SOC 29-2052 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Pharmacy Technicians make in Grand Forks, ND-MN?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacy Technicians in Grand Forks, ND-MN is $47,110. The 10th percentile is $37,830 and the 90th percentile is $58,760. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$47,110

10th percentile
$37,830
25th percentile
$39,730
Median
$47,110
75th percentile
$51,560
90th percentile
$58,760
Mean
$47,710

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A nurse attending an elderly patient in a hospital
A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Pharmacy Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $37,830 and the 90th percentile is $58,760. The difference is $20,930, which is 44.4% 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 $39,730 to the 75th at $51,560, covers $11,830.

The mean annual wage is $47,710, which sits above the median of $47,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Grand Forks, ND-MN median is 3% higher than the national median of $45,750 for Pharmacy Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,360, which is 18.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% lower than the North Dakota median of $47,560.

Grand Forks, ND-MN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses North Dakota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Forks, ND-MN is 86.663, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacy Technicians at $54,360 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacy Technicians. Grand Forks, ND-MN ranks 1st of 3 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).).

  • Fargo, ND-MN is 64 miles away, with a median of $45,390 and employment of 430. That median is 3.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,950, against $54,360 here.
  • St. Cloud, MN is 191 miles away, with a median of $46,270 and employment of 290. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,800, against $54,360 here.

Employment share

Pharmacy Technicians accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Grand Forks, ND-MN (90 of 52,000). Nationally the occupation is 0.30% of employment (471,680 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.57 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Grand Forks, ND-MN · Pharmacy Technicians by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Pharmacy Technicians make in Grand Forks, ND-MN?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Pharmacy Technicians in Grand Forks, ND-MN is $47,110. The 10th percentile is $37,830 and the 90th percentile is $58,760. Employment is 90.

How does that compare with the national median for Pharmacy Technicians?

The local median is 3% higher than the national median of $45,750.

What is Pharmacy Technicians pay in Grand Forks, ND-MN after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Grand Forks, ND-MN is 86.663, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $47,110 is $54,360. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Grand Forks, ND-MN compare with nearby metros for Pharmacy Technicians?

Fargo, ND-MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 64 miles away, at $45,390. Grand Forks, ND-MN ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.