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Pharmacist Technician Salary

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A Pharmacist Technician Salary is calculated by the US Government Bureau of Labor Statistics from a variety of sources. Pharmacist Technicians work in a number of settings including hospitals, clinics and schools.  The average Pharmacist Technicians salary varies depending on the location and the setting.  The assumption was made that the Pharmacist Technicians reflected here were working an average of 40 hours per week with a total of 2080 hours per year.

Pharmacist Technician Salary: Hourly & Annually

HOURLY

The Pharmacist Technicians median salary is $11.73 per hour. The lowest 10% earn $8.22 per hour and those in the upper 10% earn more than $16.90 per hour.

ANNUALLY

On an annual basis the median Pharmacist Technician salary is $24,390. The lowest 10% earn $17,100 per year while the upper 10% earn more than $35,150 per year.  These salaries are calculated as a mean or average. 

Lowest and Highest Pharmacist Technician Salary

The lowest paid Pharmacist Technicians earn less than $17,000 annually while the highest paid Pharmacist Technicians earn more than $116,000 per year. 

Top 5 States

The best states to earn an average Pharmacist Technician salary are California $33,290, Alaska $33,040, Washington $32,150, District of Columbia $30,420, and Nevada $29,240.

 top 5 Metropolitan Areas

The best city or metropolitan areas to earn an average Pharmacist Technician salary are San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City CA $39,700, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara CA $38,910, Oakland-Fremont-Hayward CA $38,140, Salinas CA $37,240
and Napa CA $36,390.

Private Practice Vs Employment

Pharmacist Technicians are employed as assistants to a pharmacist. Given the nature of the work the opportunities for private practice are rare. 

EMPLOYMENT DATA

According to the US Department of Labor nationally there are 266,790 Pharmacist Technicians who earn a salary through being employed.

Where They Work

Of all the Pharmacists employed in the United States over 148,550 work in Health and personal care stores, 46,840 work in hospitals and over 42,000 work in grocery, department or general merchandise stores. 

Other Industries that employ Pharmacist

Local and federal government, schools and colleges, Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing, and Consumer goods rental employ these technical professionals also.

Benefits

Fringe benefits are going to be similar to those offered by small business's or single proprietor business's. A typical employment benefits package is worth over $20,000 per year.

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