a half-month Step 09: $1,336.40 a half-month Step 10: $1,370.30 a half-month Step 11: $1,405.30 a half-month Step 12: $1,440.10 a half-month Step 13: $1,476.00 a half-month Step 14: $1,514.10 a half-month Step 15: $1,551.60 a half-month Step 16: $1,591.20 a half-month Step 17: $1,630.50 a half-month Step 18: $1,670.80 a half-month Step 19: $1,711.70 a half-month Step 20: $1,753.90 a half-month Step 21: $1,798.20 a half-month Step 22: $1,842.40 a half-month
Mental Health Tech, SR Class 40138 Grade 56	$1,182.40 – $1,936.20 a half-month $28,378 – $46,469 a year 21 steps Step 02: $1,182.40 a half-month Step 03: $1,211.90 a half-month Step 04: $1,241.90 a half-month Step 05: $1,272.60 a half-month Step 06: $1,304.30 a half-month Step 07: $1,336.40 a half-month Step 08: $1,370.30 a half-month Step 09: $1,405.30 a half-month Step 10: $1,440.10 a half-month Step 11: $1,476.00 a half-month Step 12: $1,514.10 a half-month Step 13: $1,551.60 a half-month Step 14: $1,591.20 a half-month Step 15: $1,630.50 a half-month Step 16: $1,670.80 a half-month Step 17: $1,711.70 a half-month Step 18: $1,753.90 a half-month Step 19: $1,798.20 a half-month Step 20: $1,842.40 a half-month Step 21: $1,889.70 a half-month Step 22: $1,936.20 a half-month
Mental Health Tech, Lead Class 40139 Grade 60	$1,304.30 – $2,135.80 a half-month $31,303 – $51,259 a year 21 steps Step 02: $1,304.30 a half-month Step 03: $1,336.40 a half-month Step 04: $1,370.30 a half-month Step 05: $1,405.30 a half-month Step 06: $1,440.10 a half-month Step 07: $1,476.00 a half-month Step 08: $1,514.10 a half-month Step 09: $1,551.60 a half-month Step 10: $1,591.20 a half-month Step 11: $1,630.50 a half-month Step 12: $1,670.80 a half-month Step 13: $1,711.70 a half-month Step 14: $1,753.90 a half-month Step 15: $1,798.20 a half-month Step 16: $1,842.40 a half-month Step 17: $1,889.70 a half-month Step 18: $1,936.20 a half-month Step 19: $1,983.60 a half-month Step 20: $2,033.20 a half-month Step 21: $2,082.80 a half-month Step 22: $2,135.80 a half-month

Schedule: Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan, semi-monthly step rates. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Alabama State Personnel Department, Alabama Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan (effective 09/01/2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Alabama, all employers Sourced

Psychiatric Technicians (SOC 29-2053) in Alabama, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	AL
Workers	3,290
10th percentile	$23,330
Median	$36,680
90th percentile	$45,870
National median, government employers	$50,750

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Alabama

AAPT Nationally Certified Psychiatric Technician (NCPT) - Level 1
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