Pharmacy technician pay at CVS Health

CVS Health posts $16–$38.82 an hour for pharmacy technicians, a median of $22.75 across 62 open jobs that state their pay, $3.75 below the $26.50 other employers post. Read from CVS Health's own job board.

Median posted /hr

Lowest to highest /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

Other employers' median

The jobs themselves: CVS Health jobs · Pharmacy technician pay nationwide · About CVS Health

What pharmacy technicians are paid at CVS Health

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

Posted hourly rates of 62 open jobs at CVS Health. Lowest posted $16, highest $38.82.

Posted on open jobs at CVS Health

$22.50–$24.25/hr

Middle half of the employer's 62 jobs stating pay, median $22.75. 93% of the 67 open pharmacy technician jobs at CVS Health state an hourly rate.

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Every range CVS Health posts

Each distinct hourly range on its open jobs, with how many jobs post it. Pay differs by unit, shift and experience.

CVS Health pharmacy technician pay by state

State	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Pennsylvania	$23.75	$16–$35.29	11
California	$24.25	$16–$34.15	9
Indiana	$21.75	$16–$34.15	8
Ohio	$22.75	$16–$34.15	8
Maryland	$24.25	$16–$38.82	7
New Jersey	$24.25	$16–$34.15	5
South Carolina	$22.75	$17–$31.30	5
Florida	$22.75	$17–$33.94	4
Missouri	$24	$16–$35.29	4
Arizona	$27	$17–$35.29	3
Colorado	$24.25	$16–$31.30	3
Illinois	$24.25	$16.50–$31.30	3
Massachusetts	$24.25	$17–$31.30	3
Nevada	$24.25	$17–$35.29	3
Connecticut	$25	$17–$33.94	2
Georgia	$22.75	$17–$28.46	2
Hawaii	$24	$16–$34.15	2
Minnesota	$22.25	$16–$28.84	2
New Hampshire	$24.75	$17–$34.15	2
New York	$24	$16–$34.15	2
Oregon	$24.75	$16–$34.15	2
Rhode Island	$24.75	$17–$34.15	2
Texas	$23.50	$16–$33.94	2
Virginia	$24.25	$17–$33.94	2
Wisconsin	$24	$16–$31.30	2
Arkansas	$28.75	$18.50–$38.82	1
Idaho	$25.50	$17–$34.15	1
Maine	$22.75	$17–$28.46	1
Mississippi	$26	$18–$33.94	1
Tennessee	$22.50	$16–$29	1
Utah	$24.25	$17–$31.30	1
Washington	$25.50	$17–$34.15	1
West Virginia	$23.75	$16–$31.46	1

A state's name opens what every employer posts for pharmacy technicians there, when enough do.

Against other employers

CVS Health's own jobs beside every other employer's rates for pharmacy technicians (each of their advertised ranges once).

CVS Health

$22.75/hr median

Middle half $22.50–$24.25, from 62 jobs stating pay.

207 other employers

$26.50/hr median

Middle half $23.25–$30.50, from 890 jobs stating pay.

Night shift pharmacy technician pay at CVS Health

In the 5 states where CVS Health posts both night and other pharmacy technician jobs, the night jobs post a median $1.75 an hour less than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, state	Night jobs, median	Other jobs, median
CVS Health, IN	$21.75 (2)	$22.50 (6)
CVS Health, NJ	$22.50 (1)	$24.25 (4)
CVS Health, MO	$22.50 (1)	$24.25 (3)
CVS Health, NY	$22.50 (1)	$25.50 (1)
CVS Health, HI	$22.50 (1)	$25.50 (1)

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 at CVS Health

Its open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight.

Lead Pharmacy Technician Back End
CVS Health · Annapolis Junction, MD and 1 more state· 2w ago
$18.50–$38.82/hr
Lead Pharmacy Technician
CVS Health · Florissant, MO· 1w ago
$18.50–$35.29/hr

Pharmacy technician pay at CVS Health: common questions

How much does CVS Health pay pharmacy technicians?

CVS Health's open pharmacy technician jobs post $16–$38.82 an hour, a median of $22.75 over 62 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $47,300 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does CVS Health pay pharmacy technicians more than other employers?

Its posted median ($22.75) is $3.75 below the median of 207 other employers' rates for pharmacy technicians ($26.50, middle half $23.25–$30.50). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.

Where does CVS Health pay pharmacy technicians the most?

By the median of its jobs in each state: Arkansas ($28.75, 1 jobs), Arizona ($27, 3 jobs) and Mississippi ($26, 1 jobs).

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 62 of 67 open pharmacy technician jobs at CVS Health (93%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Other pay at CVS Health

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint, every job of the employer counted once. The other employers' figures count each of their advertised ranges once. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. An employer has a page while it states a rate on at least 5 open jobs in the occupation. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Pharmacy technician pay at CVS Health. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/pharmacy-technician/cvs-health

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