The annual salary statistics of pharmacy aides in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy aides in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $22,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $36,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy aides in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $36,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy aides from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,990 | 9.54% | 32.44% |
| 2021 | $25,320 | 10.11% | - |
| 2020 | $22,760 | -15.20% | - |
| 2019 | $26,220 | 2.33% | - |
| 2018 | $25,610 | 0.35% | - |
| 2017 | $25,520 | -3.64% | - |
| 2016 | $26,450 | 13.35% | - |
| 2015 | $22,920 | -6.89% | - |
| 2014 | $24,500 | 23.59% | - |
| 2013 | $18,720 | -1.01% | - |
| 2012 | $18,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,990, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for pharmacy aides in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Baton Rouge (median annual salary of $29,020). Compared with Baton Rouge, the median annual salary of pharmacy aides in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Monroe | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Lafayette | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Alexandria | |
| Hammond |