The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $37,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,280.
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 | $47,770 | 1.72% | 24.70% |
| 2021 | $46,950 | 6.18% | - |
| 2020 | $44,050 | 2.47% | - |
| 2019 | $42,960 | 3.24% | - |
| 2018 | $41,570 | 2.74% | - |
| 2017 | $40,430 | 5.17% | - |
| 2016 | $38,340 | 1.83% | - |
| 2015 | $37,640 | 0.85% | - |
| 2014 | $37,320 | 1.90% | - |
| 2013 | $36,610 | 1.75% | - |
| 2012 | $35,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,770 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 29.7 percent (29.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.