Highest-paying Cities for Pharmacy Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for pharmacy technicians (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of pharmacy technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $58,640, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for pharmacy technicians. It is followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California (average annual salary $57,710). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of pharmacy technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Pharmacy Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$58,640	$42,490	1,750
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$57,710	$44,570	4,130
3	Napa, California	$55,390	$40,420	120
4	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$53,370	$38,760	380
5	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$52,760	$37,610	450
6	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$51,310	$33,460	1,410
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$50,390	$37,270	4,140
8	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$49,680	$37,400	230
9	Olympia, Washington	$49,340	$37,390	270
10	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$49,220	$34,450	2,590
11	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$48,990	$36,200	400
12	Fairbanks, Alaska	$48,440	$37,410	80
13	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$48,420	$36,550	130
14	Salinas, California	$48,390	$37,270	350
15	Medford, Oregon	$48,190	$35,680	260
16	Modesto, California	$48,170	$36,540	510
17	Longview, Washington	$48,140	$36,240	100
18	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$48,070	$36,170	260
19	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$48,040	$36,820	3,200
20	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$48,040	$37,050	250
21	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$48,030	$35,930	130
22	Stockton, California	$48,010	$36,700	660
23	Bend, Oregon	$48,000	$37,010	170
24	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$47,950	$36,440	740
25	Bismarck, North Dakota	$47,900	$33,730	160
26	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$47,840	$36,200	220
27	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$47,800	$37,320	14,230
28	Chico, California	$47,790	$35,390	240
29	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$47,770	$37,280	2,750
30	Yuba City, California	$47,610	$36,430	170
31	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$47,520	$36,400	310
32	Redding, California	$47,370	$35,440	190
33	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$47,150	$37,720	130
34	Walla Walla, Washington	$47,010	$35,340	60
35	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$46,910	$36,230	140
36	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$46,900	$36,610	130
37	Bellingham, Washington	$46,810	$35,980	220
38	Visalia-Porterville, California	$46,710	$35,630	410
39	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$46,660	$36,240	4,200
40	Anchorage, Alaska	$46,650	$37,850	470
41	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$46,600	$36,420	230
42	Fresno, California	$46,360	$35,670	1,010
43	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$45,910	$36,350	250
44	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$45,880	$35,470	140
45	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$45,880	$33,870	850
46	Spokane, Washington	$45,840	$35,860	700
47	Boulder, Colorado	$45,820	$37,370	300
48	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$45,770	$36,040	360
49	Corvallis, Oregon	$45,620	$35,330	100
50	Yakima, Washington	$45,290	$33,880	250
51	El Centro, California	$45,240	$35,490	140
52	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$45,200	$35,030	300
53	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$45,190	$36,610	3,180
54	Grants Pass, Oregon	$45,110	$35,520	90
55	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$45,080	$35,810	4,930
56	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$44,970	$35,650	200
57	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$44,870	$35,850	90
58	Salem, Oregon	$44,720	$37,440	410
59	Coeur dAlene, Idaho	$44,560	$35,010	220
60	Rochester, Minnesota	$44,490	$37,450	700
61	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$44,380	$30,320	160
62	Flagstaff, Arizona	$44,370	$31,510	120
63	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$44,370	$34,060	6,550
64	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$44,280	$33,010	3,360
65	Carson City, Nevada	$44,100	$33,740	80
66	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$44,080	$35,840	420
67	Midland, Texas	$43,780	$34,540	170
68	Salt Lake City, Utah	$43,650	$35,900	2,210
69	Merced, California	$43,480	$34,870	180
70	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$43,470	$34,510	150
71	Albany, Oregon	$43,330	$35,370	120
72	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$43,320	$28,120	80
73	Fargo, North Dakota	$43,190	$35,200	410
74	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$42,990	$33,450	400
75	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$42,990	$33,600	190
76	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$42,750	$29,880	2,190
77	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$42,640	$35,240	170
78	Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$42,580	$32,300	130
79	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$42,550	$31,300	610
80	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$42,500	$34,960	5,590
81	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$42,210	$31,230	150
82	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$42,190	$34,330	130
83	Tacoma, Washington	$42,050	$32,670	990
84	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$41,930	$33,310	720
85	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$41,880	$35,600	2,840
86	Tucson, Arizona	$41,830	$30,980	1,450
87	Billings, Montana	$41,710	$33,070	220
88	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$41,620	$27,370	130
89	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$41,600	$31,220	500
90	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$41,590	$33,440	8,700
91	Prescott, Arizona	$41,340	$34,400	230
92	Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Arizona	$41,310	$32,010	210
93	Cheyenne, Wyoming	$41,130	$34,220	140
94	Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$41,110	$30,660	540
95	Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona	$41,010	$35,370	110
96	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$40,880	$35,780	800
97	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$40,870	$31,170	420
98	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$40,780	$31,660	30
99	Pueblo, Colorado	$40,750	$31,320	210
100	Casper, Wyoming	$40,750	$29,550	80

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for pharmacy technicians.