The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacy technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $29,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,880.
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 | $42,750 | 2.60% | -3.20% |
| 2016 | $41,640 | -12.18% | - |
| 2015 | $46,710 | -3.28% | - |
| 2014 | $48,240 | 1.99% | - |
| 2013 | $47,280 | 6.68% | - |
| 2012 | $44,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,750 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 27.1 percent (27.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 19.4 percent (19.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.