The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacy technicians in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $37,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,270.
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 | $50,390 | 5.81% | 17.54% |
| 2021 | $47,460 | -0.70% | - |
| 2020 | $47,790 | 6.40% | - |
| 2019 | $44,730 | 3.20% | - |
| 2018 | $43,300 | -1.20% | - |
| 2017 | $43,820 | 0.82% | - |
| 2016 | $43,460 | 2.51% | - |
| 2015 | $42,370 | 1.84% | - |
| 2014 | $41,590 | -0.14% | - |
| 2013 | $41,650 | 0.24% | - |
| 2012 | $41,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,390, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for pharmacy technicians in state of Washington, followed by Olympia (median annual salary $49,340). In comparison, the median annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 2.1 percent (2.1%) higher than that in Olympia.