Behavioral Health Technician
Listed compensation
$20.34-$25.76/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
- Level: Experienced
- Job Location: PYR - Tacoma, WA 98405
- Position Type: Full Time
- Education Level: Highschool/GEDSalary Range: $20.34 - $25.76 Hourly
- Travel Percentage: None
- Job Shift: Night Shift
- Job Category: Health Care
Qualifications
Key Responsibilities
This role involves providing technical support within a behavioral health setting. Specific duties are not detailed but relate to the daily operations of patient care.
Requirements
The minimum educational requirement for this experienced-level position is a Highschool/GED. Candidates must be available to work the Night Shift.
Qualifications
- Education
- High school
Key Skills
Behavioral Health Career Context
Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 68% have no call, 43% require no weekends.
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $42k–$54k | Behavioral Health median $52k (middle half $50k–$54k)19 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$45k in purchasing power | Washington index 107.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Behavioral Health listings in Washington | 27 active | 1,317 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 68% no call · 43% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Behavioral Health pay trend | −5.0% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$48k midpoint, that is roughly $2k–$3k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
Top Behavioral Health Tech Jobs
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21 jobs · 19 employersAnnual compensation range
Benefits & Perks
15 jobsShare of similar jobs offering each benefit
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$20-$25/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,317 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in Tacoma
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $483k
- Typical market rent
- $1,773/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 29 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 111.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.