Pharmacy Technicians

United States. Estimated employment 471,680, with pages for 46 metro areas below.

Data released May 2025 BLS OEWS · SOC 29-2052

Fig. 1 — The wage rule

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$45,750 · 50th

$36,02010th

$37,85025th

$45,75050th

$49,99075th

$61,04090th

That is the median — half of pharmacy technicians in the US earn more.

Table 1 — By metro area

Where it pays

Every published Pharmacy Technicians page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.

Metro area	Median	Employment
Napa, CA	$77,360	200
San Jose, CA	$75,490	1,780
Santa Rosa, CA	$61,800	370
San Francisco, CA	$60,550	4,040
Vallejo, CA	$58,670	440
Sacramento, CA	$58,470	2,820
Salinas, CA	$57,180	360
Santa Maria, CA	$56,580	420
Los Angeles, CA	$50,760	13,130
Flagstaff, AZ	$48,800	130
Phoenix, AZ	$47,760	9,780
Killeen, TX	$47,400	540
Tucson, AZ	$47,310	1,630
San Antonio, TX	$47,050	3,600
Austin, TX	$47,010	3,130
Prescott Valley, AZ	$47,000	290
Chicago, IL	$46,820	15,830
Gainesville, FL	$46,530	780
Houston, TX	$46,400	10,610
Dallas, TX	$46,260	12,000
Peoria, IL	$46,110	590
Sierra Vista, AZ	$45,990	130
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$45,890	280
Midland, TX	$45,790	160
Corpus Christi, TX	$45,610	600
Port St. Lucie, FL	$45,560	730
North Port, FL	$45,530	1,170
Miami, FL	$45,240	10,310
Jacksonville, FL	$45,180	2,480
Rockford, IL	$45,170	560
Yuma, AZ	$45,050	220
Palm Bay, FL	$44,860	860
Binghamton, NY	$44,770	260
New York, NY	$44,640	25,420
Cape Coral, FL	$44,490	1,170
Glens Falls, NY	$44,480	180
Kingston, NY	$44,340	170
Crestview, FL	$44,270	320
Kiryas Joel, NY	$43,340	750
Bloomington, IL	$42,990	270
Springfield, IL	$42,160	570
Syracuse, NY	$41,430	890
Rochester, NY	$40,940	1,830
Decatur, IL	$40,560	180
Kankakee, IL	$39,190	160
Champaign, IL	$37,970	390

Sources

How this page was made

Wage data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment: 471,680 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation: SOC 29-2052, Pharmacy Technicians. Mapped to our taxonomy as pharmacy-technicians.

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