Key Factors That Influence Medication Aide Salaries
A Medication Aide's salary isn't a fixed number.
It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Medication Aide Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Medication Aide's salary.
As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases.
Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $40,284
Early Career (1-2 years): $40,893
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $42,212
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $42,976
Expert (over 8 years): $43,072
Levels
Salary
Entry Level Medication Aide
$40,284
Intermediate Level Medication Aide
$40,893
Senior Level Medication Aide
$42,212
Specialist Level Medication Aide
$42,976
Expert Level Medication Aide
$43,072
$40,2840 yr
$40,893< 2 yrs
$42,2122-4 yrs
$42,9765-8 yrs
$43,072> 8 yrs
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What Am I Worth?
How Do Medication Aide Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work.
States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors
often pay more to attract Medication Aides.
For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $52,200
San Francisco: $51,600
Oakland: $50,500
San Jose, CA$52,200
San Francisco, CA$51,600
Oakland, CA$50,500
New York, NY$47,600
Paramus, NJ$47,000
Queens Village, NY$47,000
Passaic, NJ$47,000
Bergenfield, NJ$47,000
Huntington, NY$46,900
Stamford, CT$46,900
Newark, NJ$46,600
Bridgeport, CT$46,500
Vallejo, CA$46,400
New Brunswick, NJ$46,400
Petaluma, CA$46,400
Middlesex, NJ$46,300
Somerset, NJ$46,300
Santa Cruz, CA$46,200
Boston, MA$46,000
Monterey, CA$45,800
Seattle, WA$45,700
Santa Rosa, CA$45,700
Los Angeles, CA$45,700
Juneau, AK$45,600
Washington, DC$45,500
Orange, CA$45,400
Santa Ana, CA$45,300
Long Beach, CA$45,200
Anaheim, CA$45,200
Anchorage, AK$45,200
Santa Maria, CA$45,100
Everett, WA$45,100
Danbury, CT$44,900
Bremerton, WA$44,900
Sacramento, CA$44,700
Santa Barbara, CA$44,700
Tacoma, WA$44,700
New Suffolk, NY$44,700
San Diego, CA$44,600
Trenton, NJ$44,600
Brockton, MA$44,600
Fairbanks, AK$44,500
Lompoc, CA$44,400
Lowell, MA$44,300
Nashua, NH$44,300
Stockton, CA$44,300
Ventura, CA$44,300
Modesto, CA$44,000
Poughkeepsie, NY$43,900
Olympia, WA$43,800
Kennewick, WA$43,800
New Haven, CT$43,800
Lawrence, MA$43,700
Richland, WA$43,600
New Bedford, MA$43,600
Hartford, CT$43,600
Riverside, CA$43,600
Bakersfield, CA$43,500
San Bernardino, CA$43,500
New Britain, CT$43,500
Atlantic City, NJ$43,500
New London, CT$43,500
Norwich, CT$43,500
Portsmouth, NH$43,500
Boulder, CO$43,400
Worcester, MA$43,300
Portland, OR$43,300
Minneapolis, MN$43,200
Philadelphia, PA$43,100
Honolulu, HI$43,000
Saint Paul, MN$43,000
Vineland, NJ$43,000
Providence, RI$42,900
Chicago, IL$42,700
Bellingham, WA$42,700
Springfield, MA$42,700
Baltimore, MD$42,600
Chico, CA$42,500
Pittsfield, MA$42,400
Manchester, NH$42,400
Spokane, WA$42,200
Denver, CO$42,200
Albany, NY$42,000
Troy, NY$42,000
Schenectady, NY$41,900
Nassau, NY$41,900
Wilmington, DE$41,800
Burlington, VT$41,800
Salem, OR$41,800
Portland, ME$41,600
Yakima, WA$41,600
Rochester, MN$41,500
Allentown, PA$41,400
Ann Arbor, MI$41,400
Detroit, MI$41,400
Fresno, CA$41,400
Reno, NV$41,400
Milwaukee, WI$41,400
Colorado Springs, CO$41,300
Syracuse, NY$41,300
Carson City, NV$41,300
Houston, TX$41,200
Eugene, OR$41,200
Springfield, OR$41,100
Galveston, TX$41,100
Gary, IN$41,100
Bismarck, ND$41,100
Austin, TX$41,000
Medford, OR$41,000
Fort Collins, CO$41,000
Concord, NH$41,000
Reading, PA$40,900
Phoenix, AZ$40,900
Mesa, AZ$40,900
Saint Cloud, MN$40,800
Dallas, TX$40,800
Madison, WI$40,700
Utica, NY$40,600
Rochester, NY$40,600
Des Moines, IA$40,600
Raleigh, NC$40,600
Atlanta, GA$40,500
Battle Creek, MI$40,500
Salt Lake City, UT$40,500
Harrisburg, PA$40,400
Lancaster, PA$40,400
Kansas City, MO$40,300
Kansas City, KS$40,300
Champaign, IL$40,300
Fort Worth, TX$40,300
Columbus, OH$40,300
Boca Raton, FL$40,300
Pittsburgh, PA$40,300
Richmond, VA$40,300
Cincinnati, OH$40,200
Las Vegas, NV$40,200
Indianapolis, IN$40,200
Cleveland, OH$40,200
Petersburg, VA$40,100
Huntsville, AL$40,100
Lansing, MI$40,000
Lebanon, PA$40,000
Pueblo, CO$40,000
Appleton, WI$40,000
Buffalo, NY$40,000
Dayton, OH$40,000
Racine, WI$40,000
Charlotte, NC$40,000
Saint Louis, MO$40,000
Benton Harbor, MI$39,900
Binghamton, NY$39,900
Toledo, OH$39,900
Lorain, OH$39,900
Rock Hill, SC$39,900
Billings, MT$39,900
York, PA$39,900
Beaumont, TX$39,900
Gastonia, NC$39,900
Elkhart, IN$39,900
Rockford, IL$39,800
Springfield, IL$39,800
Elyria, OH$39,800
Fargo, ND$39,800
Flagstaff, AZ$39,800
Fort Lauderdale, FL$39,800
Cheyenne, WY$39,700
Grand Forks, ND$39,700
Duluth, MN$39,700
Miami, FL$39,700
Louisville, KY$39,600
Bangor, ME$39,600
Cedar Rapids, IA$39,600
Durham, NC$39,600
Casper, WY$39,500
Grand Rapids, MI$39,500
Hialeah, FL$39,500
Scranton, PA$39,400
New Orleans, LA$39,400
Virginia Beach, VA$39,400
Akron, OH$39,400
Peoria, IL$39,300
Sarasota, FL$39,300
Nashville, TN$39,300
Omaha, NE$39,300
Green Bay, WI$39,300
Baton Rouge, LA$39,300
Charleston, SC$39,300
Davenport, IA$39,300
Jamestown, NY$39,300
Port Arthur, TX$39,200
Evansville, IN$39,200
Bradenton, FL$39,200
Saint Petersburg, FL$39,200
Tucson, AZ$39,200
Tampa, FL$39,200
Santa Fe, NM$39,100
Clearwater, FL$39,000
Orlando, FL$39,000
La Crosse, WI$38,900
Canton, OH$38,900
Albuquerque, NM$38,900
Newport News, VA$38,900
High Point, NC$38,900
Ogden, UT$38,900
Corpus Christi, TX$38,800
Norfolk, VA$38,800
Laramie, WY$38,800
Rock Island, IL$38,800
Saginaw, MI$38,800
Jacksonville, FL$38,800
Salisbury, NC$38,800
Tulsa, OK$38,700
Memphis, TN$38,700
Waterloo, IA$38,700
Moline, IL$38,700
Fort Myers, FL$38,700
Boise, ID$38,700
Spartanburg, SC$38,600
Lincoln, NE$38,600
Fort Wayne, IN$38,600
Provo, UT$38,600
Savannah, GA$38,500
Greensboro, NC$38,500
South Bend, IN$38,500
Cedar Falls, IA$38,500
San Antonio, TX$38,500
Muskegon, MI$38,400
Birmingham, AL$38,400
Winston Salem, NC$38,400
Lake Charles, LA$38,300
Anderson, IN$38,300
Lexington, KY$38,300
Augusta, GA$38,300
Greenville, SC$38,300
Columbia, SC$38,200
Springfield, OH$38,200
Wichita, KS$38,200
Lima, OH$38,200
Tuscaloosa, AL$38,200
Asheville, NC$38,100
Bloomington, IN$38,100
Knoxville, TN$38,000
Shreveport, LA$37,900
Wilmington, NC$37,900
Roanoke, VA$37,900
Melbourne, FL$37,800
Longview, TX$37,800
Chillicothe, OH$37,800
Frankfort, KY$37,800
Topeka, KS$37,800
Oklahoma City, OK$37,800
Sioux Falls, SD$37,700
Mobile, AL$37,700
Terre Haute, IN$37,700
Chattanooga, TN$37,600
Fayetteville, AR$37,600
Amarillo, TX$37,600
Altoona, PA$37,600
Killeen, TX$37,600
Sioux City, IA$37,500
Idaho Falls, ID$37,500
Lynchburg, VA$37,500
Lafayette, LA$37,400
Gainesville, FL$37,400
Portsmouth, OH$37,400
Little Rock, AR$37,400
Youngstown, OH$37,400
Daytona Beach, FL$37,400
Clarksville, TN$37,400
Pensacola, FL$37,400
Temple, TX$37,300
Erie, PA$37,200
Florence, SC$37,200
Hopkinsville, KY$37,200
Macon, GA$37,100
Tallahassee, FL$37,100
Charleston, WV$37,100
Great Falls, MT$37,100
Fayetteville, NC$37,000
Waco, TX$37,000
Helena, MT$37,000
Pine Bluff, AR$37,000
Twin Falls, ID$36,900
Alamogordo, NM$36,900
Rapid City, SD$36,900
Vincennes, IN$36,900
Lubbock, TX$36,900
Huntington, WV$36,800
Greenville, MS$36,800
Jackson, MS$36,800
Parkersburg, WV$36,700
Montgomery, AL$36,700
Wichita Falls, TX$36,700
Springfield, MO$36,700
Biloxi, MS$36,700
Sumter, SC$36,600
Columbus, GA$36,600
Johnstown, PA$36,600
Monroe, LA$36,600
Pascagoula, MS$36,500
Abilene, TX$36,500
Kingsport, TN$36,400
Albany, GA$36,400
Gulfport, MS$36,400
Alexandria, LA$36,200
Fort Smith, AR$36,100
El Paso, TX$36,000
Las Cruces, NM$35,800
Harlingen, TX$35,700
Pocatello, ID$35,700
Florence, AL$35,700
Brownsville, TX$35,700
Mcallen, TX$35,600
Dothan, AL$35,500
Columbus, MS$35,300
Altus, OK$35,100
Lawton, OK$35,000
Pierre, SD$34,900
Medication Aide Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Medication Aide salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $43,914.
While startup companies pay approximate $37,421.
Medication Aide Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$37,421
Growth Stage
51~500
$39,503
Established
501~5000
$42,478
Enterprise
5000+
$43,914
Medication Aide Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Medication Aide roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare,
offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely,
Medication Aide positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Medication Aide as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Medication Aide
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare
$49,680
$24.0
20%
Medication Aide Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Medication Aide's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Salaries for a Medication Aide can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary increased from $30,058 in 2023
to around $30,343 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Medication Aide salary trends,
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Average Annual Salary of Medication Aide Over Time
2022
$???
2023
$30,058
2024
$30,659
2025
$30,343
2026
$???
2027
$???
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Average Annual Salary
2022
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2023
$30,058
2024
$30,659
2025
$30,343
2026
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Common company salaries for Medication Aide
Here are companies hiring for Medication Aide and their salaries, click below for more details.
N
$97,099/per year
New York Police Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$95,962/per year
State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$94,615/per year
US Department of Transportation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$93,141/per year
US General Services Administration
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$92,342/per year
Los Angeles County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
D
$92,011/per year
Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,967/per year
US Department of Commerce
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$91,755/per year
US Department of Energy
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
F
$91,673/per year
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$90,276/per year
Naval Sea Systems Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,975/per year
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$88,721/per year
San Diego County
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
T
$88,664/per year
The TTB
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
L
$87,569/per year
Lutheran Services
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
M
$85,066/per year
Maryland Inc
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$83,780/per year
State University of New York
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$82,969/per year
New York State
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
P
$82,703/per year
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
U
$80,526/per year
US Central Command
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
H
$80,286/per year
Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$79,270/per year
Air Force Reserve
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
A
$78,505/per year
American Automobile Association (AAA)
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$76,678/per year
State of Florida - Department of Health
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
N
$75,183/per year
New York State Department
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
S
$75,106/per year
State University System of Florida
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit
the United States
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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Medication Aide?
The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Medication Aide roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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