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Highest Paying Industries for Pharmacy Aides

The top 55 highest paying industries for pharmacy aides (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 $46,170, offices of physicians is the highest paying industry for pharmacy aides. It is followed by ambulatory health care services industry (average annual salary $40,160). 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 aides in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 55 Highest Paying Industries for Pharmacy Aides

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Offices of Physicians	$46,170	$25,430	1,120
2	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$40,160	$22,910	1,890
3	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$38,510	$24,350	90
4	Educational Services - State government owned	$38,510	$24,350	90
5	Health Care and Social Assistance	$35,590	$22,120	4,530
6	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$34,860	$29,630	50
7	State government, including schools and hospitals	$34,810	$25,410	280
8	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$34,810	$21,470	160
9	Educational Services	$34,810	$21,470	160
10	Hospitals - State government owned	$34,710	$26,480	110
11	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$34,460	$25,250	70
12	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$34,430	$25,120	70
13	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,810	$25,290	80
14	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$33,560	$23,100	510
15	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$33,430	$21,600	2,260
16	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$33,330	$21,660	2,470
17	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$33,210	$21,770	2,630
18	Hospitals - Privately owned	$33,180	$21,670	2,340
19	Other General Merchandise Stores	$33,100	$21,500	n/a
20	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$32,550	$22,950	130
21	Federal, State, and Local Government	$32,550	$22,950	130
22	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$31,680	$25,410	320
23	Insurance Carriers	$31,680	$25,410	320
24	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$31,630	$20,490	70
25	Educational Services - Privately owned	$31,630	$20,490	70
26	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$31,630	$25,400	330
27	Finance and Insurance	$31,600	$25,310	340
28	Home Health Care Services	$31,190	$23,360	80
29	Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers	$30,940	$18,200	490
30	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$30,940	$18,200	490
31	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$30,590	$21,600	170
32	Hospitals - Local government owned	$30,590	$21,600	170
33	Wholesale Trade	$30,530	$18,240	500
34	Outpatient Care Centers	$30,280	$20,310	590
35	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$30,260	$21,680	220
36	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$29,480	$23,520	90
37	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$29,400	$23,470	90
38	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$29,360	$21,860	50
39	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$28,400	$25,340	n/a
40	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$28,400	$25,340	n/a
41	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$27,310	$22,660	210
42	Nonstore Retailers	$27,100	$20,710	250
43	Administrative and Support Services	$26,960	$17,660	110
44	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$26,960	$17,660	110
45	Employment Services	$26,950	$17,410	100
46	General Merchandise Stores	$26,530	$17,460	1,820
47	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$26,350	$17,330	50
48	Temporary Help Services	$26,270	$17,260	90
49	Direct Selling Establishments	$24,900	$17,420	40
50	Retail Trade	$22,380	$17,280	35,390
51	Grocery Stores	$22,340	$17,250	6,310
52	Food and Beverage Stores	$22,340	$17,250	6,310
53	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	$22,200	$17,270	26,950
54	Health and Personal Care Stores	$22,200	$17,270	27,010
55	Department Stores	$19,310	$16,470	720