The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy technicians in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $23,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,970.
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 | $35,070 | 16.88% | 24.58% |
| 2021 | $29,150 | 0.24% | - |
| 2020 | $29,080 | 4.06% | - |
| 2019 | $27,900 | 6.85% | - |
| 2018 | $25,990 | 4.00% | - |
| 2017 | $24,950 | -7.25% | - |
| 2016 | $26,760 | -3.36% | - |
| 2015 | $27,660 | 0.04% | - |
| 2014 | $27,650 | -0.58% | - |
| 2013 | $27,810 | 4.89% | - |
| 2012 | $26,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,070 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 14.3 percent (14.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.