The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacy technicians in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $38,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,760.
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 | $53,370 | 5.04% | 22.24% |
| 2021 | $50,680 | 3.24% | - |
| 2020 | $49,040 | 1.04% | - |
| 2019 | $48,530 | 1.44% | - |
| 2018 | $47,830 | 1.25% | - |
| 2017 | $47,230 | 4.79% | - |
| 2016 | $44,970 | 5.27% | - |
| 2015 | $42,600 | -2.82% | - |
| 2014 | $43,800 | 1.53% | - |
| 2013 | $43,130 | 3.78% | - |
| 2012 | $41,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,370 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.5 percent (35.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.