Pharmacy Technicians salary
The median pay for pharmacy technicians in the United States is $45,750 a year. About 471,680 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $36,020
- 25th percentile
- $37,850
- Median percentile
- $45,750
- 75th percentile
- $49,990
- 90th percentile
- $61,040
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $58,900
- California $55,110
- Oregon $54,900
- Alaska $52,640
- Colorado $49,970
- Montana $49,400
- Minnesota $48,300
- Wyoming $48,260
- Utah $48,140
- Nevada $47,980
- Vermont $47,940
- Arizona $47,640
- North Dakota $47,560
- District of Columbia $47,410
- New Hampshire $47,360
- Connecticut $47,050
- Hawaii $46,760
- Illinois $46,650
- New Mexico $46,630
- Nebraska $46,610
- Massachusetts $46,470
- Delaware $46,430
- Idaho $46,420
- South Dakota $46,170
- Wisconsin $45,970
- Texas $45,900
- Maine $45,400
- Maryland $45,120
- Iowa $44,860
- Virginia $44,610
- Indiana $44,560
- North Carolina $44,530
- Louisiana $44,410
- Rhode Island $44,380
- Michigan $44,340
- New York $43,930
- Florida $43,590
- Kansas $43,310
- South Carolina $42,120
- Tennessee $41,920
- Georgia $41,910
- Ohio $40,650
- Oklahoma $40,500
- Missouri $40,100
- Pennsylvania $40,040
- New Jersey $39,610
- Kentucky $39,200
- Mississippi $39,040
- Alabama $39,030
- Arkansas $38,680
- West Virginia $38,210
By metro area
- Napa, CA $77,360
- San Jose, CA $75,490
- Santa Rosa, CA $61,800
- Seattle, WA $61,320
- San Francisco, CA $60,550
- Bremerton, WA $59,380
- Vallejo, CA $58,670
- Portland, OR $58,590
- Sacramento, CA $58,470
- Longview, WA $58,250
- Spokane, WA $57,830
- Walla Walla, WA $57,190
- Salinas, CA $57,180
- Olympia, WA $57,090
- Bend, OR $56,950
- Wenatchee, WA $56,600
- Santa Maria, CA $56,580
- San Luis Obispo, CA $56,530
- Chico, CA $56,320
- Yuba City, CA $56,160
- Bellingham, WA $56,010
- Fairbanks, AK $55,850
- Mount Vernon, WA $55,790
- Medford, OR $54,900
- Bozeman, MT $54,750
- San Diego, CA $54,500
- Kennewick, WA $54,070
- Redding, CA $52,860
- Fresno, CA $52,210
- Salem, OR $52,210
- Stockton, CA $52,160
- Anchorage, AK $51,870
- Albany, OR $51,730
- Grants Pass, OR $51,700
- Yakima, WA $51,330
- Boulder, CO $51,210
- El Centro, CA $51,130
- Denver, CO $50,970
- Cheyenne, WY $50,940
- Eugene, OR $50,820
- Los Angeles, CA $50,760
- Rochester, MN $50,730
- Oxnard, CA $50,720
- Modesto, CA $50,540
- Reno, NV $50,290
- Corvallis, OR $50,270
- Lewiston, ID $50,270
- Riverside, CA $50,270
- Santa Cruz, CA $50,100
- Hanford, CA $50,060
- Greeley, CO $49,950
- Colorado Springs, CO $49,930
- Helena, MT $49,910
- Carson City, NV $49,620
- Bismarck, ND $49,490
- Salt Lake City, UT $49,250
- Great Falls, MT $49,110
- Visalia, CA $48,870
- New Haven, CT $48,830
- Billings, MT $48,820
- Flagstaff, AZ $48,800
- Merced, CA $48,680
- Missoula, MT $48,570
- Minneapolis, MN $48,520
- Grand Junction, CO $48,470
- Casper, WY $48,460
- Mankato, MN $48,400
- Pueblo, CO $48,270
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $48,180
- Bridgeport, CT $48,170
- Bakersfield, CA $48,110
- Charlottesville, VA $48,110
- Burlington, VT $47,940
- Santa Fe, NM $47,890
- Rapid City, SD $47,840
- Phoenix, AZ $47,760
- Grand Rapids, MI $47,600
- Las Vegas, NV $47,590
- Manchester, NH $47,570
- Duluth, MN $47,510
- Ann Arbor, MI $47,420
- Killeen, TX $47,400
- Ogden, UT $47,380
- Durham, NC $47,350
- Tucson, AZ $47,310
- Milwaukee, WI $47,300
- Omaha, NE $47,290
- Barnstable Town, MA $47,280
- Grand Forks, ND $47,110
- Eagle Pass, TX $47,100
- Farmington, NM $47,070
- Norwich, CT $47,050
- San Antonio, TX $47,050
- Austin, TX $47,010
- Prescott Valley, AZ $47,000
- Pittsfield, MA $46,920
- Sheboygan, WI $46,910
- Boston, MA $46,890
- Elkhart, IN $46,880
- St. George, UT $46,870
- Chicago, IL $46,820
- Grand Island, NE $46,820
- Logan, UT $46,680
- Madison, WI $46,680
- Washington, DC $46,660
- Albuquerque, NM $46,630
- Portland, ME $46,630
- Des Moines, IA $46,620
- Boise City, ID $46,600
- Hartford, CT $46,600
- Topeka, KS $46,590
- Gainesville, FL $46,530
- Fayetteville, NC $46,490
- Hinesville, GA $46,450
- Eau Claire, WI $46,430
- Houston, TX $46,400
- Urban Honolulu, HI $46,400
- Provo, UT $46,380
- St. Cloud, MN $46,270
- Dallas, TX $46,260