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Pharmacy technician salary in Virginia

Open pharmacy technician jobs in Virginia post a median of $26 an hour, the middle half $23–$27.50 (about $54,100 a year full time), $0.25 below the national posted median. From 44 jobs at 14 employers that state their pay.

$26
Median posted /hr
$23–$28
Middle half /hr
$54,100
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$21.45
BLS median in VA
May 2025

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What pharmacy technicians are paid in Virginia

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

Posted hourly rates of 44 open jobs in Virginia. Lowest posted $15, highest $45.50.

Posted on open jobs in Virginia

$23–$27.50/hr

Middle half of 21 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $26. 61% of the 72 open pharmacy technician jobs in Virginia state an hourly rate.

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Pharmacy technician pay by town in Virginia

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Norfolk$26$15–$36.366 (2)
Virginia Beach$24.25$15–$36.365 (2)
Woodbridge$34$23.50–$45.504 (2)
Richmond$23$15–$294 (4)
Chesapeake$28.75$23.50–$36.363 (2)
Newport News$26.50$18.90–$31.103 (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 Virginia

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Sentara Health$30$23.50–$36.3615
Kaiser Permanente$38.75$27.50–$45.504
Inova$28.25$20.30–$37.104
Riverside Health$25.50$18.90–$31.104
Mary Washington Healthcare$26.25$21.96–$30.743
VCU Health$24.75$21–$28.513
Carilion Clinic$26$21.61–$30.252
CVS Health$24.25$17–$33.942
Walgreens$23$15–$31.252
Option Care Health$28$17.87–$38.311
Select Medical$23.50$18–$291
UVA Health$23$231
UnitedHealth Group$22.50$16–$291
Valley Health (Virginia)$21.50$18.59–$24.161

Median of each employer's jobs in Virginia (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 Virginia

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

What BLS measures in Virginia

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, Virginia. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Pharmacy Technicians (29-2052)$17.43 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$18.25 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$21.45 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$23.63 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)$28.38 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)10,720 (source: BLS OEWS, Pharmacy Technicians, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Pharmacy technician salary in Virginia: common questions

How much does a pharmacy technician make in Virginia?

Open pharmacy technician jobs in Virginia that state an hourly rate post a median of $26, the middle half $23–$27.50 (44 jobs from 14 employers). Full time that is about $54,100 a year. BLS measured a median of $21.45/hr ($44,610 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Virginia (May 2025).

Where in Virginia do pharmacy technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Norfolk ($26), Virginia Beach ($24.25), Woodbridge ($34) and Richmond ($23). The town table lists 6.

Which employers in Virginia pay pharmacy technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Kaiser Permanente ($38.75), Sentara Health ($30) and Inova ($28.25).

How does Virginia compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Virginia ($26) is $0.25 below the national posted median of $26.25. In the BLS survey Virginia ranks 30 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: 44 of 72 open pharmacy technician jobs in Virginia (61%) 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 Virginia. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/pharmacy-technician/virginia

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