The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of pharmacy technicians in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $28,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,500.
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 | $34,350 | 14.61% | 23.06% |
| 2021 | $29,330 | -2.83% | - |
| 2020 | $30,160 | 4.41% | - |
| 2019 | $28,830 | 6.69% | - |
| 2018 | $26,900 | 2.83% | - |
| 2017 | $26,140 | -0.23% | - |
| 2016 | $26,200 | -1.30% | - |
| 2015 | $26,540 | -2.00% | - |
| 2014 | $27,070 | -3.55% | - |
| 2013 | $28,030 | 5.71% | - |
| 2012 | $26,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,350 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Huntington-Ashland is 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Morgantown and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.