Pharmacy Technicians in Racine-Mount Pleasant

BLS metro-level wage data places Pharmacy Technicians pay in Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI at a median of $39,640 per year ($19.06/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $45,750, Racine-Mount Pleasant pays 13% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 240 pharmacy technicianss are employed across the Racine-Mount Pleasant MSA in SOC 29-2052.

The Racine-Mount Pleasant pay distribution spans from $35,360 at the 10th percentile to $54,850 at the 90th, a 1.6× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $36,270 and the 75th at $49,380, so half of Racine-Mount Pleasant-based pharmacy technicianss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide WI data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.