LIVE MARKET·172 CA postings · last 180 days·Updated April 30, 2026

Behavioral Health Technician salary in California: $23.00/hr$920/wk$47,840/yr median.

Pay range $21.50$860$44,720–$24.63/hr$985/wk$51,230/yr across the middle 50% of 172 active California postings from 80 employers.

9.5% above the national Behavioral Health Technician median of $21.00/hr · #8 of 35 states with live data.

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Median /hr/wk/yr
$23.00$920$47,840
P25–P75
$21.50$860$44,720–$24.63$985$51,230
middle 50%
Postings
172
last 180 days
Employers
80
in CA
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN

How California compares with its neighbors.

01California (this page)172 postings
$23.00/hr$920/wk$47,840/yr
02Arizona108 postings
$20.00/hr$800/wk$41,600/yr
03Nevada12 postings
$16.50/hr$660/wk$34,320/yr
02·TOP-PAYING STATES·35 STATES WITH LIVE DATA

Where Behavioral Health Technician pay is highest nationally.

01Vermont13 postings
$64.42/hr$2,577/wk$133,994/yr
02Oklahoma17 postings
$54.72/hr$2,189/wk$113,818/yr
03Montana7 postings
$47.03/hr$1,881/wk$97,822/yr
04Nebraska24 postings
$25.50/hr$1,020/wk$53,040/yr
05Massachusetts43 postings
$24.00/hr$960/wk$49,920/yr
See all 35 states →National Behavioral Health Technician salary
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN · CA

Behavioral Health Technician pay in California, answered.

How much does a Behavioral Health Technician make in California?

The median Behavioral Health Technician pay in California is $23.00/hr (about $47,840/yr), based on 172 job postings with listed pay over the last 180 days.

What is the Behavioral Health Technician pay range in California?

The middle 50% of California postings pay $21.50–$24.63/hr. Listed pay runs from $18.50 to $104.59/hr.

Do Behavioral Health Technicians in California earn more than the national average?

California pays 9.5% more than the national Behavioral Health Technician median of $21.00/hr, ranking #8 of 35 states with live data.

How many employers are hiring Behavioral Health Technicians in California?

80 employers posted Behavioral Health Technician roles with listed pay in California over the last 180 days.

Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in California, collected over the last 180 days. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.