The annual salary statistics of pharmacy aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $30,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,280.
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 | $38,760 | 15.71% | 47.81% |
| 2021 | $32,670 | 13.71% | - |
| 2020 | $28,190 | 4.36% | - |
| 2019 | $26,960 | 13.28% | - |
| 2018 | $23,380 | 11.98% | - |
| 2017 | $20,580 | 4.71% | - |
| 2016 | $19,610 | 2.24% | - |
| 2015 | $19,170 | -20.97% | - |
| 2014 | $23,190 | 7.16% | - |
| 2013 | $21,530 | 6.04% | - |
| 2012 | $20,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,760, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the highest paying city for pharmacy aides in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (median annual salary $37,750). In comparison, the median annual salary of pharmacy aides in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 2.6 percent (2.6%) higher than that in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton.