How much do Pharmacy Aides make in Madison, WI?

Percentile spread

For Pharmacy Aides, the published 10th percentile is $37,500 and the 90th percentile is $57,360. The difference is $19,860, which is 46.9% 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 $37,560 to the 75th at $46,390, covers $8,830.

The mean annual wage is $43,880, which sits above the median of $42,350. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Madison, WI median is 12.4% higher than the national median of $37,680 for Pharmacy Aides. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,531, which is 15.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.5% higher than the Wisconsin median of $36,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Madison, WI is 97.287, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $42,350 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacy Aides at $43,531 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacy Aides. Madison, WI ranks 1st of 10 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).).

• Dubuque, IA is 78 miles away, with a median of $35,440 and employment of 30. That median is 16.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,583, against $43,531 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 88 miles away, with a median of $36,670 and employment of 140. That median is 13.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,829, against $43,531 here.
• Cedar Rapids, IA is 124 miles away, with a median of $31,140 and employment of 100. That median is 26.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,003, against $43,531 here.

Employment share

Pharmacy Aides accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (50 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.48 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.