The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacy technicians in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $36,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,350.
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 | $45,910 | 0.30% | 17.66% |
| 2021 | $45,770 | 1.88% | - |
| 2020 | $44,910 | -0.42% | - |
| 2019 | $45,100 | 3.24% | - |
| 2018 | $43,640 | 3.74% | - |
| 2017 | $42,010 | 6.78% | - |
| 2016 | $39,160 | 2.76% | - |
| 2015 | $38,080 | 2.02% | - |
| 2014 | $37,310 | -1.18% | - |
| 2013 | $37,750 | -0.13% | - |
| 2012 | $37,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,910 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 8.9 percent (8.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 26.9 percent (26.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.