The annual salary statistics of pharmacy aides in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacy aides in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $24,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy aides in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy aides from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $32,840 | 7.58% | 11.48% |
| 2016 | $30,350 | 3.26% | - |
| 2015 | $29,360 | 0.68% | - |
| 2014 | $29,160 | -0.58% | - |
| 2013 | $29,330 | 0.89% | - |
| 2012 | $29,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,840 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy aides in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy aides in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 14.7 percent (14.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Kennewick-Pasco-Richland and 18.5 percent (18.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.