Pharmacy Technicians Salary

Median Salary
$45,750
per year
Hourly Rate
$22.00
per hour
Employment
471,680
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$36,020
25th percentile
$37,850
Median
$45,750
75th percentile
$49,990
90th percentile
$61,040

💰 Pharmacy Technicians Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Washington$58,900+28.7%
California$55,110+20.5%
Oregon$54,900+20.0%
Alaska$52,640+15.1%
Colorado$49,970+9.2%
Montana$49,400+8.0%
Minnesota$48,300+5.6%
Wyoming$48,260+5.5%
Utah$48,140+5.2%
Nevada$47,980+4.9%
Vermont$47,940+4.8%
Arizona$47,640+4.1%
North Dakota$47,560+4.0%
District of Columbia$47,410+3.6%
New Hampshire$47,360+3.5%
Connecticut$47,050+2.8%
Hawaii$46,760+2.2%
Illinois$46,650+2.0%
New Mexico$46,630+1.9%
Nebraska$46,610+1.9%
Massachusetts$46,470+1.6%
Delaware$46,430+1.5%
Idaho$46,420+1.5%
South Dakota$46,170+0.9%
Wisconsin$45,970+0.5%
Texas$45,900+0.3%
Maine$45,400-0.8%
Maryland$45,120-1.4%
Iowa$44,860-1.9%
Virginia$44,610-2.5%
Indiana$44,560-2.6%
North Carolina$44,530-2.7%
Louisiana$44,410-2.9%
Rhode Island$44,380-3.0%
Michigan$44,340-3.1%
New York$43,930-4.0%
Florida$43,590-4.7%
Kansas$43,310-5.3%
South Carolina$42,120-7.9%
Tennessee$41,920-8.4%
Georgia$41,910-8.4%
Ohio$40,650-11.1%
Oklahoma$40,500-11.5%
Missouri$40,100-12.3%
Pennsylvania$40,040-12.5%
New Jersey$39,610-13.4%
Kentucky$39,200-14.3%
Mississippi$39,040-14.7%
Alabama$39,030-14.7%
Arkansas$38,680-15.5%
West Virginia$38,210-16.5%

🏙️ Pharmacy Technicians Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Napa, CA$77,360+69.1%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$75,490+65.0%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$61,800+35.1%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$61,320+34.0%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$60,550+32.3%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$59,380+29.8%
Vallejo, CA$58,670+28.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$58,590+28.1%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$58,470+27.8%
Longview-Kelso, WA$58,250+27.3%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$57,830+26.4%
Walla Walla, WA$57,190+25.0%
Salinas, CA$57,180+25.0%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$57,090+24.8%
Bend, OR$56,950+24.5%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$56,600+23.7%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$56,580+23.7%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$56,530+23.6%
Chico, CA$56,320+23.1%
Yuba City, CA$56,160+22.8%
Bellingham, WA$56,010+22.4%
Fairbanks-College, AK$55,850+22.1%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$55,790+21.9%
Medford, OR$54,900+20.0%
Bozeman, MT$54,750+19.7%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$54,500+19.1%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$54,070+18.2%
Redding, CA$52,860+15.5%
Fresno, CA$52,210+14.1%
Salem, OR$52,210+14.1%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$52,160+14.0%
Anchorage, AK$51,870+13.4%
Albany, OR$51,730+13.1%
Grants Pass, OR$51,700+13.0%
Yakima, WA$51,330+12.2%
Boulder, CO$51,210+11.9%
El Centro, CA$51,130+11.8%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$50,970+11.4%
Cheyenne, WY$50,940+11.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$50,820+11.1%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$50,760+11.0%
Rochester, MN$50,730+10.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$50,720+10.9%
Modesto, CA$50,540+10.5%
Reno, NV$50,290+9.9%
Corvallis, OR$50,270+9.9%
Lewiston, ID-WA$50,270+9.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$50,270+9.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$50,100+9.5%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$50,060+9.4%
Greeley, CO$49,950+9.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$49,930+9.1%
Helena, MT$49,910+9.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$49,650+8.5%
Carson City, NV$49,620+8.5%
Bismarck, ND$49,490+8.2%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$49,250+7.7%
Great Falls, MT$49,110+7.3%
Visalia, CA$48,870+6.8%
New Haven, CT$48,830+6.7%
Billings, MT$48,820+6.7%
Flagstaff, AZ$48,800+6.7%
Merced, CA$48,680+6.4%
Missoula, MT$48,570+6.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$48,520+6.1%
Grand Junction, CO$48,470+5.9%
Casper, WY$48,460+5.9%
Mankato, MN$48,400+5.8%
Pueblo, CO$48,270+5.5%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$48,180+5.3%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$48,170+5.3%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$48,110+5.2%
Charlottesville, VA$48,110+5.2%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$47,940+4.8%
Santa Fe, NM$47,890+4.7%
Rapid City, SD$47,840+4.6%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$47,760+4.4%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$47,600+4.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$47,590+4.0%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$47,570+4.0%
Duluth, MN-WI$47,510+3.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$47,420+3.7%
Killeen-Temple, TX$47,400+3.6%
Ogden, UT$47,380+3.6%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$47,350+3.5%
Tucson, AZ$47,310+3.4%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$47,300+3.4%
Omaha, NE-IA$47,290+3.4%
Barnstable Town, MA$47,280+3.3%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$47,110+3.0%
Eagle Pass, TX$47,100+3.0%
Farmington, NM$47,070+2.9%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$47,050+2.8%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$47,050+2.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$47,010+2.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$47,000+2.7%
Pittsfield, MA$46,920+2.6%
Sheboygan, WI$46,910+2.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$46,890+2.5%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$46,880+2.5%
St. George, UT$46,870+2.4%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$46,820+2.3%
Grand Island, NE$46,820+2.3%
Logan, UT-ID$46,680+2.0%
Madison, WI$46,680+2.0%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$46,660+2.0%
Albuquerque, NM$46,630+1.9%
Portland-South Portland, ME$46,630+1.9%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$46,620+1.9%
Boise City, ID$46,600+1.9%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$46,600+1.9%
Topeka, KS$46,590+1.8%
Gainesville, FL$46,530+1.7%
Fayetteville, NC$46,490+1.6%
Hinesville, GA$46,450+1.5%
Eau Claire, WI$46,430+1.5%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,400+1.4%
Urban Honolulu, HI$46,400+1.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$46,380+1.4%
St. Cloud, MN$46,270+1.1%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$46,260+1.1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$46,220+1.0%
Battle Creek, MI$46,170+0.9%
Lincoln, NE$46,140+0.9%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$46,130+0.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$46,130+0.8%
Peoria, IL$46,110+0.8%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$46,100+0.8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$46,020+0.6%
Worcester, MA$46,010+0.6%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$45,990+0.5%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$45,970+0.5%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$45,950+0.4%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$45,890+0.3%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$45,880+0.3%
Midland, TX$45,790+0.1%
Winston-Salem, NC$45,770+0.0%
Fond du Lac, WI$45,760+0.0%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$45,750+0.0%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$45,700-0.1%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$45,690-0.1%
Idaho Falls, ID$45,620-0.3%
Corpus Christi, TX$45,610-0.3%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$45,610-0.3%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$45,590-0.3%
Port St. Lucie, FL$45,560-0.4%
Baton Rouge, LA$45,550-0.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$45,540-0.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$45,530-0.5%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$45,430-0.7%
Fargo, ND-MN$45,390-0.8%
Kansas City, MO-KS$45,360-0.9%
Traverse City, MI$45,360-0.9%
Jackson, MI$45,340-0.9%
Greenville, NC$45,310-1.0%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$45,290-1.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$45,260-1.1%
Minot, ND$45,260-1.1%
Niles, MI$45,260-1.1%
Columbus, OH$45,240-1.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$45,240-1.1%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$45,230-1.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL$45,220-1.2%
Jacksonville, FL$45,180-1.2%
Rockford, IL$45,170-1.3%
Appleton, WI$45,160-1.3%
Asheville, NC$45,160-1.3%
Dubuque, IA$45,100-1.4%
Ithaca, NY$45,090-1.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$45,080-1.5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$45,080-1.5%
Yuma, AZ$45,050-1.5%
Twin Falls, ID$45,030-1.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$45,020-1.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$45,000-1.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$44,930-1.8%
Dover, DE$44,910-1.8%
Pocatello, ID$44,890-1.9%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$44,890-1.9%
Bangor, ME$44,880-1.9%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$44,880-1.9%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$44,880-1.9%
Toledo, OH$44,870-1.9%
Las Cruces, NM$44,860-1.9%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$44,860-1.9%
Evansville, IN$44,830-2.0%
Green Bay, WI$44,830-2.0%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$44,820-2.0%
Binghamton, NY$44,770-2.1%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$44,760-2.2%
Springfield, MA$44,740-2.2%
San Angelo, TX$44,720-2.3%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$44,650-2.4%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$44,640-2.4%
Odessa, TX$44,620-2.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$44,610-2.5%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$44,550-2.6%
Enid, OK$44,520-2.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$44,490-2.8%
Glens Falls, NY$44,480-2.8%
Flint, MI$44,460-2.8%
Kingston, NY$44,340-3.1%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$44,320-3.1%
Wilmington, NC$44,300-3.2%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$44,270-3.2%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$44,200-3.4%
Lima, OH$44,150-3.5%
Midland, MI$44,150-3.5%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$44,070-3.7%
Richmond, VA$44,030-3.8%
College Station-Bryan, TX$43,980-3.9%
Lexington Park, MD$43,980-3.9%
Amarillo, TX$43,960-3.9%
Punta Gorda, FL$43,950-3.9%
Cedar Rapids, IA$43,930-4.0%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$43,930-4.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$43,930-4.0%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$43,920-4.0%
Huntsville, AL$43,910-4.0%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$43,890-4.1%
Spartanburg, SC$43,840-4.2%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$43,820-4.2%
Laredo, TX$43,800-4.3%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$43,800-4.3%
Harrisonburg, VA$43,780-4.3%
Lawton, OK$43,730-4.4%
Tyler, TX$43,690-4.5%
Oklahoma City, OK$43,530-4.9%
Iowa City, IA$43,500-4.9%
Decatur, AL$43,420-5.1%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$43,410-5.1%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$43,370-5.2%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$43,340-5.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$43,330-5.3%
Wichita Falls, TX$43,160-5.7%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$43,150-5.7%
Warner Robins, GA$43,150-5.7%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$43,080-5.8%
Fort Wayne, IN$43,070-5.9%
Victoria, TX$43,050-5.9%
Gainesville, GA$43,040-5.9%
Bloomington, IL$42,990-6.0%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$42,880-6.3%
Waco, TX$42,850-6.3%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$42,830-6.4%
Hammond, LA$42,790-6.5%
Lubbock, TX$42,570-7.0%
Springfield, OH$42,570-7.0%
Abilene, TX$42,560-7.0%
Sherman-Denison, TX$42,510-7.1%
Winchester, VA-WV$42,390-7.3%
Clarksville, TN-KY$42,240-7.7%
Springfield, IL$42,160-7.8%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$42,140-7.9%
Saginaw, MI$42,130-7.9%
Goldsboro, NC$42,030-8.1%
Lynchburg, VA$42,030-8.1%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$41,820-8.6%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$41,820-8.6%
Pittsburgh, PA$41,780-8.7%
Wausau, WI$41,710-8.8%
Lake Charles, LA$41,520-9.2%
Burlington, NC$41,490-9.3%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$41,490-9.3%
Syracuse, NY$41,430-9.4%
Albany, GA$41,390-9.5%
Roanoke, VA$41,200-9.9%
Longview, TX$41,070-10.2%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$41,000-10.4%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$40,950-10.5%
Rochester, NY$40,940-10.5%
Canton-Massillon, OH$40,900-10.6%
Salisbury, MD$40,890-10.6%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$40,880-10.6%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$40,720-11.0%
Jacksonville, NC$40,710-11.0%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$40,700-11.0%
Rocky Mount, NC$40,700-11.0%
Virgin Islands$40,620-11.2%
Savannah, GA$40,620-11.2%
Decatur, IL$40,560-11.3%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$40,510-11.5%
Ocala, FL$40,500-11.5%
Tulsa, OK$40,500-11.5%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$40,490-11.5%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$40,490-11.5%
Columbus, GA-AL$40,370-11.8%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$40,370-11.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$40,350-11.8%
Sebring, FL$40,350-11.8%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$40,290-11.9%
El Paso, TX$40,200-12.1%
Lafayette, LA$40,180-12.2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$40,130-12.3%
Owensboro, KY$40,000-12.6%
Rome, GA$39,990-12.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$39,940-12.7%
Alexandria, LA$39,830-12.9%
Wheeling, WV-OH$39,830-12.9%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$39,820-13.0%
Terre Haute, IN$39,820-13.0%
Wichita, KS$39,810-13.0%
Akron, OH$39,780-13.0%
Manhattan, KS$39,640-13.4%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$39,640-13.4%
Elmira, NY$39,630-13.4%
Lawrence, KS$39,620-13.4%
Lancaster, PA$39,580-13.5%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$39,490-13.7%
Springfield, MO$39,490-13.7%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$39,460-13.7%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$39,460-13.7%
Tuscaloosa, AL$39,450-13.8%
Kokomo, IN$39,400-13.9%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$39,380-13.9%
Jackson, MS$39,380-13.9%
Montgomery, AL$39,370-13.9%
Kenosha, WI$39,360-14.0%
Florence, SC$39,350-14.0%
Ames, IA$39,310-14.1%
Cleveland, OH$39,310-14.1%
Mobile, AL$39,280-14.1%
Bloomington, IN$39,270-14.2%
Kankakee, IL$39,190-14.3%
Columbia, SC$39,170-14.4%
Monroe, LA$39,160-14.4%
Jackson, TN$39,090-14.6%
Homosassa Springs, FL$39,070-14.6%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$38,860-15.1%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$38,860-15.1%
Dothan, AL$38,830-15.1%
Sumter, SC$38,820-15.1%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$38,770-15.3%
Dalton, GA$38,760-15.3%
Sandusky, OH$38,750-15.3%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$38,730-15.3%
Birmingham, AL$38,700-15.4%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$38,700-15.4%
Williamsport, PA$38,500-15.8%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$38,490-15.9%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$38,490-15.9%
Johnson City, TN$38,480-15.9%
Monroe, MI$38,400-16.1%
Columbus, IN$38,370-16.1%
Morgantown, WV$38,320-16.2%
Mansfield, OH$38,310-16.3%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$38,280-16.3%
Knoxville, TN$38,270-16.3%
Jonesboro, AR$38,240-16.4%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$38,210-16.5%
Muncie, IN$38,200-16.5%
Texarkana, TX-AR$38,190-16.5%
Beckley, WV$38,100-16.7%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$38,100-16.7%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$38,080-16.8%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$37,970-17.0%
Hot Springs, AR$37,960-17.0%
Tallahassee, FL$37,960-17.0%
Charleston, WV$37,930-17.1%
Lebanon, PA$37,890-17.2%
Joplin, MO-KS$37,860-17.2%
Utica-Rome, NY$37,800-17.4%
Bay City, MI$37,790-17.4%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$37,760-17.5%
Columbia, MO$37,750-17.5%
Paducah, KY-IL$37,750-17.5%
Johnstown, PA$37,540-17.9%
Hattiesburg, MS$37,470-18.1%
Chambersburg, PA$37,440-18.2%
State College, PA$37,400-18.3%
Erie, PA$37,340-18.4%
Gettysburg, PA$37,320-18.4%
Vineland, NJ$37,260-18.6%
Valdosta, GA$37,250-18.6%
York-Hanover, PA$37,220-18.6%
Bowling Green, KY$37,210-18.7%
Elizabethtown, KY$37,150-18.8%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$37,040-19.0%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$36,930-19.3%
Reading, PA$36,860-19.4%
Altoona, PA$36,810-19.5%
Gadsden, AL$36,800-19.6%
Cleveland, TN$36,680-19.8%
Morristown, TN$36,660-19.9%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$36,610-20.0%
Jefferson City, MO$36,410-20.4%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$36,280-20.7%
Mayaguez, PR$36,100-21.1%
Guam$36,010-21.3%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$35,910-21.5%
Guayama, PR$35,700-22.0%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$32,320-29.4%
Puerto Rico$29,520-35.5%
Ponce, PR$27,970-38.9%
Arecibo, PR$26,810-41.4%
Aguadilla, PR$26,350-42.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.