The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $28,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,930.
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 | $37,240 | 2.34% | 21.75% |
| 2021 | $36,370 | 5.94% | - |
| 2020 | $34,210 | 6.40% | - |
| 2019 | $32,020 | 2.03% | - |
| 2018 | $31,370 | 5.16% | - |
| 2017 | $29,750 | 4.00% | - |
| 2016 | $28,560 | 3.57% | - |
| 2015 | $27,540 | 0.33% | - |
| 2014 | $27,450 | -3.02% | - |
| 2013 | $28,280 | -3.04% | - |
| 2012 | $29,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,240 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Staunton-Waynesboro and 30.8 percent (30.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Richmond | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville |