Pharmacy technicians in Washington, D.C., report median annual pay of $91,540 — double the national figure and the highest in the country, according to data released May 15 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Nationally, pharmacy technicians reported median hourly pay of $22 and annual median pay of $45,750, according to the BLS. Mississippi ranked lowest of all states, with technicians there earning a median annual salary of $40,120.
Below are the median hourly and annual pay for pharmacy technicians in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., based on May 2025 data from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program. States are listed in descending order by annual wage.
| State | Median hourly wage | Median annual wage |
| District of Columbia | $44.01 | $91,540 |
| Massachusetts | $30.57 | $63,590 |
| Washington | $30.28 | $62,990 |
| Alaska | $29.33 | $61,000 |
| Colorado | $28.75 | $59,800 |
| Connecticut | $28.70 | $59,690 |
| New York | $28.69 | $59,670 |
| Maryland | $28.61 | $59,510 |
| New Jersey | $28.16 | $58,570 |
| California | $28.00 | $58,240 |
| Oregon | $27.40 | $57,000 |
| Minnesota | $27.36 | $56,920 |
| Rhode Island | $27.30 | $56,780 |
| Vermont | $27.11 | $56,390 |
| Hawaii | $27.08 | $56,320 |
| New Hampshire | $26.87 | $55,880 |
| Virginia | $26.78 | $55,690 |
| North Dakota | $25.23 | $52,480 |
| Delaware | $25.09 | $52,190 |
| Illinois | $24.98 | $51,960 |
| Maine | $24.73 | $51,430 |
| Wisconsin | $24.17 | $50,270 |
| Wyoming | $24.17 | $50,270 |
| Utah | $24.09 | $50,110 |
| Arizona | $24.07 | $50,060 |
| Pennsylvania | $23.89 | $49,690 |
| Ohio | $23.74 | $49,380 |
| Michigan | $23.69 | $49,270 |
| Nebraska | $23.55 | $48,980 |
| Montana | $23.43 | $48,740 |
| Texas | $23.38 | $48,620 |
| Iowa | $23.34 | $48,540 |
| Georgia | $23.16 | $48,170 |
| Kansas | $23.08 | $48,010 |
| Idaho | $23.06 | $47,970 |
| North Carolina | $23.06 | $47,970 |
| Florida | $23.02 | $47,880 |
| Indiana | $23.01 | $47,860 |
| Missouri | $22.98 | $47,800 |
| Nevada | $22.91 | $47,660 |
| Tennessee | $22.78 | $47,380 |
| New Mexico | $22.70 | $47,210 |
| South Dakota | $22.63 | $47,080 |
| Kentucky | $22.56 | $46,920 |
| South Carolina | $22.35 | $46,490 |
| Alabama | $21.96 | $45,670 |
| Oklahoma | $21.92 | $45,600 |
| Louisiana | $21.89 | $45,520 |
| West Virginia | $21.78 | $45,300 |
| Arkansas | $20.98 | $43,630 |
| Mississippi | $19.29 | $40,120 |
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