The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacy technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $29,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,900 | 7.74% | 26.02% |
| 2021 | $36,810 | 9.24% | - |
| 2020 | $33,410 | 3.14% | - |
| 2019 | $32,360 | -1.36% | - |
| 2018 | $32,800 | 1.25% | - |
| 2017 | $32,390 | 0.15% | - |
| 2016 | $32,340 | 8.78% | - |
| 2015 | $29,500 | 4.27% | - |
| 2014 | $28,240 | 1.49% | - |
| 2013 | $27,820 | -6.11% | - |
| 2012 | $29,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,900, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for pharmacy technicians in state of Illinois, followed by Kankakee-Bradley (median annual salary $37,780). In comparison, the median annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 5.3 percent (5.3%) higher than that in Kankakee-Bradley.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Rockford | |
| Peoria | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Danville | |
| Springfield | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Bloomington | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington-Normal |