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Pharmacy technician salary in California

Open pharmacy technician jobs in California post a median of $32.50 an hour, the middle half $27.25–$42 (about $67,600 a year full time), $6.25 above the national posted median. From 135 jobs at 38 employers that state their pay.

$32.50
Median posted /hr
$27–$42
Middle half /hr
$67,600
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$26.50
BLS median in CA
May 2025

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What pharmacy technicians are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 135 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $15, highest $61.81.

Posted on open jobs in California

$27.25–$42/hr

Middle half of 90 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $32.50. 77% of the 175 open pharmacy technician jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Pharmacy technician pay by town in California

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Los Angeles$32.50$16–$48.1716 (4)
San Diego$33.50$28.05–$44.0913 (2)
Palo Alto$42.75$34.58–$56.0710 (3)
San Francisco$42.25$15–$58.8710 (4)
Lodi$24$16–$34.157 (1)
Loma Linda$27.75$25.88–$30.935 (1)
Oakland$46$33.22–$56.074 (3)
Novato$47.75$28.50–$58.873 (2)
Berkeley$47$15–$61.813 (2)
Fremont$47$15–$56.073 (2)
Concord$42.50$15–$51.353 (2)
San Jose$40.50$15–$45.433 (3)
Ventura$33.50$27.19–$39.683 (1)
Walnut Creek$33.25$15–$51.353 (2)
Chula Vista$27.25$15–$35.933 (2)
Stockton$24.25$15–$31.253 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Pharmacy technician pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for pharmacy technicians here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Sutter Health$44$26.25–$61.8117
Cedars-Sinai$32.50$23.18–$48.1713
Sharp HealthCare$32.25$25–$44.0910
CVS Health$24.25$16–$34.159
Stanford Health Care$37.25$34.58–$41.498
Scripps Health$34.25$28.05–$39.718
Loma Linda University Health$27.75$25.88–$30.936
Kaiser Permanente$42.25$29.48–$45.435
UnitedHealth Group$22.50$16–$325
Stanford Medicine Children's Health$45.75$40.27–$52.294
UCSF Health$45$40.14–$50.024
John Muir Health$44.75$36.23–$51.354
CommonSpirit Health$30.75$16.83–$44.794
Walgreens$23.50$15–$31.254
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$34.25$27.19–$39.683
Providence$33.25$25–$46.253
Option Care Health$28$16.61–$41.493
AltaMed Health Services$27.25$25–$33.883
Marshall Medical Center$29.25$24.51–$34.612
Emanate Health$28$24.15–$36.472
El Camino Health$48.50$41.34–$55.621
Alameda Health System$47.50$47.481
MarinHealth$43.75$37.19–$50.301
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$40.50$40–$411
Salinas Valley Health$38.25$36.36–$40.261
Shields Health Solutions$32$28–$361
Kaweah Health$31.50$25.28–$37.921
Eisenhower Health$28.75$22.83–$34.691
Marin Community Clinics$28.50$28.501
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center$27.50$23–$32.191
San Antonio Regional Hospital$27.50$23–$31.821
MemorialCare$27$26–$281
ScionHealth$27$23–$31.171
Ernest Health$25.75$25.681
Prime Healthcare$25.75$25.70–$25.851
Conversio Health$24$23–$251
Coalinga Regional Medical Center$23$231
BrightSpring Health Services$22$20–$241

Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for pharmacy technicians nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift pharmacy technician pay in California

Where one employer posts both night and other pharmacy technician jobs in the same state (3 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, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Sharp HealthCare, CA$27.50 (1)$32.25 (9)
Loma Linda University Health, CA$27.75 (2)$27.75 (4)
UCSF Health, CA$45 (1)$45 (3)

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

Best-paid open pharmacy technician jobs in California

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

What BLS measures in California

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Pharmacy Technicians (29-2052)$20.60 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$22.32 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$26.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$31.53 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$39.03 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)39,860 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Pharmacy technician salary in California: common questions

How much does a pharmacy technician make in California?

Open pharmacy technician jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $32.50, the middle half $27.25–$42 (135 jobs from 38 employers). Full time that is about $67,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $26.50/hr ($55,110 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do pharmacy technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Los Angeles ($32.50), San Diego ($33.50), Palo Alto ($42.75) and San Francisco ($42.25). The town table lists 16.

Which employers in California pay pharmacy technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Stanford Medicine Children's Health ($45.75), UCSF Health ($45) and John Muir Health ($44.75).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($32.50) is $6.25 above the national posted median of $26.25. In the BLS survey California ranks 2 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 135 of 175 open pharmacy technician jobs in California (77%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Pharmacy technician pay in other states

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Pharmacy Technicians (SOC 29-2052), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Pharmacy Technicians, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Pharmacy Technicians by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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

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