How Much Do Pharmacy Technicians Make?
(Also see: What Do Pharmacy Technicians Do?)
The mean annual salary for pharmacy technicians nationwide in in recent BLS reports was $28,400. Here are the highest paying states for pharmacy technician salaries that same year:
State |
Salary |
Alaska |
$39,210
|
Washington |
$37,290
|
California |
$37,280
|
Hawaii |
$34,920
|
District of Columbia |
$34,850
|
The table below shows the average annual salary for each state in the continental U.S.
State | Salary | State | Salary |
Alabama | $24,570 | Montana | $29,850 |
Alaska | $37,090 | Nebraska | $26,500 |
Arizona | $30,100 | Nevada | $33,960 |
Arkansas | $24,050 | New Hampshire | $28,630 |
California | $36,770 | New Jersey | $29,480 |
Colorado | $31,000 | New Mexico | $29,320 |
Connecticut | $31,430 | New York | $30,330 |
Delaware | $28,580 | North Carolina | $26,060 |
District of Columbia | $33,020 | North Dakota | $30,410 |
Florida | $27,660 | Ohio | $26,050 |
Georgia | $27,410 | Oklahoma | $24,170 |
Hawaii | $35,130 | Oregon | $33,560 |
Idaho | $29,700 | Pennsylvania | $27,140 |
Illinois | $28,560 | Rhode Island | $30,230 |
Indiana | $27,250 | South Carolina | $25,390 |
Iowa | $27,220 | South Dakota | $28,040 |
Kansas | $25,820 | Tennessee | $27,540 |
Kentucky | $24,480 | Texas | $29,100 |
Louisiana | $27,180 | Utah | $31,100 |
Maine | $27,850 | Vermont | $28,470 |
Maryland | $30,620 | Virginia | $27,390 |
Massachusetts | $31,350 | Washington | $36,670 |
Michigan | $27,910 | West Virginia | $23,760 |
Minnesota | $30,980 | Wisconsin | $28,140 |
Mississippi | $24,370 | Wyoming | $30,400 |
Missouri | $25,190 |
More information on pharmacy technician salaries is available, along with employment figures, at Pharmacy Technician Employment.
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Figures courtesy of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Employment & Wages database.