Salary by Metro

SOC 29-2052 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Pharmacy Technicians wages by metro

National median annual wage

$45,750

10th percentile
$36,020
25th percentile
$37,850
Median
$45,750
75th percentile
$49,990
90th percentile
$61,040
Mean
$46,620

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 471,680.

That median is 10.3% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Pharmacy Technicians.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Napa, CA200$48,670$77,360$84,450
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA1,780$47,770$75,490$99,470
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA370$45,030$61,800$86,720
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA4,630$48,000$61,320$82,040
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA4,040$46,790$60,550$94,310
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA200$45,910$59,380$76,150
Vallejo, CA440$45,230$58,670$86,390
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA2,460$46,620$58,590$71,370
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA2,820$44,480$58,470$83,120
Longview-Kelso, WA100$47,220$58,250$66,210
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA740$45,540$57,830$72,130
Walla Walla, WA60$44,970$57,190$70,550
Salinas, CA360$44,940$57,180$70,310
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA260$46,280$57,090$72,760
Bend, OR220$49,320$56,950$62,200
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA130$40,890$56,600$67,220
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA420$43,250$56,580$73,090
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA320$43,350$56,530$78,760
Chico, CA220$38,750$56,320$72,240
Yuba City, CA190$43,120$56,160$75,360

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Pharmacy Technicians jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ25,420$36,680$44,640$65,990
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN15,830$37,780$46,820$59,170
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA13,130$39,820$50,760$78,850
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX12,000$36,390$46,260$60,630
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX10,610$35,430$46,400$61,120
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL10,310$35,640$45,240$57,580
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ9,780$39,410$47,760$60,820
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD9,030$35,360$44,880$55,890
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA7,930$36,040$45,020$60,420
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH7,370$38,460$46,890$75,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV6,650$37,950$46,660$64,220
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL6,200$35,880$43,370$56,080
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL6,060$36,340$43,080$52,110
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI5,830$35,160$43,330$53,560
St. Louis, MO-IL4,980$36,020$45,220$58,730
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI4,670$38,240$48,520$61,790
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA4,630$39,290$50,270$76,830
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA4,630$48,000$61,320$82,040
Pittsburgh, PA4,270$35,480$41,780$49,040
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD4,130$36,080$45,230$59,760

States and territories

State estimates for Pharmacy Technicians, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Washington8,150$47,270$58,900$79,090
California39,860$42,850$55,110$81,190
Oregon4,320$44,530$54,900$68,000
Alaska800$40,820$52,640$70,720
Colorado6,010$39,810$49,970$64,760
Montana1,340$38,330$49,400$60,780
Minnesota7,340$38,110$48,300$62,080
Wyoming600$37,360$48,260$63,950
Utah5,030$37,860$48,140$63,130
Nevada4,070$37,350$47,980$62,500
Vermont760$37,610$47,940$65,060
Arizona12,970$39,040$47,640$60,820
North Dakota890$38,370$47,560$63,850
District of Columbia1,130$41,300$47,410$74,100
New Hampshire1,970$37,080$47,360$61,630
Connecticut5,200$37,410$47,050$62,230
Hawaii1,540$36,120$46,760$62,190
Illinois21,340$36,550$46,650$58,260
New Mexico2,550$37,470$46,630$58,780
Nebraska2,660$36,710$46,610$57,110
Massachusetts10,150$37,980$46,470$71,070
Delaware1,480$35,460$46,430$57,400
Idaho2,950$37,380$46,420$59,230
South Dakota1,230$37,220$46,170$56,800
Wisconsin9,540$36,080$45,970$58,700
Texas41,740$35,920$45,900$59,260
Maine2,070$37,060$45,400$57,360
Maryland7,990$36,180$45,120$60,050
Iowa4,630$36,140$44,860$52,150
Virginia10,720$36,260$44,610$59,030
Indiana10,790$36,610$44,560$54,800
North Carolina17,260$35,820$44,530$57,360
Louisiana6,700$36,100$44,410$52,920
Rhode Island1,540$38,270$44,380$58,990
Michigan14,240$35,430$44,340$54,740
New York24,400$36,540$43,930$64,690
Florida38,460$35,760$43,590$54,980
Kansas4,270$33,800$43,310$56,160
South Carolina8,070$35,500$42,120$51,060
Tennessee11,870$35,550$41,920$55,430
Georgia14,680$35,160$41,910$56,820
Ohio17,820$34,980$40,650$56,520
Virgin Islands40$36,850$40,620$66,760
Oklahoma5,500$34,780$40,500$50,930
Missouri12,610$33,830$40,100$54,600
Pennsylvania18,880$35,140$40,040$51,290
New Jersey14,020$36,170$39,610$59,700
Kentucky8,870$31,760$39,200$52,640
Mississippi4,040$33,340$39,040$49,250
Alabama8,510$31,620$39,030$49,760
Arkansas4,560$33,400$38,680$48,620
West Virginia3,560$30,490$38,210$48,460
Guam140$26,470$36,010$48,390
Puerto Rico5,820$23,030$29,520$44,690

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Pharmacy Technicians?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Pharmacy Technicians is $45,750. Employment is 471,680.

How does Pharmacy Technicians pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Pharmacy Technicians is 10.3% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Pharmacy Technicians?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Napa, CA is highest on this page's list at $77,360.