According to data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there were over 453,600 pharmacy technicians working in the U.S. as of May 2022. Pharmacy technicians are employed in various settings, including hospitals, health and personal care stores, food and general merchandise stores with pharmacy services, and other businesses engaged in the distribution of pharmaceutical products. Pharmacy technicians generally earn lower salaries than what average workers in most other occupations earn. As of May 2022, the BLS estimated the national mean wage for pharmacy technicians at $40,260 per year. The median wage, which separates the upper and lower half of earners on the wage scale, for the profession was $37,790 annually according to BLS data. As of May 2022, the 25 largest metro areas in the U.S. accounted for about 40.5% of total pharmacy technician employment. Pharmacy technician pay varies considerably from metro region to metro region. May 2022 data from the BLS reveals the following about pharmacy technician average pay in the top 25 U.S. metro markets:
Pharmacy Technician Average Pay in the Top 25 U.S. Metro Markets
| Metropolitan Area | Median Annual Wage | Mean Annual Wage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York-Newark-Jersey City | $37,770 | $41,780 | ||
| 2 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | $47,800 | $50,490 | ||
| 3 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | $39,900 | $41,970 | ||
| 4 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | $38,440 | $39,420 | ||
| 5 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land | $39,700 | $44,680 | ||
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | $42,500 | $43,260 | ||
| 7 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | $37,190 | $38,130 | ||
| 8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | $37,530 | $39,840 | ||
| 9 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta | $36,380 | $38,320 | ||
| 10 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $44,370 | $44,840 | ||
| 11 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler | $41,590 | $42,620 | ||
| 12 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley | $57,710 | $62,140 | ||
| 13 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | $46,660 | $48,310 | ||
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn | $36,610 | $38,300 | ||
| 15 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | $50,390 | $51,940 | ||
| 16 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington | $45,080 | $44,500 | ||
| 17 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad | $48,040 | $50,780 | ||
| 18 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater | $36,990 | $37,890 | ||
| 19 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | $45,190 | $44,820 | ||
| 20 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson | $37,260 | $40,050 | ||
| 21 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $37,430 | $37,730 | ||
| 22 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | $36,130 | $37,820 | ||
| 23 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia | $37,440 | $38,620 | ||
| 24 | San Antonio-New Braunfels | $38,350 | $41,050 | ||
| 25 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | $47,770 | $48,580 | ||
| National | $37,790 | $40,260 | |||
Report Period: May 2022
Top 25 U.S. Metro Areas from the 2020 Census
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Occupational Statistics
Data extracted on July 8, 2023
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