The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy technicians 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 | $36,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians 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 $73,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,820.
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 | $48,040 | 3.23% | 17.84% |
| 2021 | $46,490 | 6.17% | - |
| 2020 | $43,620 | 5.73% | - |
| 2019 | $41,120 | 8.83% | - |
| 2018 | $37,490 | 1.76% | - |
| 2017 | $36,830 | 3.96% | - |
| 2016 | $35,370 | -1.19% | - |
| 2015 | $35,790 | -1.17% | - |
| 2014 | $36,210 | -10.83% | - |
| 2013 | $40,130 | 1.64% | - |
| 2012 | $39,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,040 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 18.1 percent (18.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.3 percent (28.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.