Pharmacy technician salary

Open pharmacy technician jobs post a median of $26.25 an hour, with the middle half paying $23–$30.50: about $54,600 a year full time. Measured from 952 jobs at 208 employers that state their pay, read from each employer's own job board.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median /hr

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Pharmacy technician jobs

What pharmacy technicians are paid

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint). The middle half of employers' rates is in the darker color.

Posted hourly rates of 952 open jobs. The chart spans the 2nd to the 98th percentile; the lowest rate posted is $14.44, the highest $61.81.

Posted on open jobs

$23–$30.50/hr

Middle half of 572 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $26.25. 40% of the 2,354 open pharmacy technician jobs state an hourly rate. 12 more state an "up to" ceiling, a weekly travel rate, a per-visit fee, or a rate far from the rest (a differential read as pay), left out.

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Pharmacy technician pay by employer

What each employer posts for pharmacy technicians, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
CVS Health	$22.75	$16–$38.82	62
Kaiser Permanente	$34.75	$23.43–$47.79	38
UnitedHealth Group	$22.50	$16–$36	30
UPMC	$25	$18.79–$39.67	23
CommonSpirit Health	$27.50	$16.83–$48.61	21
Beth Israel Lahey Health	$30.75	$19.90–$38.86	20
AdventHealth	$26.75	$18.63–$57.57	19
Walgreens	$21.25	$15–$31.25	19
Sutter Health	$44	$26.25–$61.81	17
Providence	$32.50	$19.17–$46.25	16
Sentara Health	$30	$23.50–$36.36	15
Endeavor Health	$27.50	$20.29–$38.08	15
Advocate Health	$28	$21.85–$36.15	14
UW Health	$27.25	$19.97–$32.55	14
Cedars-Sinai	$32.50	$23.18–$48.17	13
Baptist Health South Florida	$22.25	$17.79–$29.02	13
UChicago Medicine	$30.75	$23.50–$37.07	12
Northwestern Medicine	$27	$22.58–$37.37	12
Ascension	$24.50	$17.69–$36.18	12
Fairview Health Services	$31.25	$21.84–$40.66	11
Brown University Health	$26.25	$18.13–$38.16	11
Mass General Brigham	$24.25	$21.75–$57.18	11
Sharp HealthCare	$32.25	$25–$44.09	10
Mayo Clinic	$28.75	$19.92–$40.62	10
Boston Medical Center	$27.50	$20.25–$37.74	10
UMass Memorial Health	$26.75	$18.76–$35.08	10
Hackensack Meridian Health	$25.75	$23.13–$27.13	9
Sanford Health	$23.50	$18–$29	9
BrightSpring Health Services	$22	$17–$40	9
Stanford Health Care	$37.25	$34.58–$41.49	8
Scripps Health	$34.25	$28.05–$39.71	8
Option Care Health	$28	$16.61–$45.45	8
Maxor National Pharmacy Services	$24.50	$20–$27	8
MU Health Care	$21.50	$16.68–$34.74	8
Denver Health	$26.50	$21.23–$31.02	7
Essentia Health	$26.25	$21.08–$32.81	7
Emory Healthcare	$25.25	$25.33–$28.75	7
Inspira Health	$23.75	$19.29–$27.57	7
Strive Pharmacy	$23	$18–$29	7
UC Health (Cincinnati)	$20.50	$19.42–$20.60	7

Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.

Pharmacy technician pay by state

States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state an hourly rate, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.

State	Median posted	Middle half	BLS median	Jobs
Washington	$33.25	$30.25–$38.50	$28.32 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	65
California	$32.50	$27.25–$42	$26.50 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	135
Oregon	$29.75	$24.25–$31	$26.39 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	28
Massachusetts	$27.50	$25–$30	$22.34 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	80
Hawaii	$27.25	$23.25–$30.25	$22.48 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	10
Colorado	$26.50	$24–$27.25	$24.02 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	30
Minnesota	$26.25	$24.25–$29.25	$23.22 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	49
Kansas	$26.25	$22.25–$28	$20.82 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	10
Virginia	$26	$23–$27.50	$21.45 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	44
Rhode Island	$26	$24–$26.50	$21.34 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	17
Illinois	$25.75	$23.25–$28	$22.43 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	93
New York	$25	$22–$29.50	$21.12 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	65
Texas	$24.75	$22.75–$26	$22.07 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	37
Georgia	$24.75	$22.75–$28.25	$20.15 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	20
New Jersey	$24.50	$23.25–$26.25	$19.04 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	52
Wisconsin	$24.50	$23.75–$27	$22.10 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	41
Arizona	$24.50	$22.50–$27	$22.90 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	33
Maryland	$24.25	$22.50–$25.75	$21.69 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	27
Arkansas	$24.25	$22.50–$29.25	$18.60 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	10
Utah	$24.25	$22.50–$25.75	$23.14 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	8
Nevada	$24.25	$23–$26.25	$23.07 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	8
Connecticut	$24.25	$22.50–$25	$22.62 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	8
Florida	$24	$22.75–$25.75	$20.96 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	58
Tennessee	$24	$22.25–$27.25	$20.15 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	15
Pennsylvania	$23.75	$22.50–$25.75	$19.25 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	46
Michigan	$23.75	$22.50–$24.75	$21.32 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	19
North Dakota	$23.50	$23.50–$24.50	$22.86 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	9
Indiana	$23.25	$22–$24.25	$21.42 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	18
South Dakota	$23	$22–$24.25	$22.20 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	11
Missouri	$22.75	$21–$26.25	$19.28 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	28
South Carolina	$22.75	$22–$24.25	$20.25 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	11
North Carolina	$22.25	$20.75–$24.25	$21.41 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	22
Iowa	$22	$21.25–$22.75	$21.57 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	9
Ohio	$21.75	$20.25–$23	$19.55 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	31
Montana	$21.50	$20.25–$22.25	$23.75 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	12

Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (May 2025).

Night shift pharmacy technician pay

Where one employer posts both night and other pharmacy technician jobs in the same state (25 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, state	Night jobs, median	Other jobs, median
UPMC, PA	$25 (3)	$25 (20)
Endeavor Health, IL	$29.25 (2)	$27.50 (13)
Sentara Health, VA	$30 (1)	$30 (14)
Northwestern Medicine, IL	$27 (1)	$27 (11)
UChicago Medicine, IL	$31 (1)	$30.75 (11)
UW Health, WI	$27.25 (1)	$27.25 (11)
Boston Medical Center, MA	$25.25 (1)	$29.50 (9)
Sharp HealthCare, CA	$27.50 (1)	$32.25 (9)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Pharmacy technician jobs that state a yearly salary

Some jobs state a salary for the year instead of an hourly rate. They are measured on their own here, never converted.

19 open jobs from 6 employers state a yearly salary: a median of $53,800, the middle half $47,000 to $60,600, from $38,938 to $126,880 posted.

Best-paid open pharmacy technician jobs

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Pharmacy Technician, StaffFlex contract
AdventHealth · Merriam, KS· 2w ago
$57.57/hr
Pharmacy Technician, StaffFlex contract, Evenings
AdventHealth · Merriam, KS· 2w ago
$57.57/hr
Pharmacy Technician (Full-Time)
The Delmar Gardens Family · Chesterfield, MO· 4d ago
$50–$60.00/hr
Ambulatory Pharmacy Technician, Lead
Sutter Health · Los Altos and Berkeley, CA· 6d ago
$42.05–$61.81/hr
Inpatient Pharmacy Technician II, Bay Area Float Pool
Sutter Health · San Francisco, San Mateo and 2 more, CA· 2w ago
$42.05–$58.87/hr
Pharmacy Technician Lead
Stanford Medicine Children's Health · Palo Alto, CA· 1w ago
$46.62–$52.29/hr
Infusion Pharmacy Technician II - Northwest
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Seattle, WA· 5d ago
$39.40–$59.09/hr
Pharmacy Technician II - Peninsula
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center · Poulsbo, WA· 5d ago
$39.40–$59.09/hr
Pharmacy Tech - PD - All - Pharmacy @ MV
El Camino Health · Mountain View, CA· 1mo ago
$41.34–$55.62/hr
Pharmacy Technician
Alameda Health System · Oakland, CA· 2mo ago
$47.48/hr
Relief Inpatient Pharmacy Technician II
Stanford Medicine Children's Health · Palo Alto, CA· 2d ago
$44.28–$49.44/hr
Pharmacy Technician
UW Medicine · Seattle, WA· 3mo ago
$45.14/hr

Every open job: Pharmacy technician jobs

What BLS measures

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys what people employed in the occupation earn, at every level of experience. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered, so the two measure different things.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Pharmacy Technicians (29-2052)	$17.32 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$18.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$22.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$24.04 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$29.35 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)	471,680 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)

The posted median ($26.25) is $4.25 above the BLS median ($22 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)). Posted ranges run from a new hire's rate to an experienced one's, and their midpoint is counted here.

Pharmacy technician salary: common questions

How much does a pharmacy technician make an hour?

Open pharmacy technician jobs on CareJobs.Now that state an hourly rate post a median of $26.25, with the middle half between $23–$30.50 (952 jobs from 208 employers, each employer's advertised range counted once). Postings advertise a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics measured a median of $22.00/hr ($45,750 a year) for pharmacy technicians in May 2025.

How much does a pharmacy technician make a year?

At the posted median of $26.25 an hour, full time (2,080 hours a year) comes to about $54,600, and the middle half to $47,800 to $63,400. That is arithmetic on the hourly rate, not a salary any job states. 19 open jobs state a yearly salary instead, a median of $53,800.

Which states pay pharmacy technicians the most?

By the median hourly rate open jobs post: Washington ($33.25), California ($32.50) and Oregon ($29.75). The lowest: Montana ($21.50), Ohio ($21.75) and Iowa ($22). Each state's page breaks its pay down by town and employer.

Which employers pay pharmacy technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least 5 open jobs: Sutter Health ($44), Stanford Health Care ($37.25) and Kaiser Permanente ($34.75). The employer table lists the 40 employers with the most jobs stating pay.

Do night shift pharmacy technicians earn more?

Not in the base rate employers post: where one employer posts both night and other pharmacy technician jobs in the same state (25 such employers and states), the median gap is $0. Most state their night differential separately in the posting.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay CareJobs.Now's open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 952 of 2,354 open pharmacy technician jobs (40%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none, "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out, and each employer's advertised range counts once in the median, so no single employer sets it.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used: a plain hourly or yearly figure or range in US dollars, read from the job's own posting. A range counts at its midpoint. In the median and the middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; an employer's own figures count its jobs one by one. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates under a third or over three times the occupation's median are left out. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours (40 a week). A job counts under its occupation and every occupation above it, and under every state it is open in. A page exists while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Pharmacy Technicians (SOC 29-2052), published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Pharmacy Technicians by state, published May 15, 2026
BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035: Pharmacy Technicians (Occupational Outlook Handbook), published August 27, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Pharmacy technician salary. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/pharmacy-technician

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