The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy technicians in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 | $28,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,160.
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 | $34,080 | 14.44% | 36.53% |
| 2021 | $29,160 | 3.57% | - |
| 2020 | $28,120 | 2.52% | - |
| 2019 | $27,410 | -20.21% | - |
| 2018 | $32,950 | 7.71% | - |
| 2017 | $30,410 | 2.80% | - |
| 2016 | $29,560 | 12.82% | - |
| 2015 | $25,770 | 4.04% | - |
| 2014 | $24,730 | 9.22% | - |
| 2013 | $22,450 | 3.65% | - |
| 2012 | $21,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,080 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 12.0 percent (12.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Mobile | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Montgomery | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Decatur | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Gadsden | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area |