The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $37,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,320.
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 | $47,800 | 2.18% | 24.10% |
| 2021 | $46,760 | 2.78% | - |
| 2020 | $45,460 | 3.01% | - |
| 2019 | $44,090 | 10.59% | - |
| 2018 | $39,420 | 3.53% | - |
| 2017 | $38,030 | 4.60% | - |
| 2016 | $36,280 | -2.15% | - |
| 2015 | $37,060 | 2.10% | - |
| 2012 | $36,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,800 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 27.9 percent (27.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.