The annual salary statistics of pharmacy aides in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy aides in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $34,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy aides in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,170.
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 | $34,570 | -7.00% | 34.10% |
| 2021 | $36,990 | 14.03% | - |
| 2020 | $31,800 | 5.88% | - |
| 2019 | $29,930 | -3.91% | - |
| 2018 | $31,100 | -1.58% | - |
| 2017 | $31,590 | 6.58% | - |
| 2016 | $29,510 | 16.10% | - |
| 2015 | $24,760 | 5.29% | - |
| 2014 | $23,450 | -1.32% | - |
| 2013 | $23,760 | 4.12% | - |
| 2012 | $22,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,570 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy aides in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy aides in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 13.0 percent (13.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 30.8 percent (30.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peabody.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Framingham | |
| New Bedford | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Peabody |