Pharmacy technician pay at Walgreens

Walgreens posts $15–$31.25 an hour for pharmacy technicians, a median of $21.25 across 19 open jobs that state their pay, $5.25 below the $26.50 other employers post. Read from Walgreens'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: Walgreens jobs · Pharmacy technician pay nationwide · About Walgreens

What pharmacy technicians are paid at Walgreens

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

Posted hourly rates of 19 open jobs at Walgreens. Lowest posted $15, highest $31.25.

Posted on open jobs at Walgreens

$20.25–$23.75/hr

Middle half of the employer's 19 jobs stating pay, median $21.25. 83% of the 23 open pharmacy technician jobs at Walgreens state an hourly rate.

Pharmacy tech alerts

Pharmacy tech: new openings every week

Every week we gather the newest Pharmacy tech openings from the hospitals, clinics and care employers we follow, straight from their careers sites. Free, stop anytime.

Only job openings in your inbox. Leave anytime with one click.

Every range Walgreens posts

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

Walgreens pharmacy technician pay by state

State	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Michigan	$22	$15–$31.25	7
Iowa	$22.50	$15–$31.25	6
New York	$22	$15–$31.25	5
Tennessee	$23.75	$15–$31.25	5
California	$23.50	$15–$31.25	4
Connecticut	$23	$15–$31.25	4
Florida	$23	$15–$31.25	4
Illinois	$23.50	$15–$31.25	4
Pennsylvania	$21.25	$15–$29	4
Texas	$23	$15–$31.25	4
Arizona	$22	$15–$31.25	3
Massachusetts	$24.25	$15–$31.25	3
Maryland	$22.75	$15–$31.25	3
Minnesota	$22	$15–$31.25	3
North Carolina	$24.25	$15–$31.25	3
Oregon	$24.25	$15–$31.25	3
South Carolina	$24.25	$15–$31.25	3
Vermont	$24.25	$15–$31.25	3
Washington	$24.25	$15–$31.25	3
Wisconsin	$24.25	$15–$31.25	3
Alabama	$23	$15–$31.25	2
Colorado	$23	$15–$31.25	2
Delaware	$23	$15–$31.25	2
Georgia	$23	$15–$31.25	2
Idaho	$23	$15–$31.25	2
Indiana	$23	$15–$31.25	2
Louisiana	$23	$15–$31.25	2
Mississippi	$23.25	$15–$31.25	2
New Jersey	$23	$15–$31.25	2
New Mexico	$23	$15–$31.25	2
Nevada	$23	$15–$31.25	2
Ohio	$23	$15–$31.25	2
Oklahoma	$23	$15–$31.25	2
South Dakota	$23	$15–$31.25	2
Utah	$23	$15–$31.25	2
Virginia	$23	$15–$31.25	2
Alaska	$22	$15–$29	1
Arkansas	$24.25	$17–$31.25	1
Kansas	$22	$15–$29	1
Kentucky	$22	$15–$29	1
Maine	$22	$15–$29	1
Missouri	$22	$15–$29	1
Montana	$22	$15–$29	1
Nebraska	$22	$15–$29	1
New Hampshire	$22	$15–$29	1
Rhode Island	$22	$15–$29	1
West Virginia	$22	$15–$29	1
Wyoming	$22	$15–$29	1

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

Against other employers

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

Walgreens

$21.25/hr median

Middle half $20.25–$23.75, from 19 jobs stating pay.

207 other employers

$26.50/hr median

Middle half $23.25–$30.50, from 933 jobs stating pay.

Best-paid open pharmacy technician jobs at Walgreens

Its open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight.

Certified Senior Pharmacy Technician - Specialty
Walgreens · Lowell, MA· 2mo ago
$22–$29/hr
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens · Lindale and Abilene, TX and 13 more states· 2d ago
$18–$31.25/hr

Pharmacy technician pay at Walgreens: common questions

How much does Walgreens pay pharmacy technicians?

Walgreens's open pharmacy technician jobs post $15–$31.25 an hour, a median of $21.25 over 19 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $44,200 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does Walgreens pay pharmacy technicians more than other employers?

Its posted median ($21.25) is $5.25 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 Walgreens pay pharmacy technicians the most?

By the median of its jobs in each state: Massachusetts ($24.25, 3 jobs), North Carolina ($24.25, 3 jobs) and Oregon ($24.25, 3 jobs).

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 19 of 23 open pharmacy technician jobs at Walgreens (83%) 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 Walgreens

Pharmacist pay

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

Cite this page

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

How the board counts