The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacy technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $42,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,490.
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 | $58,640 | 5.58% | 18.26% |
| 2021 | $55,370 | -2.44% | - |
| 2020 | $56,720 | 24.79% | - |
| 2019 | $42,660 | 8.72% | - |
| 2018 | $38,940 | 2.34% | - |
| 2017 | $38,030 | -16.88% | - |
| 2016 | $44,450 | 4.97% | - |
| 2015 | $42,240 | -5.07% | - |
| 2014 | $44,380 | 0.81% | - |
| 2013 | $44,020 | -8.88% | - |
| 2012 | $47,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,640, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for pharmacy technicians in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $57,710). In comparison, the median annual salary of pharmacy technicians in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 1.6 percent (1.6%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.