The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacy technicians in Newark-Union 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 | $21,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,530.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $31,760 | -0.47% | 1.23% |
| 2016 | $31,910 | 3.17% | - |
| 2015 | $30,900 | 3.14% | - |
| 2014 | $29,930 | -8.29% | - |
| 2013 | $32,410 | 3.21% | - |
| 2012 | $31,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,760 in Newark-Union is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Newark-Union is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 5.3 percent (5.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.