An average salary of Pharmacy Technician as of Oct 20, 2014 is $28000 per year.
Hour rate is from $8.49 to $16.82 per hour. Giving us a annual salary from $17,822 to $37,143.
The skills that increase pay for this job the most are Long Term Care, Systems Computer/Console Operations, and Inventory Management.
Most of Pharmacy Technician become a Certified Pharmacy Technician. Which gives increase in salary to $9.20 - $17.08 per hour ($19,300 - $36,955 annualy).
Next step Lead Pharmacy Technician with $10.91 - $19.50 hour rate and $23,134 - $43,460 annualy.
Where states where Pharmacy Technician`s sallary is tend to be higher: California, Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi (17% higher!), New York, Virgin Islands and Washington DC.
And there states where Pharmacy Technician`s sallary is tend to be lower: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii (29% lower!), Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah and Wisconsin