The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $30,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $53,920 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $53,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,510.
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 | $39,700 | 5.72% | 18.82% |
| 2021 | $37,430 | 1.04% | - |
| 2020 | $37,040 | 4.05% | - |
| 2019 | $35,540 | 2.25% | - |
| 2018 | $34,740 | 0.86% | - |
| 2017 | $34,440 | -0.46% | - |
| 2016 | $34,600 | 1.16% | - |
| 2015 | $34,200 | 2.54% | - |
| 2014 | $33,330 | 1.32% | - |
| 2013 | $32,890 | 2.01% | - |
| 2012 | $32,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,700 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 9.3 percent (9.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.