Pharmacy technician salary in North Carolina

Open pharmacy technician jobs in North Carolina post a median of $22.25 an hour, the middle half $20.75–$24.25 (about $46,300 a year full time), $4 below the national posted median. From 22 jobs at 12 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in NC

May 2025

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What pharmacy technicians are paid in North Carolina

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

Posted hourly rates of 22 open jobs in North Carolina. Lowest posted $15, highest $45.45.

Posted on open jobs in North Carolina

$20.75–$24.25/hr

Middle half of 17 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $22.25. 28% of the 79 open pharmacy technician jobs in North Carolina state an hourly rate.

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Pharmacy technician pay by town in North Carolina

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

Town	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs (employers)
Charlotte	$24.25	$15–$45.45	5 (4)
Hickory	$22.50	$15–$31.25	3 (2)
Greenville	$21.75	$18–$26.25	3 (1)
Asheville	$20.75	$15–$29	3 (3)

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 North Carolina

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

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Advocate Health	$27.25	$21.85–$34.35	5
Walgreens	$24.25	$15–$31.25	3
ECU Health	$22.25	$18–$26.25	3
UnitedHealth Group	$22.50	$16–$29	2
Appalachian Mountain Community Health Centers	$19.75	$17–$23	2
Option Care Health	$36.25	$27.26–$45.45	1
AdventHealth	$24.25	$18.63–$29.81	1
American Oncology Network	$23	$18–$28.08	1
High Country Community Health	$21	$16–$26	1
MAHEC	$20.75	$20.63	1
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System	$19.50	$19.41	1
Ocracoke Health Center	$16	$15–$17	1

Median of each employer's jobs in North Carolina (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.

Best-paid open pharmacy technician jobs in North Carolina

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

Lead Pharmacy Technician
Option Care Health · Charlotte, NC· 6d ago
$27.26–$45.45/hr
Pharmacy Technician II
Advocate Health · Winston-Salem, NC· 3d ago
$22.90–$34.35/hr
Pharmacy Technician II, Inpatient Pharmacy, Davie Medical Center
Advocate Health · Bermuda Run, NC· 3d ago
$22.90–$34.35/hr
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens · Carrboro and Whiteville, NC· 2d ago
$18–$31.25/hr
Pharmacy Tech III
AdventHealth · Hendersonville, NC· 1w ago
$18.63–$29.81/hr
Certified Senior Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens · Jacksonville, Charlotte and 3 more, NC· 1d ago
$17–$31.25/hr
Pharmacy Technician - Part Time
American Oncology Network · Sylva and Franklin, NC· 3w ago
$18.00–$28.08/hr
Part Time Pharmacy Technician
UnitedHealth Group · Hickory and Forest City, NC· 1w ago
$16–$29/hr
Pharmacy Technician
UnitedHealth Group · Shallotte, Wilmington and 3 more, NC· 2d ago
$16–$29/hr
Clinical Pharmacy Technician I - Medication Reconciliation PRN
ECU Health · Greenville, NC· 1mo ago
$18.01–$26.25/hr
Sterile Compounding Pharmacy Technician I - Cancer Center
ECU Health · Greenville, NC· 1mo ago
$18.01–$26.25/hr
Pharmacy Technician
High Country Community Health · Elkin and Boone, NC· 1mo ago
$16–$26/hr

What BLS measures in North Carolina

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, North Carolina. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Pharmacy Technicians (29-2052)	$17.22 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$18.02 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$21.41 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$23.31 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)	$27.58 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)	17,260 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$22.22/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, opens in a new tab)
Raleigh-Cary, NC$22.18/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Raleigh-Cary, NC, opens in a new tab)
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$21.12/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, opens in a new tab)
Winston-Salem, NC$22.01/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Winston-Salem, NC, opens in a new tab)
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$22.76/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Durham-Chapel Hill, NC, opens in a new tab)
Greensboro-High Point, NC$21.60/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Greensboro-High Point, NC, opens in a new tab)
Asheville, NC$21.71/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Asheville, NC, opens in a new tab)
Wilmington, NC$21.30/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Wilmington, NC, opens in a new tab)

Pharmacy technician salary in North Carolina: common questions

How much does a pharmacy technician make in North Carolina?

Open pharmacy technician jobs in North Carolina that state an hourly rate post a median of $22.25, the middle half $20.75–$24.25 (22 jobs from 12 employers). Full time that is about $46,300 a year. BLS measured a median of $21.41/hr ($44,530 a year) for people employed in the occupation in North Carolina (May 2025).

Where in North Carolina do pharmacy technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Charlotte ($24.25), Hickory ($22.50), Greenville ($21.75) and Asheville ($20.75). The town table lists 4.

Which employers in North Carolina pay pharmacy technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Advocate Health ($27.25), Walgreens ($24.25) and ECU Health ($22.25).

How does North Carolina compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in North Carolina ($22.25) is $4 below the national posted median of $26.25. In the BLS survey North Carolina ranks 32 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: 22 of 79 open pharmacy technician jobs in North Carolina (28%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Pharmacy Technicians (SOC 29-2052), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Pharmacy Technicians, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Pharmacy Technicians by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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

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