How much do pharmacy technicians make?

The typical pharmacy technician job on this site pays USD 20.75 an hour. Half of the jobs pay between USD 20.13 and USD 22.00. That is from 3,369 real job posts that show the pay, checked on Oct 21, 2026.

Typical payUSD 20.75 an hour
Middle halfUSD 20.13 to USD 22.00
Highest stateWashington, USD 24.06
Lowest stateOhio, USD 17.00

Pay by state

41 states have at least 15 jobs that show the pay. The typical pay goes from USD 17.00 in Ohio to USD 24.06 in Washington.

StateTypical payMiddle halfJobs counted
WashingtonUSD 24.06USD 22.63 to USD 24.1342
ConnecticutUSD 23.94USD 22.50 to USD 23.9449
HawaiiUSD 23.00USD 23.00 to USD 23.0019
New JerseyUSD 22.92USD 20.13 to USD 22.92140
CaliforniaUSD 22.63USD 20.27 to USD 23.90299
New YorkUSD 22.63USD 20.13 to USD 24.00185
OregonUSD 22.50USD 21.63 to USD 22.5923
Rhode IslandUSD 22.50USD 20.13 to USD 23.0017
ColoradoUSD 22.16USD 21.41 to USD 22.5048
ArizonaUSD 22.15USD 22.15 to USD 22.6354
NevadaUSD 22.00USD 20.75 to USD 22.5019
MassachusettsUSD 22.00USD 21.13 to USD 22.00161
MarylandUSD 22.00USD 20.75 to USD 22.3076
MinnesotaUSD 21.63USD 20.13 to USD 22.0075
MaineUSD 21.13USD 20.13 to USD 22.1019
UtahUSD 21.13USD 21.13 to USD 22.0021
VirginiaUSD 21.11USD 20.13 to USD 22.00113
PennsylvaniaUSD 20.75USD 20.44 to USD 20.75163
FloridaUSD 20.75USD 20.13 to USD 20.75206
IllinoisUSD 20.75USD 20.13 to USD 22.00165
IndianaUSD 20.75USD 20.13 to USD 20.75100
IowaUSD 20.75USD 20.13 to USD 20.7528
New HampshireUSD 20.75USD 20.13 to USD 21.1331
MichiganUSD 20.75USD 20.13 to USD 20.75106
GeorgiaUSD 20.75USD 20.13 to USD 20.7593
TexasUSD 20.75USD 20.13 to USD 21.13235
LouisianaUSD 20.75USD 20.00 to USD 21.1343
NebraskaUSD 20.75USD 20.13 to USD 21.1316
KentuckyUSD 20.13USD 20.00 to USD 20.1326
North CarolinaUSD 20.13USD 20.00 to USD 20.75135
MissouriUSD 20.13USD 20.13 to USD 20.7574
WisconsinUSD 20.13USD 20.13 to USD 20.7561
TennesseeUSD 20.13USD 20.13 to USD 21.1346
MississippiUSD 20.13USD 20.00 to USD 20.1326
DelawareUSD 20.13USD 20.13 to USD 20.7515
KansasUSD 20.13USD 20.13 to USD 20.9427
West VirginiaUSD 20.00USD 20.00 to USD 20.0332
South CarolinaUSD 20.00USD 20.00 to USD 20.7575
OklahomaUSD 20.00USD 20.00 to USD 20.1319
AlabamaUSD 20.00USD 20.00 to USD 20.1344
OhioUSD 17.00USD 17.00 to USD 20.75159

Full time or part time

Full-time jobs pay USD 20.75 an hour (902 jobs) and part-time jobs pay USD 20.75 (2020 jobs). The hourly rate is almost the same; full time mostly means more hours.

Which employers show the pay

Some employers put the pay in every job post, others never do.

EmployerJobsShow the pay
CVS Health1890100%
Walgreens1289100%
Kroger29331%
Albertsons Companies27968%
UnitedHealth Group14699%
H-E-B690%
Hy-Vee690%
Trinity Health680%
Option Care Health670%
Meijer670%
Amazon500%
Kaiser Permanente420%
Providence2295%
Wegmans220%
Sutter Health21100%
Ascension200%
Geisinger180%
Baylor Scott & White Health150%
Jefferson Health1520%
Sentara Healthcare15100%
Tenet Healthcare150%
Cedars-Sinai13100%
Evernorth Health Services120%
Houston Methodist120%
Ochsner Health100%
Mayo Clinic1050%
Emory Healthcare100%
Humana90%
Community Health Systems80%
Northwell Health7100%
NYU Langone Health6100%
UofL Health50%
UW Medicine50%
Advocate Health30%
Carilion Clinic30%
VCU Health30%
Baystate Health30%
University of Maryland Medical Center20%
Northeast Georgia Health System20%
Mount Sinai Health System20%
MUSC10%
Intermountain Health10%
Lurie Children's Hospital1100%
Hartford HealthCare10%

How we counted: 3,369 of the 4,621 jobs on this site on Oct 21, 2026 state an hourly pay. When a job gives a range, we use the middle of the range. Pay comes from the employers' own job posts, not from surveys. These numbers update every day.

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