The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacy technicians in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $28,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,110.
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 | $36,300 | -0.94% | 25.26% |
| 2021 | $36,640 | 7.53% | - |
| 2020 | $33,880 | 14.11% | - |
| 2019 | $29,100 | 4.47% | - |
| 2018 | $27,800 | -0.04% | - |
| 2017 | $27,810 | 0.32% | - |
| 2016 | $27,720 | 1.37% | - |
| 2015 | $27,340 | -1.43% | - |
| 2014 | $27,730 | -1.41% | - |
| 2013 | $28,120 | 3.52% | - |
| 2012 | $27,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,300 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 17.2 percent (17.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.