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Pharmacy technician salary in Missouri

Open pharmacy technician jobs in Missouri post a median of $22.75 an hour, the middle half $21–$26.25 (about $47,300 a year full time), $3.50 below the national posted median. From 28 jobs at 10 employers that state their pay.

$22.75
Median posted /hr
$21–$26
Middle half /hr
$47,300
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$19.28
BLS median in MO
May 2025

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What pharmacy technicians are paid in Missouri

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

Posted hourly rates of 28 open jobs in Missouri. Lowest posted $15, highest $60.

Posted on open jobs in Missouri

$21–$26.25/hr

Middle half of 18 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $22.75. 33% of the 84 open pharmacy technician jobs in Missouri state an hourly rate.

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Pharmacy technician pay by town in Missouri

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Columbia$25$16.68–$34.747 (1)
St. Louis$24$16–$33.517 (3)
Springfield$23.75$15–$31.463 (2)
Kansas City$20$19.68–$20.273 (1)

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 Missouri

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
MU Health Care$21.50$16.68–$34.748
BJC HealthCare$26$20–$33.516
CVS Health$24$16–$35.294
Children's Mercy KC$19.75$19.68–$20.273
UnitedHealth Group$22.50$16–$292
The Delmar Gardens Family$55$50–$601
Walgreens$22$15–$291
Blessing Hospital$21$17.80–$24.041
Family Care Health Centers$20.25$16.85–$23.751
Strive Pharmacy$19$18–$201

Median of each employer's jobs in Missouri (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 Missouri

Where one employer posts both night and other pharmacy technician jobs in the same state (5 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $1.25 an hour less than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
MU Health Care, MO$28.25 (1)$21.50 (7)
CVS Health, MO$22.50 (1)$24.25 (3)
Children's Mercy KC, MO$19.75 (1)$20 (2)
CVS Health, IN$22.50 (1)$23.75 (1)
CVS Health, NJ$22.50 (1)$23.75 (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 in Missouri

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

What BLS measures in Missouri

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, Missouri. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Pharmacy Technicians (29-2052)$16.27 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$17.44 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$19.28 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$22.64 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$26.25 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)12,610 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Pharmacy technician salary in Missouri: common questions

How much does a pharmacy technician make in Missouri?

Open pharmacy technician jobs in Missouri that state an hourly rate post a median of $22.75, the middle half $21–$26.25 (28 jobs from 10 employers). Full time that is about $47,300 a year. BLS measured a median of $19.28/hr ($40,100 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Missouri (May 2025).

Where in Missouri do pharmacy technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Columbia ($25), St. Louis ($24), Springfield ($23.75) and Kansas City ($20). The town table lists 4.

Which employers in Missouri pay pharmacy technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: BJC HealthCare ($26), CVS Health ($24) and MU Health Care ($21.50).

How does Missouri compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Missouri ($22.75) is $3.50 below the national posted median of $26.25. In the BLS survey Missouri ranks 44 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: 28 of 84 open pharmacy technician jobs in Missouri (33%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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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 Missouri. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/pharmacy-technician/missouri

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