How much do Pharmacy Technicians make in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR?

Percentile spread

For Pharmacy Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $23,790 and the 90th percentile is $45,220. The difference is $21,430, which is 66.3% 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 $26,880 to the 75th at $43,810, covers $16,930.

The mean annual wage is $35,670, which sits above the median of $32,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR median is 29.4% lower than the national median of $45,750 for Pharmacy Technicians.

It is 9.5% higher than the Puerto Rico median of $29,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The Bureau of Economic Analysis has not published a 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR, so this page does not show a price-adjusted wage.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacy Technicians. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR ranks 3rd of 6 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).).

• Guayama, PR is 22 miles away, with a median of $35,700 and employment of 120. That median is 10.5% higher than the median here.
• Ponce, PR is 44 miles away, with a median of $27,970 and employment of 480. That median is 13.5% lower than the median here.
• Arecibo, PR is 48 miles away, with a median of $26,810 and employment of 360. That median is 17% lower than the median here.

Employment share

Pharmacy Technicians accounts for 0.54% of wage-and-salary employment in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR (3,720 of 690,810). Nationally the occupation is 0.30% of employment (471,680 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.78 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.