The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $22,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $32,770 | 0.03% | 8.73% |
| 2016 | $32,760 | 10.47% | - |
| 2015 | $29,330 | 4.88% | - |
| 2014 | $27,900 | 0.79% | - |
| 2013 | $27,680 | -8.06% | - |
| 2012 | $29,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,770 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 17.9 percent (17.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 21.1 percent (21.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| 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 |