Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for pharmacy aides

District of Columbia leads at $59,960 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
District of Columbia$59,960$57,860–$60,660
Utah$51,600$38,240–$52,690
Hawaii$46,250$43,640–$50,610
Washington$45,110$37,890–$48,830
Arizona$43,360$40,810–$43,400
California$42,200$37,390–$57,820
Oregon$40,250$38,090–$58,050
Pennsylvania$39,470$34,520–$42,640
Nevada$39,080$34,270–$44,060
Texas$38,630$36,570–$42,760
Delaware$38,500$35,840–$39,850
Maine$38,060$37,320–$39,990
New York$38,040$35,870–$40,390
Missouri$37,820$36,000–$42,220
Idaho$37,690$35,440–$43,620
Colorado$37,580$35,810–$41,670
Ohio$37,500$34,130–$45,080
Minnesota$37,430$33,460–$42,050
Massachusetts$37,390$36,790–$38,280
New Hampshire$37,350$34,040–$37,860
Vermont$37,310$36,280–$38,530
Montana$37,140$35,220–$39,620
Wyoming$37,030$33,730–$37,650
Illinois$37,010$35,610–$37,960
Arkansas$36,860$34,940–$38,640
Wisconsin$36,660$35,560–$38,740
New Jersey$36,590$35,080–$43,660
New Mexico$36,390$29,760–$50,430
Virginia$36,390$31,560–$43,900
Connecticut$36,350$35,250–$39,630
Alabama$36,260$34,690–$37,370
South Carolina$36,140$34,770–$38,000
Michigan$36,130$34,270–$36,130
South Dakota$36,130$34,630–$39,720
Indiana$35,890$34,600–$38,620
North Carolina$35,530$33,970–$37,840
Maryland$35,170$32,750–$43,080
Florida$35,160$34,190–$41,010
Georgia$34,630$28,350–$41,600
Kentucky$34,610$31,520–$35,790
Louisiana$33,450$26,700–$36,530
Iowa$33,270$29,030–$36,790
Kansas$32,070$27,510–$37,200
Nebraska$31,610$28,730–$36,150
Oklahoma$30,360$27,290–$37,790
Tennessee$30,170$28,600–$35,360
Mississippi$28,380$27,320–$34,520

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.