The annual salary statistics of pharmacy aides in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacy aides in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $31,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy aides in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy aides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,930 | 1.05% | 28.76% |
| 2021 | $37,530 | 12.36% | - |
| 2020 | $32,890 | -5.05% | - |
| 2019 | $34,550 | 16.09% | - |
| 2018 | $28,990 | -6.73% | - |
| 2017 | $30,940 | 6.85% | - |
| 2016 | $28,820 | 6.28% | - |
| 2015 | $27,010 | 6.41% | - |
| 2014 | $25,280 | 6.13% | - |
| 2013 | $23,730 | -13.86% | - |
| 2012 | $27,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,930 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy aides in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy aides in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 46.6 percent (46.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Vallejo-Fairfield and 44.2 percent (44.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Madera-Chowchilla.