How much do Pharmacy Technicians make in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA?

Percentile spread

For Pharmacy Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $37,160 and the 90th percentile is $50,170. The difference is $13,010, which is 28.5% 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 $38,730 to the 75th at $48,540, covers $9,810.

The mean annual wage is $44,500, which sits below the median of $45,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA median is 0.1% lower than the national median of $45,750 for Pharmacy Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,285, which is 7.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.9% higher than the Louisiana median of $44,410.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 92.726, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacy Technicians at $49,285 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacy Technicians. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA ranks 2nd of 15 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).).

• Hammond, LA is 31 miles away, with a median of $42,790 and employment of 180. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,663, against $49,285 here.
• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 57 miles away, with a median of $39,820 and employment of 540. That median is 12.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,241, against $49,285 here.
• Hattiesburg, MS is 69 miles away, with a median of $37,470 and employment of 230. That median is 18% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,758, against $49,285 here.

Employment share

Pharmacy Technicians accounts for 0.46% of wage-and-salary employment in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (450 of 98,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.30% of employment (471,680 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.51 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.