The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacy technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $29,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,890.
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 | $36,820 | 1.25% | 29.14% |
| 2021 | $36,360 | 15.79% | - |
| 2020 | $30,620 | -2.81% | - |
| 2019 | $31,480 | 5.11% | - |
| 2018 | $29,870 | -4.75% | - |
| 2017 | $31,290 | 4.28% | - |
| 2016 | $29,950 | 0.60% | - |
| 2015 | $29,770 | 6.95% | - |
| 2014 | $27,700 | 2.67% | - |
| 2013 | $26,960 | 3.23% | - |
| 2012 | $26,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,820, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for pharmacy technicians in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $38,510). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Louisville-Jefferson County is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Owensboro | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |