The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $48,740, Washington is the highest paying state for pharmacy technicians. It is followed by California (average annual salary $48,050). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $48,740 |
$36,810 | 7,600 |
| 2 | California | $48,050 |
$36,770 | 38,780 |
| 3 | Alaska | $47,380 |
$37,840 | 790 |
| 4 | Oregon | $45,880 |
$36,360 | 4,470 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $45,090 |
$37,490 | 720 |
| 6 | North Dakota | $44,720 |
$33,930 | 830 |
| 7 | Minnesota | $43,980 |
$35,670 | 7,880 |
| 8 | Colorado | $43,250 |
$34,680 | 5,870 |
| 9 | Utah | $41,790 |
$34,600 | 4,550 |
| 10 | Arizona | $41,590 |
$32,420 | 11,540 |
| 11 | Wyoming | $41,130 |
$32,660 | 590 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | $40,230 |
$32,290 | 8,730 |
| 13 | Nevada | $39,940 |
$30,240 | 4,430 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $39,710 |
$29,910 | 1,540 |
| 15 | Montana | $39,070 |
$31,460 | 1,320 |
| 16 | New Mexico | $38,680 |
$30,030 | 2,620 |
| 17 | Hawaii | $38,620 |
$30,450 | 1,350 |
| 18 | Illinois | $38,370 |
$29,420 | 21,370 |
| 19 | Texas | $38,360 |
$29,780 | 36,870 |
| 20 | Idaho | $38,300 |
$30,130 | 2,520 |
| 21 | Kansas | $38,020 |
$27,580 | 4,210 |
| 22 | Maryland | $37,660 |
$31,230 | 7,240 |
| 23 | New Jersey | $37,590 |
$29,920 | 11,890 |
| 24 | Delaware | $37,590 |
$28,650 | 1,190 |
| 25 | Virginia | $37,440 |
$29,340 | 10,440 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $37,390 |
$29,410 | 8,190 |
| 27 | New Hampshire | $37,300 |
$28,860 | 2,160 |
| 28 | Vermont | $37,200 |
$31,400 | 920 |
| 29 | Indiana | $37,190 |
$30,530 | 10,330 |
| 30 | Maine | $37,140 |
$29,570 | 2,190 |
| 31 | Iowa | $37,070 |
$30,110 | 4,750 |
| 32 | Michigan | $36,940 |
$28,800 | 14,890 |
| 33 | New York | $36,910 |
$31,370 | 23,550 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $36,900 |
$29,320 | 16,370 |
| 35 | Louisiana | $36,820 |
$28,930 | 6,490 |
| 36 | Florida | $36,810 |
$30,110 | 38,970 |
| 37 | South Dakota | $36,770 |
$30,850 | 1,170 |
| 38 | Nebraska | $36,620 |
$30,230 | 2,570 |
| 39 | Virgin Islands | $36,610 |
$23,920 | 60 |
| 40 | Connecticut | $36,560 |
$31,140 | 4,500 |
| 41 | Ohio | $36,500 |
$28,200 | 16,920 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $36,440 |
$28,960 | 7,560 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | $36,310 |
$28,410 | 20,580 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $36,260 |
$28,600 | 12,820 |
| 45 | Missouri | $36,230 |
$27,620 | 10,040 |
| 46 | Georgia | $36,050 |
$28,960 | 14,380 |
| 47 | Mississippi | $35,320 |
$28,210 | 3,990 |
| 48 | Alabama | $35,310 |
$28,070 | 7,980 |
| 49 | Kentucky | $35,230 |
$28,370 | 9,910 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $35,030 |
$28,540 | 5,070 |
| 51 | West Virginia | $34,610 |
$28,070 | 3,490 |
| 52 | Arkansas | $33,830 |
$28,550 | 4,520 |
| 53 | Guam | $30,050 |
$21,220 | 130 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $23,210 |
$18,280 | 5,520 |