The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacy technicians in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $30,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,500.
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 | $36,900 | 4.53% | 21.27% |
| 2021 | $35,230 | 8.71% | - |
| 2020 | $32,160 | 1.15% | - |
| 2019 | $31,790 | 3.11% | - |
| 2018 | $30,800 | 6.59% | - |
| 2017 | $28,770 | -7.16% | - |
| 2016 | $30,830 | -0.16% | - |
| 2015 | $30,880 | 0.94% | - |
| 2014 | $30,590 | 7.16% | - |
| 2013 | $28,400 | -2.29% | - |
| 2012 | $29,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,900 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 2.3 percent (2.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 29.1 percent (29.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.