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Pharmacy technician salary in New York

Open pharmacy technician jobs in New York post a median of $25 an hour, the middle half $22–$29.50 (about $52,000 a year full time), $1.25 below the national posted median. From 65 jobs at 26 employers that state their pay.

$25
Median posted /hr
$22–$30
Middle half /hr
$52,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$21.12
BLS median in NY
May 2025

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What pharmacy technicians are paid in New York

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

Posted hourly rates of 65 open jobs in New York. Lowest posted $15, highest $45.65.

Posted on open jobs in New York

$22–$29.50/hr

Middle half of 48 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $25. 76% of the 85 open pharmacy technician jobs in New York state an hourly rate.

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Pharmacy technician pay by town in New York

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Rochester$25.75$18.50–$36.1111 (2)
New York$30.75$15–$45.656 (3)
Brooklyn$23$15–$35.414 (2)
East Syracuse$26.25$21–$343 (1)
Johnson City$21.50$17.19–$25.173 (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 New York

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Rochester Regional Health$19.50$18.50–$237
University of Rochester Medical Center$27.75$20.30–$36.116
Walgreens$22$15–$31.255
Mount Sinai Health System$39.25$39.254
United Health Services (New York)$21.50$17.19–$29.624
Bassett Healthcare Network$18$18.024
NewYork-Presbyterian$41.75$38.05–$45.653
Catholic Health (Long Island)$38.25$30.12–$40.463
Northwell Health$32.50$25–$403
Hematology Oncology$27.50$21–$343
UnitedHealth Group$22.50$16–$293
BrightSpring Health Services$30$20–$402
Option Care Health$27.75$16.61–$41.492
CVS Health$24$16–$34.152
Maxor National Pharmacy Services$23.50$20–$262
Cayuga Medical Center$21.25$18.23–$24.042
Maimonides Health$34.75$34.05–$35.411
Crouse Hospital$29$21.42–$36.341
Richmond University Medical Center$28.50$27.61–$29.391
Westchester Medical Center Health Network$26.50$21.37–$31.641
Summit Health and CityMD$26.25$23.56–$28.991
Ellis Medicine$23.50$19.25–$27.911
Shields Health Solutions$23$22–$241
Jones Memorial Hospital$21.75$19.42–$24.261
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center$20.50$20.441
Elderwood$18.25$17–$19.351

Median of each employer's jobs in New York (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 New York

Where one employer posts both night and other pharmacy technician jobs in the same state (4 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $1.50 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
Rochester Regional Health, NY$19.50 (1)$19.50 (6)
University of Rochester Medical Center, NY$27.75 (1)$27.75 (5)
CVS Health, IN$22.50 (1)$25.50 (1)
CVS Health, NY$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.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

5 open jobs in New York state a yearly salary: a median of $50,100, the middle half $47,500 to $55,700.

Best-paid open pharmacy technician jobs in New York

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

What BLS measures in New York

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, New York. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Pharmacy Technicians (29-2052)$17.57 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$18.15 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$21.12 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$24.03 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$31.10 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)24,400 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Pharmacy technician salary in New York: common questions

How much does a pharmacy technician make in New York?

Open pharmacy technician jobs in New York that state an hourly rate post a median of $25, the middle half $22–$29.50 (65 jobs from 26 employers). Full time that is about $52,000 a year. BLS measured a median of $21.12/hr ($43,930 a year) for people employed in the occupation in New York (May 2025).

Where in New York do pharmacy technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Rochester ($25.75), New York ($30.75), Brooklyn ($23) and East Syracuse ($26.25). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in New York pay pharmacy technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: NewYork-Presbyterian ($41.75), Mount Sinai Health System ($39.25) and Catholic Health (Long Island) ($38.25).

How does New York compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in New York ($25) is $1.25 below the national posted median of $26.25. In the BLS survey New York ranks 36 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: 65 of 85 open pharmacy technician jobs in New York (76%) 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 New York. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/pharmacy-technician/new-york

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