allied · SOC 29-2052
Pharmacy Technicians
National median $45,750 / yr · 471,680 jobs nationally. Same job, very different outcomes by state — see the WageBench Score below.
National median
$45,750
BLS OEWS
Top state by Score
ND
Score 73 · North Dakota
Top-paying metro
Napa
$77,360 median
Top WageBench Score
76
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Top 10 destinations
Same job. Wildly different outcomes by metro. Click any column to re-sort.
| Rank | Area | Annual Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $61,320 | $61,320 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 76 |
| #2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $75,490 | $70,961 | 6.0% | — | — | 75 |
| #3 | North Dakota | $47,560 | $46,609 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 73 |
| #4 | Washington | $58,900 | $58,900 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 73 |
| #5 | Wyoming | $48,260 | $48,260 | 0.0% | 93 | ✓ | 72 |
| #6 | South Dakota | $46,170 | $46,170 | 0.0% | 89 | ✓ | 72 |
| #7 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $50,970 | $48,727 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 71 |
| #8 | Nebraska | $46,610 | $44,373 | 4.8% | 90 | ✓ | 70 |
| #9 | New Mexico | $46,630 | $44,345 | 4.9% | 92 | ✓ | 70 |
| #10 | Colorado | $49,970 | $47,771 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 70 |
National wage distribution
How pay spreads across the workforce — from the 10th percentile (entry / low-COL settings) to the 90th (highest-paying environments).
P10
$36,020
P25
$37,850
MEDIAN
$45,750
P75
$49,990
P90
$61,040
Hourly mean
$22
Hourly median
$22
Annual mean
$46,620
Total US jobs
471,680
Every state & metro, ranked
Filter by state, set a minimum WageBench Score, or restrict to Nurse Licensure Compact members. 581 scored areas total.
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| Area | State | Median | Take-Home | State Tax | COL Index | NLC | HPSA | WageBench Score ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | WA | $61,320 | $61,320 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 21 | 76 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | CA | $75,490 | $70,961 | 6.0% | — | — | 24 | 75 |
| North Dakota | ND | $47,560 | $46,609 | 2.0% | 89 | ✓ | 23 | 73 |
| Washington | WA | $58,900 | $58,900 | 0.0% | 107 | ✓ | 21 | 73 |
| Wyoming | WY | $48,260 | $48,260 | 0.0% | 93 | ✓ | 23 | 72 |
| South Dakota | SD | $46,170 | $46,170 | 0.0% | 89 | ✓ | 22 | 72 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | CO | $50,970 | $48,727 | 4.4% | — | ✓ | 22 | 71 |
| Nebraska | NE | $46,610 | $44,373 | 4.8% | 90 | ✓ | 20 | 70 |
| New Mexico | NM | $46,630 | $44,345 | 4.9% | 92 | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Colorado | CO | $49,970 | $47,771 | 4.4% | 103 | ✓ | 22 | 70 |
| Montana | MT | $49,400 | $46,831 | 5.2% | 95 | ✓ | 22 | 70 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | NC | $46,130 | $44,169 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 70 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | TX | $47,010 | $47,010 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 70 |
| Iowa | IA | $44,860 | $43,155 | 3.8% | 88 | ✓ | 21 | 70 |
| Kansas | KS | $43,310 | $41,036 | 5.3% | 90 | ✓ | 22 | 69 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | MO | $45,220 | $43,185 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Columbus, OH | OH | $45,240 | $43,883 | 3.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Louisiana | LA | $44,410 | $43,078 | 3.0% | 88 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Tennessee | TN | $41,920 | $41,920 | 0.0% | 92 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | TX | $47,050 | $47,050 | 0.0% | — | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | UT | $49,250 | $47,009 | 4.5% | — | ✓ | 20 | 69 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | MD | $45,230 | $42,969 | 5.0% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| North Carolina | NC | $44,530 | $42,637 | 4.3% | 94 | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
| Texas | TX | $45,900 | $45,900 | 0.0% | 97 | ✓ | 23 | 69 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | NC | $46,220 | $44,256 | 4.3% | — | ✓ | 24 | 69 |
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Employer benchmark
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