Pharmacist Technician Salary
TITLE
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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