Average Pharmacy Aide Salary

How Much Does a Pharmacy Aide Make?

On average, a Pharmacy Aide make $38,980 a year. The lowest-paid 10 percent made $27,560, while the top-paid 10 percent made $56,800.

Annually National Average Salary: $38,980

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* Based on information from the May 2023 salary report from the BLS.

Salary by State

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Annual Salary by State

State	10% Annual	25% Annual	Avg. Annual	75% Annual	90% Annual
Alabama	$28,550	$31,100	$35,470	$38,630	$41,830
Alaska	$33,730	$34,080	$44,800	$56,120	$58,740
Arizona	$31,570	$34,110	$40,220	$40,550	$57,780
Arkansas	$24,320	$26,110	$31,030	$35,590	$38,250
California	$35,120	$36,590	$49,600	$62,600	$75,270
Colorado	$33,280	$34,350	$41,220	$49,360	$56,110
Connecticut	$29,610	$31,730	$35,420	$37,000	$42,330
Delaware	$24,440	$28,620	$35,140	$36,560	$56,550
District of Columbia	$37,700	$41,400	$53,660	$60,590	$62,990
Florida	$28,260	$29,660	$35,420	$40,120	$43,840
Georgia	$25,380	$31,070	$37,370	$44,050	$46,150
Hawaii	$32,610	$40,560	$46,540	$59,220	$62,090
Idaho	$31,070	$33,740	$39,350	$41,950	$49,150
Illinois	$31,290	$35,070	$37,250	$38,330	$42,630
Indiana	$29,950	$31,630	$34,620	$36,530	$38,100
Iowa	$26,330	$29,460	$34,040	$37,690	$41,400
Kansas	$23,110	$25,680	$29,700	$32,770	$38,960
Kentucky	$27,700	$28,730	$33,030	$36,440	$39,030
Louisiana	$20,570	$22,450	$28,350	$31,690	$37,040
Maine	$31,670	$34,310	$36,630	$38,510	$43,300
Maryland	$27,560	$28,610	$36,030	$38,320	$47,450
Massachusetts	$34,090	$36,080	$40,520	$40,610	$54,220
Michigan	$29,190	$29,690	$34,650	$37,050	$44,100
Minnesota	$30,050	$33,240	$39,940	$46,800	$58,010
Mississippi	$22,290	$24,350	$30,060	$37,430	$43,060
Missouri	$28,670	$31,100	$37,860	$40,710	$47,150
Montana	$26,440	$28,540	$36,640	$39,610	$55,780
Nebraska	$26,780	$28,150	$31,010	$34,800	$36,670
Nevada	$30,170	$33,220	$40,380	$45,760	$55,970
New Hampshire	$26,920	$30,390	$36,340	$41,460	$43,110
New Jersey	$30,220	$33,280	$36,060	$34,850	$45,500
New Mexico	$32,870	$35,630	$37,770	$37,670	$42,040
New York	$33,540	$35,020	$39,250	$38,520	$53,880
North Carolina	$22,650	$29,670	$35,320	$43,660	$46,190
Ohio	$23,450	$30,300	$37,300	$41,600	$48,590
Oklahoma	$18,870	$22,360	$28,350	$32,420	$38,620
Oregon	$33,760	$35,550	$44,200	$51,500	$57,410
Pennsylvania	$24,240	$29,990	$35,020	$39,390	$44,600
Rhode Island	$29,250	$29,290	$37,360	$39,590	$39,590
South Carolina	$26,820	$32,900	$34,880	$37,030	$42,780
South Dakota	$25,460	$30,430	$36,120	$40,560	$46,450
Tennessee	$25,140	$30,450	$34,620	$37,490	$44,150
Texas	$25,420	$29,470	$35,170	$38,180	$43,440
Utah	$28,600	$30,910	$38,630	$46,280	$55,580
Vermont	$30,370	$30,750	$34,620	$37,180	$38,120
Virginia	$24,960	$26,260	$34,800	$39,170	$48,690
Washington	$35,250	$37,230	$42,190	$45,490	$54,180
West Virginia	$26,780	$32,100	$35,810	$40,730	$43,750
Wisconsin	$29,520	$35,130	$37,380	$37,780	$47,700
Puerto Rico	$19,680	$21,150	$26,800	$30,160	$33,920

Annual Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is District of Columbia, where the average salary is $53,660.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

District of Columbia - $53,660

California - $49,600

Hawaii - $46,540

Alaska - $44,800

Oregon - $44,200

Monthly Salary by State

State	10% Monthly	25% Monthly	Avg. Monthly	75% Monthly	90% Monthly
Alabama	$2,333	$2,583	$2,917	$3,167	$3,417
Alaska	$2,750	$2,833	$3,667	$4,667	$4,833
Arizona	$2,583	$2,833	$3,333	$3,333	$4,750
Arkansas	$2,000	$2,167	$2,583	$2,917	$3,167
California	$2,917	$3,000	$4,083	$5,167	$6,250
Colorado	$2,750	$2,833	$3,417	$4,083	$4,667
Connecticut	$2,417	$2,583	$2,917	$3,083	$3,500
Delaware	$2,000	$2,333	$2,917	$3,000	$4,667
District of Columbia	$3,083	$3,417	$4,417	$5,000	$5,167
Florida	$2,333	$2,417	$2,917	$3,333	$3,583
Georgia	$2,083	$2,583	$3,083	$3,667	$3,833
Hawaii	$2,667	$3,333	$3,833	$4,917	$5,167
Idaho	$2,583	$2,750	$3,250	$3,417	$4,083
Illinois	$2,583	$2,917	$3,083	$3,167	$3,500
Indiana	$2,417	$2,583	$2,833	$3,000	$3,167
Iowa	$2,167	$2,417	$2,833	$3,083	$3,417
Kansas	$1,917	$2,083	$2,417	$2,667	$3,167
Kentucky	$2,250	$2,333	$2,750	$3,000	$3,250
Louisiana	$1,667	$1,833	$2,333	$2,583	$3,083
Maine	$2,583	$2,833	$3,000	$3,167	$3,583
Maryland	$2,250	$2,333	$3,000	$3,167	$3,917
Massachusetts	$2,833	$3,000	$3,333	$3,333	$4,500
Michigan	$2,417	$2,417	$2,833	$3,083	$3,667
Minnesota	$2,500	$2,750	$3,250	$3,833	$4,833
Mississippi	$1,833	$2,000	$2,500	$3,083	$3,583
Missouri	$2,333	$2,583	$3,083	$3,333	$3,917
Montana	$2,167	$2,333	$3,000	$3,250	$4,583
Nebraska	$2,167	$2,333	$2,583	$2,833	$3,000
Nevada	$2,500	$2,750	$3,333	$3,750	$4,583
New Hampshire	$2,167	$2,500	$3,000	$3,417	$3,583
New Jersey	$2,500	$2,750	$3,000	$2,833	$3,750
New Mexico	$2,667	$2,917	$3,083	$3,083	$3,500
New York	$2,750	$2,917	$3,250	$3,167	$4,417
North Carolina	$1,833	$2,417	$2,917	$3,583	$3,833
Ohio	$1,917	$2,500	$3,083	$3,417	$4,000
Oklahoma	$1,500	$1,833	$2,333	$2,667	$3,167
Oregon	$2,750	$2,917	$3,667	$4,250	$4,750
Pennsylvania	$2,000	$2,417	$2,917	$3,250	$3,667
Rhode Island	$2,417	$2,417	$3,083	$3,250	$3,250
South Carolina	$2,167	$2,667	$2,833	$3,083	$3,500
South Dakota	$2,083	$2,500	$3,000	$3,333	$3,833
Tennessee	$2,083	$2,500	$2,833	$3,083	$3,667
Texas	$2,083	$2,417	$2,917	$3,167	$3,583
Utah	$2,333	$2,500	$3,167	$3,833	$4,583
Vermont	$2,500	$2,500	$2,833	$3,083	$3,167
Virginia	$2,000	$2,167	$2,833	$3,250	$4,000
Washington	$2,917	$3,083	$3,500	$3,750	$4,500
West Virginia	$2,167	$2,667	$2,917	$3,333	$3,583
Wisconsin	$2,417	$2,917	$3,083	$3,083	$3,917
Puerto Rico	$1,583	$1,750	$2,167	$2,500	$2,750

Monthly Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is District of Columbia, where the average salary is $4,417.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

District of Columbia - $4,417

California - $4,083

Hawaii - $3,833

Alaska - $3,667

Oregon - $3,667

Hourly Salary by State

State	10% Hourly	25% Hourly	Avg. Hourly	75% Hourly	90% Hourly
Alabama	$13.73	$14.95	$17.05	$18.57	$20.11
Alaska	$16.22	$16.38	$21.54	$26.98	$28.24
Arizona	$15.18	$16.40	$19.34	$19.49	$27.78
Arkansas	$11.69	$12.55	$14.92	$17.11	$18.39
California	$16.89	$17.59	$23.85	$30.10	$36.19
Colorado	$16.00	$16.51	$19.82	$23.73	$26.98
Connecticut	$14.24	$15.25	$17.03	$17.79	$20.35
Delaware	$11.75	$13.76	$16.90	$17.58	$27.19
District of Columbia	$18.13	$19.90	$25.80	$29.13	$30.29
Florida	$13.59	$14.26	$17.03	$19.29	$21.08
Georgia	$12.20	$14.94	$17.96	$21.18	$22.19
Hawaii	$15.68	$19.50	$22.38	$28.47	$29.85
Idaho	$14.94	$16.22	$18.92	$20.17	$23.63
Illinois	$15.04	$16.86	$17.91	$18.43	$20.50
Indiana	$14.40	$15.21	$16.65	$17.56	$18.32
Iowa	$12.66	$14.16	$16.36	$18.12	$19.90
Kansas	$11.11	$12.34	$14.28	$15.75	$18.73
Kentucky	$13.32	$13.81	$15.88	$17.52	$18.77
Louisiana	$9.89	$10.79	$13.63	$15.24	$17.81
Maine	$15.23	$16.50	$17.61	$18.51	$20.82
Maryland	$13.25	$13.76	$17.32	$18.42	$22.81
Massachusetts	$16.39	$17.34	$19.48	$19.52	$26.07
Michigan	$14.03	$14.27	$16.66	$17.81	$21.20
Minnesota	$14.45	$15.98	$19.20	$22.50	$27.89
Mississippi	$10.72	$11.71	$14.45	$18.00	$20.70
Missouri	$13.78	$14.95	$18.20	$19.57	$22.67
Montana	$12.71	$13.72	$17.61	$19.04	$26.82
Nebraska	$12.88	$13.53	$14.91	$16.73	$17.63
Nevada	$14.51	$15.97	$19.41	$22.00	$26.91
New Hampshire	$12.94	$14.61	$17.47	$19.94	$20.73
New Jersey	$14.53	$16.00	$17.34	$16.76	$21.88
New Mexico	$15.81	$17.13	$18.16	$18.11	$20.21
New York	$16.13	$16.84	$18.87	$18.52	$25.91
North Carolina	$10.89	$14.27	$16.98	$20.99	$22.21
Ohio	$11.27	$14.57	$17.94	$20.00	$23.36
Oklahoma	$9.07	$10.75	$13.63	$15.59	$18.57
Oregon	$16.23	$17.09	$21.25	$24.76	$27.60
Pennsylvania	$11.66	$14.42	$16.84	$18.94	$21.44
Rhode Island	$14.06	$14.08	$17.96	$19.03	$19.04
South Carolina	$12.89	$15.82	$16.77	$17.80	$20.57
South Dakota	$12.24	$14.63	$17.37	$19.50	$22.33
Tennessee	$12.09	$14.64	$16.64	$18.03	$21.23
Texas	$12.22	$14.17	$16.91	$18.36	$20.89
Utah	$13.75	$14.86	$18.57	$22.25	$26.72
Vermont	$14.60	$14.79	$16.65	$17.87	$18.33
Virginia	$12.00	$12.63	$16.73	$18.83	$23.41
Washington	$16.95	$17.90	$20.29	$21.87	$26.05
West Virginia	$12.87	$15.44	$17.22	$19.58	$21.04
Wisconsin	$14.19	$16.89	$17.97	$18.17	$22.93
Puerto Rico	$9.46	$10.17	$12.89	$14.50	$16.31

Hourly Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is District of Columbia, where the average salary is $25.80.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

District of Columbia - $25.80

California - $23.85

Hawaii - $22.38

Alaska - $21.54

Oregon - $21.25

Pharmacy Aides: Salary Overview

A pharmacy aide is an assistant to the pharmacist and they typically fulfill a variety of roles in a pharmacy: they record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store merchandise, and inform the supervisor about stock needs.

They may also operate the cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.

Pharmacy aides answer phone inquiries, prepare bottles of solid and liquid medications for dispensing, help customers find merchandise in the store, and provide them with information about the effects of medication.

Depending on the place of employment, they may also clean shelves and work areas and deliver medication to clinics and other treatment centers.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for pharmacy aids was $26,450 as of May 2019 which means that half the workers in this profession earned less than this and half earned more.

Pharmacy Aide Salary by Industry

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the biggest employer of pharmacy aides were health and personal care stores.

Pharmacy aides employed in this sector earned, on average, $26,800 per year as of May 2019.

The mean annual wage for pharmacy aides who worked for food and beverage stores (which are their second-biggest employer) was $26,020.

Pharmacy aides who worked for general medical and surgical hospitals earned, on average, $36,110 a year- higher than the average for all industries.

Another field where pharmacy aides reported higher-than-average earnings are outpatient care centers.

In this sector the mean annual wage for this profession was $50,380 in 2019- almost double the median for all industries.

However, outpatient care centers hire only a few pharmacy aides, and job prospects may not occur very often.

Another field where you may find employment as a pharmacy aid are electronic shopping and mail-order houses.

Although at the moment there are not very many pharmacy aides employed by online stores, as online shopping in the pharmacy sector is growing new job opportunities may occur.

The mean annual wage reported by pharmacy aides in this sector was $43,770 in 2019.

Pharmacy aides who work for insurance carriers earned, on average, $43,770 while those who work for psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals reported an average annual wage of $39,710.

In conclusion, salaries for pharmacy aides vary widely depending on the industry of employment but there are also other factors that can help you earn a wage that is higher than the average for this profession.

Experience plays an important role in how much a pharmacy aide makes.

As an entry-level employee, you may earn a starting salary that is lower than $20,000 and after earning 10-20 years of experience you may earn more than $40,000.

Your level of education may also influence how much money you make as a pharmacy aide.

Graduating from a post-secondary program in pharmacy technology may help you earn a higher starting salary.

Earning an associate’s degree can give you an advantage over your competitors on the job market and may improve your earnings potential.

Depending on the state where you reside you may also need a license which means passing an exam and completing some formal education.

Two organizations offer certification in this field: the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board and the National Healthcareer Association.

Your level of skills may also help you earn a higher than average salary.

As a pharmacy aide, you will need math skills, customer service skills, but also organizational skills.

* Based on information from the May 2023 salary report from the BLS. The figures represent accumulated data for all states of employment for Pharmacy Aides. BLS data represents averages and medians for workers at all levels of education and experience. This data doesn't represent starting salaries.

* Employment conditions in your area may vary.