How much do Pharmacy Aides make in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC?

Percentile spread

For Pharmacy Aides, the published 10th percentile is $21,410 and the 90th percentile is $41,760. The difference is $20,350, which is 58.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $28,390 to the 75th at $35,470, covers $7,080.

The mean annual wage is $33,050, which sits below the median of $34,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC median is 8.1% lower than the national median of $37,680 for Pharmacy Aides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,692, which is about the same as that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Georgia median of $34,630.

Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Georgia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 91.903, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacy Aides at $37,692 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacy Aides. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ranks 6th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Columbia, SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $35,570 and employment of 100. That median is 2.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,977, against $37,692 here.
• Athens-Clarke County, GA is 78 miles away, with a median of $31,540 and employment of 40. That median is 8.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,789, against $37,692 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 88 miles away, with a median of $35,550 and employment of 40. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,119, against $37,692 here.

Employment share

Pharmacy Aides accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (100 of 231,930). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.70 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.