The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacy technicians in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,730 | 16.88% | 32.75% |
| 2021 | $29,700 | -3.80% | - |
| 2020 | $30,830 | 1.23% | - |
| 2019 | $30,450 | 5.42% | - |
| 2018 | $28,800 | 2.67% | - |
| 2017 | $28,030 | 3.89% | - |
| 2016 | $26,940 | 3.41% | - |
| 2015 | $26,020 | 3.04% | - |
| 2014 | $25,230 | 2.50% | - |
| 2013 | $24,600 | 2.32% | - |
| 2012 | $24,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,730 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Birmingham-Hoover is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 16.0 percent (16.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.