29 Series · SOC 29-2052
Pharmacy Technicians Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $45,750
- Median / year
- $61,040
- Top 10% earn
- +6.4%
- Growth '23–'33
- 471,680
- US workers
Pharmacy Technicians earn a median of $45,750 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $45,750, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $36,020 (10th percentile) to $61,040 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 471,680 US workers. Washington pays the most ($58,900), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Pharmacy Technicians earn a median of $45,750, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 21% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, it ranks #67 of 71 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 6.4% by 2033.
- $45,750
- Median annual wage
- Top 79%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #67 of 71
- in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- 1.7×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $58,900. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Pharmacy Technicians (SOC 29-2052) pays a national median of $45,750 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $36,020 at the 10th percentile to $61,040 at the 90th, with a mean of $46,620 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 471,680 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 528 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +6.4% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as faster than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 49,000 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is High school diploma or equivalent and moderate-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 0.7 per 100,000 and injury rate of 1.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $58,900, which is +29% above the national figure. The top metro is Napa, CA at $77,360 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 471,680 jobs Median $45,750/yr
Median Salary
$45,750
per year
Median Hourly
$22.00/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$46,620
average
Employment
471,680
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Pharmacy Technicians pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$45,750 Bottom 21% higher than 21% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 29-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Pharmacy Technicians; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 29-series occupations with growth data, Pharmacy Technicians sits on the faster-growing side at +6.4% growth and $45,750 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+6.4%
Faster than average
Annual Openings
49,000
per year (projected)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → A
Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
0.7/100K
Injury Rate
1.5/100
Danger Index
6.4/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Pharmacy Technicians roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Active Listening 4.0
Reading Comprehension 3.8
Speaking 3.8
Critical Thinking 3.3
Active Learning 3.1
Monitoring 3.1
Social Perceptiveness 3.1
Service Orientation 3.1
Complex Problem Solving 3.1
Judgment and Decision Making 3.1
Knowledge Areas
Customer and Personal Service 4.6
Medicine and Dentistry 3.9
Mathematics 3.8
English Language 3.8
Computers and Electronics 3.7
Law and Government 3.5
Administrative 3.3
Production and Processing 3.2
Chemistry 2.9
Public Safety and Security 2.9
Key Tasks
- ▸ Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
- ▸ Enter prescription information into computer databases.
- ▸ Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
- ▸ Compute charges for medication or equipment dispensed to hospital patients and enter data in computer.
- ▸ Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
- ▸ Prepare and process medical insurance claim forms and records.
- ▸ Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
- ▸ Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
- ▸ Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information.
- ▸ Operate cash registers to accept payment from customers.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$36,020
25th Percentile
$37,850
Median
$45,750
75th Percentile
$49,990
90th Percentile
$61,040
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $58,900 | +29% above national |
| 2 | California | $55,110 | +20% above national |
| 3 | Oregon | $54,900 | +20% above national |
| 4 | Alaska | $52,640 | +15% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $49,970 | +9% above national |
| 6 | Montana | $49,400 | +8% above national |
| 7 | Minnesota | $48,300 | +6% above national |
| 8 | Wyoming | $48,260 | +5% above national |
| 9 | Utah | $48,140 | +5% above national |
| 10 | Nevada | $47,980 | +5% above national |
| 11 | Vermont | $47,940 | +5% above national |
| 12 | Arizona | $47,640 | +4% above national |
| 13 | North Dakota | $47,560 | +4% above national |
| 14 | District of Columbia | $47,410 | +4% above national |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $47,360 | +4% above national |
| 16 | Connecticut | $47,050 | +3% above national |
| 17 | Hawaii | $46,760 | +2% above national |
| 18 | Illinois | $46,650 | +2% above national |
| 19 | New Mexico | $46,630 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Nebraska | $46,610 | +2% above national |
| 21 | Massachusetts | $46,470 | +2% above national |
| 22 | Delaware | $46,430 | +1% above national |
| 23 | Idaho | $46,420 | +1% above national |
| 24 | South Dakota | $46,170 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $45,970 | same as national |
| 26 | Texas | $45,900 | same as national |
| 27 | Maine | $45,400 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Maryland | $45,120 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Iowa | $44,860 | 2% below national |
| 30 | Virginia | $44,610 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Indiana | $44,560 | 3% below national |
| 32 | North Carolina | $44,530 | 3% below national |
| 33 | Louisiana | $44,410 | 3% below national |
| 34 | Rhode Island | $44,380 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Michigan | $44,340 | 3% below national |
| 36 | New York | $43,930 | 4% below national |
| 37 | Florida | $43,590 | 5% below national |
| 38 | Kansas | $43,310 | 5% below national |
| 39 | South Carolina | $42,120 | 8% below national |
| 40 | Tennessee | $41,920 | 8% below national |
| 41 | Georgia | $41,910 | 8% below national |
| 42 | Ohio | $40,650 | 11% below national |
| 43 | Virgin Islands | $40,620 | 11% below national |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $40,500 | 11% below national |
| 45 | Missouri | $40,100 | 12% below national |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | $40,040 | 12% below national |
| 47 | New Jersey | $39,610 | 13% below national |
| 48 | Kentucky | $39,200 | 14% below national |
| 49 | Mississippi | $39,040 | 15% below national |
| 50 | Alabama | $39,030 | 15% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $38,680 | 15% below national |
| 52 | West Virginia | $38,210 | 16% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $36,010 | 21% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $29,520 | 35% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napa, CA | $77,360 | +69% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $75,490 | +65% above national |
| 3 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $61,800 | +35% above national |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $61,320 | +34% above national |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $60,550 | +32% above national |
| 6 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $59,380 | +30% above national |
| 7 | Vallejo, CA | $58,670 | +28% above national |
| 8 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $58,590 | +28% above national |
| 9 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $58,470 | +28% above national |
| 10 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $58,250 | +27% above national |
| 11 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $57,830 | +26% above national |
| 12 | Walla Walla, WA | $57,190 | +25% above national |
| 13 | Salinas, CA | $57,180 | +25% above national |
| 14 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $57,090 | +25% above national |
| 15 | Bend, OR | $56,950 | +24% above national |
| 16 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $56,600 | +24% above national |
| 17 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $56,580 | +24% above national |
| 18 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $56,530 | +24% above national |
| 19 | Chico, CA | $56,320 | +23% above national |
| 20 | Yuba City, CA | $56,160 | +23% above national |
| 21 | Bellingham, WA | $56,010 | +22% above national |
| 22 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $55,850 | +22% above national |
| 23 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $55,790 | +22% above national |
| 24 | Medford, OR | $54,900 | +20% above national |
| 25 | Bozeman, MT | $54,750 | +20% above national |
| 26 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $54,500 | +19% above national |
| 27 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $54,500 | +19% above national |
| 28 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $54,200 | +18% above national |
| 29 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $54,070 | +18% above national |
| 30 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $53,810 | +18% above national |
| 31 | Redding, CA | $52,860 | +16% above national |
| 32 | Fresno, CA | $52,210 | +14% above national |
| 33 | Salem, OR | $52,210 | +14% above national |
| 34 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $52,160 | +14% above national |
| 35 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $52,160 | +14% above national |
| 36 | Anchorage, AK | $51,870 | +13% above national |
| 37 | Albany, OR | $51,730 | +13% above national |
| 38 | Grants Pass, OR | $51,700 | +13% above national |
| 39 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $51,530 | +13% above national |
| 40 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $51,530 | +13% above national |
| 41 | Yakima, WA | $51,330 | +12% above national |
| 42 | Boulder, CO | $51,210 | +12% above national |
| 43 | El Centro, CA | $51,130 | +12% above national |
| 44 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $50,970 | +11% above national |
| 45 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $50,970 | +11% above national |
| 46 | Cheyenne, WY | $50,940 | +11% above national |
| 47 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $50,820 | +11% above national |
| 48 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $50,760 | +11% above national |
| 49 | Rochester, MN | $50,730 | +11% above national |
| 50 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $50,720 | +11% above national |
| 51 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $50,700 | +11% above national |
| 52 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $50,640 | +11% above national |
| 53 | Modesto, CA | $50,540 | +10% above national |
| 54 | Reno, NV | $50,290 | +10% above national |
| 55 | Corvallis, OR | $50,270 | +10% above national |
| 56 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $50,270 | +10% above national |
| 57 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $50,270 | +10% above national |
| 58 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $50,120 | +10% above national |
| 59 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $50,100 | +10% above national |
| 60 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $50,060 | +9% above national |
| 61 | Greeley, CO | $49,950 | +9% above national |
| 62 | Colorado Springs, CO | $49,930 | +9% above national |
| 63 | Helena, MT | $49,910 | +9% above national |
| 64 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $49,800 | +9% above national |
| 65 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $49,710 | +9% above national |
| 66 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $49,650 | +9% above national |
| 67 | Carson City, NV | $49,620 | +8% above national |
| 68 | Bismarck, ND | $49,490 | +8% above national |
| 69 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $49,290 | +8% above national |
| 70 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $49,250 | +8% above national |
| 71 | Great Falls, MT | $49,110 | +7% above national |
| 72 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $48,910 | +7% above national |
| 73 | Visalia, CA | $48,870 | +7% above national |
| 74 | New Haven, CT | $48,830 | +7% above national |
| 75 | Billings, MT | $48,820 | +7% above national |
| 76 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $48,820 | +7% above national |
| 77 | Flagstaff, AZ | $48,800 | +7% above national |
| 78 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $48,780 | +7% above national |
| 79 | Merced, CA | $48,680 | +6% above national |
| 80 | Missoula, MT | $48,570 | +6% above national |
| 81 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $48,520 | +6% above national |
| 82 | Grand Junction, CO | $48,470 | +6% above national |
| 83 | Casper, WY | $48,460 | +6% above national |
| 84 | Mankato, MN | $48,400 | +6% above national |
| 85 | Pueblo, CO | $48,270 | +6% above national |
| 86 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $48,230 | +5% above national |
| 87 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $48,220 | +5% above national |
| 88 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $48,180 | +5% above national |
| 89 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $48,170 | +5% above national |
| 90 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $48,110 | +5% above national |
| 91 | Charlottesville, VA | $48,110 | +5% above national |
| 92 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $47,940 | +5% above national |
| 93 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $47,900 | +5% above national |
| 94 | Santa Fe, NM | $47,890 | +5% above national |
| 95 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $47,890 | +5% above national |
| 96 | Rapid City, SD | $47,840 | +5% above national |
| 97 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $47,840 | +5% above national |
| 98 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $47,780 | +4% above national |
| 99 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $47,770 | +4% above national |
| 100 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $47,760 | +4% above national |
| 101 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $47,670 | +4% above national |
| 102 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $47,600 | +4% above national |
| 103 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $47,590 | +4% above national |
| 104 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $47,570 | +4% above national |
| 105 | Duluth, MN-WI | $47,510 | +4% above national |
| 106 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $47,480 | +4% above national |
| 107 | Ann Arbor, MI | $47,420 | +4% above national |
| 108 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $47,400 | +4% above national |
| 109 | Ogden, UT | $47,380 | +4% above national |
| 110 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $47,380 | +4% above national |
| 111 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $47,350 | +3% above national |
| 112 | Tucson, AZ | $47,310 | +3% above national |
| 113 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $47,300 | +3% above national |
| 114 | Omaha, NE-IA | $47,290 | +3% above national |
| 115 | Barnstable Town, MA | $47,280 | +3% above national |
| 116 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $47,210 | +3% above national |
| 117 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $47,110 | +3% above national |
| 118 | Eagle Pass, TX | $47,100 | +3% above national |
| 119 | Farmington, NM | $47,070 | +3% above national |
| 120 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $47,050 | +3% above national |
| 121 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $47,050 | +3% above national |
| 122 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $47,020 | +3% above national |
| 123 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $47,010 | +3% above national |
| 124 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $47,010 | +3% above national |
| 125 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $47,000 | +3% above national |
| 126 | Pittsfield, MA | $46,920 | +3% above national |
| 127 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $46,920 | +3% above national |
| 128 | Sheboygan, WI | $46,910 | +3% above national |
| 129 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $46,890 | +2% above national |
| 130 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $46,890 | +2% above national |
| 131 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $46,880 | +2% above national |
| 132 | St. George, UT | $46,870 | +2% above national |
| 133 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $46,820 | +2% above national |
| 134 | Grand Island, NE | $46,820 | +2% above national |
| 135 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $46,820 | +2% above national |
| 136 | Logan, UT-ID | $46,680 | +2% above national |
| 137 | Madison, WI | $46,680 | +2% above national |
| 138 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $46,660 | +2% above national |
| 139 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $46,650 | +2% above national |
| 140 | Albuquerque, NM | $46,630 | +2% above national |
| 141 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $46,630 | +2% above national |
| 142 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $46,620 | +2% above national |
| 143 | Boise City, ID | $46,600 | +2% above national |
| 144 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $46,600 | +2% above national |
| 145 | Topeka, KS | $46,590 | +2% above national |
| 146 | Gainesville, FL | $46,530 | +2% above national |
| 147 | Fayetteville, NC | $46,490 | +2% above national |
| 148 | Hinesville, GA | $46,450 | +2% above national |
| 149 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $46,450 | +2% above national |
| 150 | Eau Claire, WI | $46,430 | +1% above national |
| 151 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $46,400 | +1% above national |
| 152 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $46,400 | +1% above national |
| 153 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $46,380 | +1% above national |
| 154 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $46,330 | +1% above national |
| 155 | St. Cloud, MN | $46,270 | +1% above national |
| 156 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $46,260 | +1% above national |
| 157 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $46,250 | +1% above national |
| 158 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $46,220 | +1% above national |
| 159 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $46,190 | +1% above national |
| 160 | Battle Creek, MI | $46,170 | +1% above national |
| 161 | Lincoln, NE | $46,140 | +1% above national |
| 162 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $46,130 | +1% above national |
| 163 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $46,130 | +1% above national |
| 164 | Peoria, IL | $46,110 | +1% above national |
| 165 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $46,100 | +1% above national |
| 166 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $46,020 | +1% above national |
| 167 | Worcester, MA | $46,010 | +1% above national |
| 168 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $45,990 | +1% above national |
| 169 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $45,970 | same as national |
| 170 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $45,950 | same as national |
| 171 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $45,890 | same as national |
| 172 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $45,880 | same as national |
| 173 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $45,880 | same as national |
| 174 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,810 | same as national |
| 175 | Midland, TX | $45,790 | same as national |
| 176 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $45,790 | same as national |
| 177 | Winston-Salem, NC | $45,770 | same as national |
| 178 | Fond du Lac, WI | $45,760 | same as national |
| 179 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $45,750 | same as national |
| 180 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $45,700 | same as national |
| 181 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $45,690 | same as national |
| 182 | Idaho Falls, ID | $45,620 | same as national |
| 183 | Corpus Christi, TX | $45,610 | same as national |
| 184 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $45,610 | same as national |
| 185 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $45,590 | same as national |
| 186 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $45,560 | same as national |
| 187 | Baton Rouge, LA | $45,550 | same as national |
| 188 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $45,540 | same as national |
| 189 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $45,530 | same as national |
| 190 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $45,440 | 1% below national |
| 191 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $45,430 | 1% below national |
| 192 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $45,420 | 1% below national |
| 193 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $45,410 | 1% below national |
| 194 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $45,400 | 1% below national |
| 195 | Fargo, ND-MN | $45,390 | 1% below national |
| 196 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $45,390 | 1% below national |
| 197 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $45,360 | 1% below national |
| 198 | Traverse City, MI | $45,360 | 1% below national |
| 199 | Jackson, MI | $45,340 | 1% below national |
| 200 | Greenville, NC | $45,310 | 1% below national |
| 201 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $45,290 | 1% below national |
| 202 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $45,260 | 1% below national |
| 203 | Minot, ND | $45,260 | 1% below national |
| 204 | Niles, MI | $45,260 | 1% below national |
| 205 | Columbus, OH | $45,240 | 1% below national |
| 206 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $45,240 | 1% below national |
| 207 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $45,240 | 1% below national |
| 208 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $45,230 | 1% below national |
| 209 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $45,220 | 1% below national |
| 210 | Jacksonville, FL | $45,180 | 1% below national |
| 211 | Rockford, IL | $45,170 | 1% below national |
| 212 | Appleton, WI | $45,160 | 1% below national |
| 213 | Asheville, NC | $45,160 | 1% below national |
| 214 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $45,160 | 1% below national |
| 215 | Dubuque, IA | $45,100 | 1% below national |
| 216 | Ithaca, NY | $45,090 | 1% below national |
| 217 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $45,080 | 1% below national |
| 218 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $45,080 | 1% below national |
| 219 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $45,080 | 1% below national |
| 220 | Yuma, AZ | $45,050 | 2% below national |
| 221 | Twin Falls, ID | $45,030 | 2% below national |
| 222 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $45,030 | 2% below national |
| 223 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $45,020 | 2% below national |
| 224 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $45,000 | 2% below national |
| 225 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $44,930 | 2% below national |
| 226 | Dover, DE | $44,910 | 2% below national |
| 227 | Pocatello, ID | $44,890 | 2% below national |
| 228 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $44,890 | 2% below national |
| 229 | Bangor, ME | $44,880 | 2% below national |
| 230 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $44,880 | 2% below national |
| 231 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $44,880 | 2% below national |
| 232 | Toledo, OH | $44,870 | 2% below national |
| 233 | Las Cruces, NM | $44,860 | 2% below national |
| 234 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $44,860 | 2% below national |
| 235 | Evansville, IN | $44,830 | 2% below national |
| 236 | Green Bay, WI | $44,830 | 2% below national |
| 237 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $44,820 | 2% below national |
| 238 | Binghamton, NY | $44,770 | 2% below national |
| 239 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $44,760 | 2% below national |
| 240 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $44,750 | 2% below national |
| 241 | Springfield, MA | $44,740 | 2% below national |
| 242 | San Angelo, TX | $44,720 | 2% below national |
| 243 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $44,650 | 2% below national |
| 244 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $44,640 | 2% below national |
| 245 | Odessa, TX | $44,620 | 2% below national |
| 246 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $44,610 | 2% below national |
| 247 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $44,600 | 3% below national |
| 248 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $44,550 | 3% below national |
| 249 | Enid, OK | $44,520 | 3% below national |
| 250 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $44,490 | 3% below national |
| 251 | Glens Falls, NY | $44,480 | 3% below national |
| 252 | Flint, MI | $44,460 | 3% below national |
| 253 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $44,440 | 3% below national |
| 254 | Kingston, NY | $44,340 | 3% below national |
| 255 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $44,320 | 3% below national |
| 256 | Wilmington, NC | $44,300 | 3% below national |
| 257 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $44,270 | 3% below national |
| 258 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $44,220 | 3% below national |
| 259 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $44,200 | 3% below national |
| 260 | Lima, OH | $44,150 | 3% below national |
| 261 | Midland, MI | $44,150 | 3% below national |
| 262 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $44,070 | 4% below national |
| 263 | Richmond, VA | $44,030 | 4% below national |
| 264 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $43,980 | 4% below national |
| 265 | Lexington Park, MD | $43,980 | 4% below national |
| 266 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $43,970 | 4% below national |
| 267 | Amarillo, TX | $43,960 | 4% below national |
| 268 | Punta Gorda, FL | $43,950 | 4% below national |
| 269 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $43,930 | 4% below national |
| 270 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $43,930 | 4% below national |
| 271 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $43,930 | 4% below national |
| 272 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $43,920 | 4% below national |
| 273 | Huntsville, AL | $43,910 | 4% below national |
| 274 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $43,890 | 4% below national |
| 275 | Spartanburg, SC | $43,840 | 4% below national |
| 276 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $43,820 | 4% below national |
| 277 | Laredo, TX | $43,800 | 4% below national |
| 278 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $43,800 | 4% below national |
| 279 | Harrisonburg, VA | $43,780 | 4% below national |
| 280 | Lawton, OK | $43,730 | 4% below national |
| 281 | Tyler, TX | $43,690 | 5% below national |
| 282 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $43,680 | 5% below national |
| 283 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $43,570 | 5% below national |
| 284 | Oklahoma City, OK | $43,530 | 5% below national |
| 285 | Iowa City, IA | $43,500 | 5% below national |
| 286 | Decatur, AL | $43,420 | 5% below national |
| 287 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $43,410 | 5% below national |
| 288 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $43,400 | 5% below national |
| 289 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $43,370 | 5% below national |
| 290 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $43,350 | 5% below national |
| 291 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $43,340 | 5% below national |
| 292 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $43,330 | 5% below national |
| 293 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $43,310 | 5% below national |
| 294 | Wichita Falls, TX | $43,160 | 6% below national |
| 295 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $43,150 | 6% below national |
| 296 | Warner Robins, GA | $43,150 | 6% below national |
| 297 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $43,080 | 6% below national |
| 298 | Fort Wayne, IN | $43,070 | 6% below national |
| 299 | Victoria, TX | $43,050 | 6% below national |
| 300 | Gainesville, GA | $43,040 | 6% below national |
| 301 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $43,030 | 6% below national |
| 302 | Bloomington, IL | $42,990 | 6% below national |
| 303 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $42,880 | 6% below national |
| 304 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $42,880 | 6% below national |
| 305 | Waco, TX | $42,850 | 6% below national |
| 306 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $42,830 | 6% below national |
| 307 | Hammond, LA | $42,790 | 6% below national |
| 308 | Lubbock, TX | $42,570 | 7% below national |
| 309 | Springfield, OH | $42,570 | 7% below national |
| 310 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $42,570 | 7% below national |
| 311 | Abilene, TX | $42,560 | 7% below national |
| 312 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $42,510 | 7% below national |
| 313 | Winchester, VA-WV | $42,390 | 7% below national |
| 314 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $42,240 | 8% below national |
| 315 | Springfield, IL | $42,160 | 8% below national |
| 316 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $42,140 | 8% below national |
| 317 | Saginaw, MI | $42,130 | 8% below national |
| 318 | Goldsboro, NC | $42,030 | 8% below national |
| 319 | Lynchburg, VA | $42,030 | 8% below national |
| 320 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $41,990 | 8% below national |
| 321 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $41,820 | 9% below national |
| 322 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $41,820 | 9% below national |
| 323 | Pittsburgh, PA | $41,780 | 9% below national |
| 324 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $41,730 | 9% below national |
| 325 | Wausau, WI | $41,710 | 9% below national |
| 326 | Lake Charles, LA | $41,520 | 9% below national |
| 327 | Burlington, NC | $41,490 | 9% below national |
| 328 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $41,490 | 9% below national |
| 329 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $41,440 | 9% below national |
| 330 | Syracuse, NY | $41,430 | 9% below national |
| 331 | Albany, GA | $41,390 | 10% below national |
| 332 | Roanoke, VA | $41,200 | 10% below national |
| 333 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $41,130 | 10% below national |
| 334 | Longview, TX | $41,070 | 10% below national |
| 335 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $41,000 | 10% below national |
| 336 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $40,990 | 10% below national |
| 337 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $40,950 | 10% below national |
| 338 | Rochester, NY | $40,940 | 11% below national |
| 339 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $40,900 | 11% below national |
| 340 | Salisbury, MD | $40,890 | 11% below national |
| 341 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $40,880 | 11% below national |
| 342 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $40,880 | 11% below national |
| 343 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $40,860 | 11% below national |
| 344 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $40,720 | 11% below national |
| 345 | Jacksonville, NC | $40,710 | 11% below national |
| 346 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $40,700 | 11% below national |
| 347 | Rocky Mount, NC | $40,700 | 11% below national |
| 348 | Savannah, GA | $40,620 | 11% below national |
| 349 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $40,570 | 11% below national |
| 350 | Decatur, IL | $40,560 | 11% below national |
| 351 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $40,540 | 11% below national |
| 352 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $40,510 | 11% below national |
| 353 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $40,510 | 11% below national |
| 354 | Ocala, FL | $40,500 | 11% below national |
| 355 | Tulsa, OK | $40,500 | 11% below national |
| 356 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $40,500 | 11% below national |
| 357 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $40,490 | 11% below national |
| 358 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $40,490 | 11% below national |
| 359 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $40,470 | 12% below national |
| 360 | Columbus, GA-AL | $40,370 | 12% below national |
| 361 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $40,370 | 12% below national |
| 362 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $40,350 | 12% below national |
| 363 | Sebring, FL | $40,350 | 12% below national |
| 364 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $40,290 | 12% below national |
| 365 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $40,280 | 12% below national |
| 366 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $40,210 | 12% below national |
| 367 | El Paso, TX | $40,200 | 12% below national |
| 368 | Lafayette, LA | $40,180 | 12% below national |
| 369 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $40,130 | 12% below national |
| 370 | Owensboro, KY | $40,000 | 13% below national |
| 371 | Rome, GA | $39,990 | 13% below national |
| 372 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $39,950 | 13% below national |
| 373 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $39,940 | 13% below national |
| 374 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,940 | 13% below national |
| 375 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $39,940 | 13% below national |
| 376 | Alexandria, LA | $39,830 | 13% below national |
| 377 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $39,830 | 13% below national |
| 378 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $39,820 | 13% below national |
| 379 | Terre Haute, IN | $39,820 | 13% below national |
| 380 | Wichita, KS | $39,810 | 13% below national |
| 381 | Akron, OH | $39,780 | 13% below national |
| 382 | Manhattan, KS | $39,640 | 13% below national |
| 383 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $39,640 | 13% below national |
| 384 | Elmira, NY | $39,630 | 13% below national |
| 385 | Lawrence, KS | $39,620 | 13% below national |
| 386 | Lancaster, PA | $39,580 | 13% below national |
| 387 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $39,490 | 14% below national |
| 388 | Springfield, MO | $39,490 | 14% below national |
| 389 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $39,490 | 14% below national |
| 390 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $39,460 | 14% below national |
| 391 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $39,460 | 14% below national |
| 392 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $39,460 | 14% below national |
| 393 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $39,450 | 14% below national |
| 394 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $39,440 | 14% below national |
| 395 | Kokomo, IN | $39,400 | 14% below national |
| 396 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $39,380 | 14% below national |
| 397 | Jackson, MS | $39,380 | 14% below national |
| 398 | Montgomery, AL | $39,370 | 14% below national |
| 399 | Kenosha, WI | $39,360 | 14% below national |
| 400 | Florence, SC | $39,350 | 14% below national |
| 401 | Ames, IA | $39,310 | 14% below national |
| 402 | Cleveland, OH | $39,310 | 14% below national |
| 403 | Mobile, AL | $39,280 | 14% below national |
| 404 | Bloomington, IN | $39,270 | 14% below national |
| 405 | Kankakee, IL | $39,190 | 14% below national |
| 406 | Columbia, SC | $39,170 | 14% below national |
| 407 | Monroe, LA | $39,160 | 14% below national |
| 408 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $39,110 | 15% below national |
| 409 | Jackson, TN | $39,090 | 15% below national |
| 410 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $39,070 | 15% below national |
| 411 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,920 | 15% below national |
| 412 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $38,860 | 15% below national |
| 413 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $38,860 | 15% below national |
| 414 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $38,840 | 15% below national |
| 415 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,840 | 15% below national |
| 416 | Dothan, AL | $38,830 | 15% below national |
| 417 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $38,830 | 15% below national |
| 418 | Sumter, SC | $38,820 | 15% below national |
| 419 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $38,770 | 15% below national |
| 420 | Dalton, GA | $38,760 | 15% below national |
| 421 | Sandusky, OH | $38,750 | 15% below national |
| 422 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $38,730 | 15% below national |
| 423 | Birmingham, AL | $38,700 | 15% below national |
| 424 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $38,700 | 15% below national |
| 425 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,700 | 15% below national |
| 426 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $38,680 | 15% below national |
| 427 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,680 | 15% below national |
| 428 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $38,600 | 16% below national |
| 429 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $38,550 | 16% below national |
| 430 | Williamsport, PA | $38,500 | 16% below national |
| 431 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $38,490 | 16% below national |
| 432 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $38,490 | 16% below national |
| 433 | Johnson City, TN | $38,480 | 16% below national |
| 434 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $38,460 | 16% below national |
| 435 | Monroe, MI | $38,400 | 16% below national |
| 436 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $38,380 | 16% below national |
| 437 | Columbus, IN | $38,370 | 16% below national |
| 438 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $38,340 | 16% below national |
| 439 | Morgantown, WV | $38,320 | 16% below national |
| 440 | Mansfield, OH | $38,310 | 16% below national |
| 441 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $38,300 | 16% below national |
| 442 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $38,280 | 16% below national |
| 443 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $38,280 | 16% below national |
| 444 | Knoxville, TN | $38,270 | 16% below national |
| 445 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $38,260 | 16% below national |
| 446 | Jonesboro, AR | $38,240 | 16% below national |
| 447 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $38,210 | 16% below national |
| 448 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $38,210 | 16% below national |
| 449 | Muncie, IN | $38,200 | 17% below national |
| 450 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $38,190 | 17% below national |
| 451 | Beckley, WV | $38,100 | 17% below national |
| 452 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $38,100 | 17% below national |
| 453 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $38,080 | 17% below national |
| 454 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,060 | 17% below national |
| 455 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $38,040 | 17% below national |
| 456 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $37,970 | 17% below national |
| 457 | Hot Springs, AR | $37,960 | 17% below national |
| 458 | Tallahassee, FL | $37,960 | 17% below national |
| 459 | Charleston, WV | $37,930 | 17% below national |
| 460 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,910 | 17% below national |
| 461 | Lebanon, PA | $37,890 | 17% below national |
| 462 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $37,890 | 17% below national |
| 463 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,870 | 17% below national |
| 464 | Joplin, MO-KS | $37,860 | 17% below national |
| 465 | Utica-Rome, NY | $37,800 | 17% below national |
| 466 | Bay City, MI | $37,790 | 17% below national |
| 467 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $37,780 | 17% below national |
| 468 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $37,760 | 17% below national |
| 469 | Columbia, MO | $37,750 | 17% below national |
| 470 | Paducah, KY-IL | $37,750 | 17% below national |
| 471 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $37,710 | 18% below national |
| 472 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $37,680 | 18% below national |
| 473 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $37,640 | 18% below national |
| 474 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,580 | 18% below national |
| 475 | Johnstown, PA | $37,540 | 18% below national |
| 476 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $37,510 | 18% below national |
| 477 | Hattiesburg, MS | $37,470 | 18% below national |
| 478 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,470 | 18% below national |
| 479 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $37,450 | 18% below national |
| 480 | Chambersburg, PA | $37,440 | 18% below national |
| 481 | State College, PA | $37,400 | 18% below national |
| 482 | Erie, PA | $37,340 | 18% below national |
| 483 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,340 | 18% below national |
| 484 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $37,330 | 18% below national |
| 485 | Gettysburg, PA | $37,320 | 18% below national |
| 486 | Vineland, NJ | $37,260 | 19% below national |
| 487 | Valdosta, GA | $37,250 | 19% below national |
| 488 | York-Hanover, PA | $37,220 | 19% below national |
| 489 | Bowling Green, KY | $37,210 | 19% below national |
| 490 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,190 | 19% below national |
| 491 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $37,180 | 19% below national |
| 492 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,170 | 19% below national |
| 493 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $37,170 | 19% below national |
| 494 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $37,160 | 19% below national |
| 495 | Elizabethtown, KY | $37,150 | 19% below national |
| 496 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $37,140 | 19% below national |
| 497 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $37,130 | 19% below national |
| 498 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $37,070 | 19% below national |
| 499 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $37,050 | 19% below national |
| 500 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $37,040 | 19% below national |
| 501 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $36,930 | 19% below national |
| 502 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $36,930 | 19% below national |
| 503 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $36,920 | 19% below national |
| 504 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,880 | 19% below national |
| 505 | Reading, PA | $36,860 | 19% below national |
| 506 | Altoona, PA | $36,810 | 20% below national |
| 507 | Gadsden, AL | $36,800 | 20% below national |
| 508 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,760 | 20% below national |
| 509 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $36,760 | 20% below national |
| 510 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $36,730 | 20% below national |
| 511 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,710 | 20% below national |
| 512 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $36,690 | 20% below national |
| 513 | Cleveland, TN | $36,680 | 20% below national |
| 514 | Morristown, TN | $36,660 | 20% below national |
| 515 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,660 | 20% below national |
| 516 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $36,660 | 20% below national |
| 517 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $36,610 | 20% below national |
| 518 | Jefferson City, MO | $36,410 | 20% below national |
| 519 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $36,280 | 21% below national |
| 520 | Mayaguez, PR | $36,100 | 21% below national |
| 521 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $35,910 | 22% below national |
| 522 | Guayama, PR | $35,700 | 22% below national |
| 523 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,660 | 22% below national |
| 524 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $32,320 | 29% below national |
| 525 | Ponce, PR | $27,970 | 39% below national |
| 526 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $26,830 | 41% below national |
| 527 | Arecibo, PR | $26,810 | 41% below national |
| 528 | Aguadilla, PR | $26,350 | 42% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Pharmacy Technicians make? ▼
The median annual salary for Pharmacy Technicians is $45,750 ($22.00/hour). The salary range spans from $36,020 at the 10th percentile to $61,040 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Pharmacy Technicians the most? ▼
Washington pays the highest median salary for Pharmacy Technicians at $58,900/year, which is +29% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Pharmacy Technicians? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Pharmacy Technicians is High school diploma or equivalent. On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Pharmacy Technicians? ▼
Pharmacy Technicians has a safety grade of A (Very Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 0.7 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 1.5 per 100 workers.
Is Pharmacy Technicians a good career? ▼
Employment for Pharmacy Technicians is projected to grow 6.4% from 2024 to 2034, which is faster than average. About 49,000 openings are projected each year.
How does Pharmacy Technicians pay vary by state? ▼
Pharmacy Technicians salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Washington at $58,900/year, while Alabama pays the least at $39,030/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Pharmacy Technicians? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Pharmacy Technicians is Napa, CA at $77,360/year. BLS reports wage data for 528 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Pharmacy Technicians pay figures in a real decision
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