The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy technicians in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $35,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,630.
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 | $46,710 | 4.15% | 25.78% |
| 2021 | $44,770 | 17.27% | - |
| 2020 | $37,040 | -0.84% | - |
| 2019 | $37,350 | 0.29% | - |
| 2018 | $37,240 | -1.05% | - |
| 2017 | $37,630 | 7.87% | - |
| 2016 | $34,670 | -0.43% | - |
| 2015 | $34,820 | 2.30% | - |
| 2014 | $34,020 | -1.59% | - |
| 2013 | $34,560 | -0.32% | - |
| 2012 | $34,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,710 in Visalia-Porterville is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Visalia-Porterville is 20.3 percent (20.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 26.2 percent (26.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.