How much do Pharmacy Technicians make in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Pharmacy Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $37,660 and the 90th percentile is $61,480. The difference is $23,820, which is 50.7% 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 $40,770 to the 75th at $52,860, covers $12,090.

The mean annual wage is $48,900, which sits above the median of $47,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ median is 2.7% higher than the national median of $45,750 for Pharmacy Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,835, which is 4.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% lower than the Arizona median of $47,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 98.255, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacy Technicians at $47,835 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacy Technicians. Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ ranks 6th of 9 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).).

• Flagstaff, AZ is 94 miles away, with a median of $48,800 and employment of 130. That median is 3.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,642, against $47,835 here.
• Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 100 miles away, with a median of $45,890 and employment of 280. That median is 2.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,768, against $47,835 here.
• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 104 miles away, with a median of $47,760 and employment of 9,780. That median is 1.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,227, against $47,835 here.

Employment share

Pharmacy Technicians accounts for 0.40% of wage-and-salary employment in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ (290 of 72,300). Nationally the occupation is 0.30% of employment (471,680 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.32 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.