The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacy technicians in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $28,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,960.
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 | $37,250 | 2.71% | 30.26% |
| 2021 | $36,240 | 10.46% | - |
| 2020 | $32,450 | -0.99% | - |
| 2019 | $32,770 | 2.69% | - |
| 2018 | $31,890 | 5.64% | - |
| 2017 | $30,090 | 6.55% | - |
| 2016 | $28,120 | 4.09% | - |
| 2015 | $26,970 | -0.11% | - |
| 2014 | $27,000 | 1.96% | - |
| 2013 | $26,470 | 1.85% | - |
| 2012 | $25,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,250 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Raleigh-Cary is 3.7 percent (3.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Winston-Salem and 9.3 percent (9.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Bern.