The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacy technicians in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $37,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,720.
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 | $47,150 | 1.40% | 17.12% |
| 2021 | $46,490 | 0.06% | - |
| 2020 | $46,460 | 1.96% | - |
| 2019 | $45,550 | 1.08% | - |
| 2018 | $45,060 | 1.18% | - |
| 2017 | $44,530 | 3.84% | - |
| 2016 | $42,820 | 1.28% | - |
| 2015 | $42,270 | 4.21% | - |
| 2014 | $40,490 | -0.20% | - |
| 2013 | $40,570 | 3.67% | - |
| 2012 | $39,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,150 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 28.8 percent (28.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.