The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacy technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $26,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $39,430 | 5.45% | 7.63% |
| 2016 | $37,280 | -0.30% | - |
| 2015 | $37,390 | 2.51% | - |
| 2014 | $36,450 | 1.40% | - |
| 2013 | $35,940 | -1.34% | - |
| 2012 | $36,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,430 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 32.8 percent (32.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 12.6 percent (12.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.