How much do Pharmacy Technicians make in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL?

Percentile spread

For Pharmacy Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $34,450 and the 90th percentile is $49,770. The difference is $15,320, which is 42.7% 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 $35,060 to the 75th at $43,810, covers $8,750.

The mean annual wage is $39,330, which sits above the median of $35,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cape Girardeau, MO-IL median is 21.5% lower than the national median of $45,750 for Pharmacy Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,718, which is 8.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.4% lower than the Missouri median of $40,100.

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Missouri, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL is 86.078, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacy Technicians at $41,718 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacy Technicians. Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ranks 17th of 17 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).).

• Paducah, KY-IL is 60 miles away, with a median of $37,750 and employment of 210. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,853, against $41,718 here.
• St. Louis, MO-IL is 103 miles away, with a median of $45,220 and employment of 4,980. That median is 25.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,556, against $41,718 here.
• Jackson, TN is 119 miles away, with a median of $39,090 and employment of 310. That median is 8.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,708, against $41,718 here.

Employment share

Pharmacy Technicians accounts for 0.51% of wage-and-salary employment in Cape Girardeau, MO-IL (230 of 44,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.30% of employment (471,680 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.