The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacy technicians in Watertown-Fort Drum 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 | $28,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Watertown-Fort Drum, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,530.
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 | $34,690 | -2.39% | -0.20% |
| 2021 | $35,520 | -0.65% | - |
| 2020 | $35,750 | 4.70% | - |
| 2019 | $34,070 | 8.01% | - |
| 2018 | $31,340 | -2.65% | - |
| 2017 | $32,170 | -8.05% | - |
| 2016 | $34,760 | 6.24% | - |
| 2015 | $32,590 | -6.66% | - |
| 2012 | $34,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,690 in Watertown-Fort Drum is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Watertown-Fort Drum is 8.2 percent (8.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 24.5 percent (24.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.