The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy technicians in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $27,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,740.
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 | $36,050 | 12.95% | 21.97% |
| 2021 | $31,380 | 3.12% | - |
| 2020 | $30,400 | 1.61% | - |
| 2019 | $29,910 | 7.49% | - |
| 2018 | $27,670 | 1.63% | - |
| 2017 | $27,220 | -0.26% | - |
| 2016 | $27,290 | -6.78% | - |
| 2015 | $29,140 | 0.62% | - |
| 2014 | $28,960 | 4.01% | - |
| 2013 | $27,800 | -1.19% | - |
| 2012 | $28,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,050 in Harrisburg-Carlisle is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Harrisburg-Carlisle is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 16.6 percent (16.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.