Average Patient Care Technician Hourly Pay

The top respondents for the job title Patient Care Technician are from the companies DaVita Inc., Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc. and Fresenius Medical Care North America. Reported salaries are highest at U.S. Renal Care, Inc. where the average pay is $16.41. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Fresenius Medical Care North America and DaVita Inc., earning around $15.25 and $14.75, respectively. Fresenius Medical Care pays the lowest at around $14.46. Texas Health Resources and Ascension Health also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $14.59 and $14.71, respectively.

Skills in Phlebotomy, Acute Care, Telemetry and Dialysis are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Elder Care.

An entry-level Patient Care Technician with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $12.67 based on 764 salaries. An early career Patient Care Technician with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $13.21 based on 2,879 salaries. A mid-career Patient Care Technician with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $14.41 based on 1,480 salaries. An experienced Patient Care Technician with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $15.40 based on 1,520 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $16.

Employees with Patient Care Technician in their job title in New York, New York earn an average of 47.8% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Baltimore, Maryland (12.2% more) and Houston, Texas (11.2% more). The lowest salaries can be found in St. Louis, Missouri (12.9% less).