The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacy technicians in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $29,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,720 | 4.11% | 33.44% |
| 2021 | $35,210 | 8.07% | - |
| 2020 | $32,370 | 4.29% | - |
| 2019 | $30,980 | -2.03% | - |
| 2018 | $31,610 | -4.02% | - |
| 2017 | $32,880 | 4.62% | - |
| 2016 | $31,360 | 10.87% | - |
| 2015 | $27,950 | 12.56% | - |
| 2014 | $24,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,720 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Champaign-Urbana is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 29.5 percent (29.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.