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Highest Paying Industries for Pharmacy Technicians

The top 100 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $41,140, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for pharmacy technicians. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $41,140). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of pharmacy technicians in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Pharmacy Technicians

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$41,140	$34,790	5,920
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$41,140	$34,790	5,920
3	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$41,100	$25,220	n/a
4	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$40,930	$31,630	7,830
5	Federal, State, and Local Government	$40,930	$31,630	7,830
6	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$39,170	$28,580	180
7	Outpatient Care Centers	$38,920	$25,880	3,850
8	Educational Services - Privately owned	$38,840	$28,430	200
9	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$38,060	$31,870	250
10	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$37,880	$26,390	18,770
11	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$36,530	$26,440	2,260
12	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$36,520	$27,070	70
13	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$36,480	$25,450	870
14	Hospitals - State government owned	$36,400	$26,300	2,940
15	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$36,390	$26,980	2,120
16	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$36,390	$25,300	11,950
17	Scientific Research and Development Services	$36,370	$26,560	70
18	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$36,270	$25,150	1,040
19	State government, including schools and hospitals	$36,240	$26,130	4,770
20	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$36,140	$26,720	1,840
21	Educational Services	$35,960	$27,230	1,120
22	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$35,950	$27,220	1,100
23	Offices of Physicians	$35,880	$24,920	5,790
24	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$35,420	$26,010	1,040
25	Home Health Care Services	$35,380	$25,770	1,820
26	Health Care and Social Assistance	$34,960	$25,210	73,690
27	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$34,760	$24,670	8,080
28	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$34,740	$25,210	60,930
29	Educational Services - State government owned	$34,730	$26,610	790
30	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$34,720	$24,720	370
31	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$34,720	$26,600	790
32	Hospitals - Privately owned	$34,690	$25,240	50,920
33	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$34,690	$23,130	1,270
34	Insurance Carriers	$34,690	$23,160	1,280
35	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$34,680	$25,180	58,090
36	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$34,640	$25,210	48,800
37	Finance and Insurance	$34,640	$23,560	1,400
38	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$34,610	$23,530	1,380
39	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$34,400	$24,490	7,040
40	Hospitals - Local government owned	$34,400	$24,510	7,070
41	Repair and Maintenance	$34,310	$27,550	40
42	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$34,240	$24,740	430
43	Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	$34,220	$25,090	450
44	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$34,130	$26,680	40
45	Manufacturing	$33,760	$24,870	490
46	Chemical Manufacturing	$33,710	$24,910	480
47	Other Insurance Related Activities	$33,690	$26,670	100
48	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$33,690	$26,670	100
49	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$33,610	$24,060	720
50	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$33,600	$25,040	160
51	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$33,190	$24,200	650
52	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	$33,050	$24,480	700
53	Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	$33,050	$24,480	700
54	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$33,020	$24,790	210
55	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$33,000	$21,310	80
56	Individual and Family Services	$32,930	$25,400	150
57	Social Assistance	$32,920	$25,190	160
58	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$32,740	$26,420	60
59	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$32,710	$24,560	40
60	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$32,600	$23,170	280
61	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$32,210	$20,950	70
62	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$32,180	$23,080	600
63	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$31,360	$24,720	340
64	Consumer Goods Rental	$31,180	$21,500	140
65	Rental and Leasing Services	$31,180	$21,500	140
66	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$31,180	$21,500	140
67	Wholesale Trade	$31,150	$21,880	9,770
68	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$31,130	$22,050	8,450
69	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$31,110	$22,050	8,430
70	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$30,350	$24,820	180
71	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$30,320	$25,710	180
72	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$30,320	$25,710	180
73	Office Administrative Services	$30,310	$25,250	n/a
74	Warehousing and Storage	$30,290	$25,290	150
75	Transportation and Warehousing	$30,290	$25,290	150
76	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$30,220	$22,160	5,010
77	Administrative and Support Services	$30,210	$22,150	5,010
78	Employment Services	$30,190	$21,430	4,210
79	Temporary Help Services	$30,140	$21,240	3,390
80	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$29,780	$21,830	5,490
81	Nonstore Retailers	$29,750	$21,810	5,640
82	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$29,660	$21,880	100
83	Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	$29,330	$21,300	140
84	Grocery Stores	$28,550	$19,900	26,540
85	Food and Beverage Stores	$28,550	$19,900	26,540
86	Direct Selling Establishments	$28,500	$21,140	150
87	Other General Merchandise Stores	$28,400	$20,880	27,910
88	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$28,360	$20,640	n/a
89	General Merchandise Stores	$28,310	$20,750	42,960
90	Veterinary Services	$28,260	$20,740	n/a
91	Retail Trade	$28,210	$20,210	267,450
92	Department Stores	$28,150	$20,450	15,060
93	Health and Personal Care Stores	$28,090	$20,100	192,290
94	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$28,080	$20,100	191,550
95	Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	$28,030	$19,860	610