How much do Pharmacy Technicians make in Wheeling, WV-OH?

Percentile spread

For Pharmacy Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $32,090 and the 90th percentile is $48,420. The difference is $16,330, which is 41.0% 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 $36,850 to the 75th at $46,920, covers $10,070.

The mean annual wage is $41,510, which sits above the median of $39,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wheeling, WV-OH median is 12.9% lower than the national median of $45,750 for Pharmacy Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,096, which is 1.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.2% higher than the West Virginia median of $38,210.

Wheeling, WV-OH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses West Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wheeling, WV-OH is 88.323, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacy Technicians at $45,096 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

33 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Pharmacy Technicians. Wheeling, WV-OH ranks 17th of 34 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).).

• Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $39,460 and employment of 200. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,325, against $45,096 here.
• Canton-Massillon, OH is 55 miles away, with a median of $40,900 and employment of 610. That median is 2.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,746, against $45,096 here.
• Pittsburgh, PA is 62 miles away, with a median of $41,780 and employment of 4,270. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,132, against $45,096 here.

Employment share

Pharmacy Technicians accounts for 0.38% of wage-and-salary employment in Wheeling, WV-OH (220 of 58,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.30% of employment (471,680 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.25 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.