A Pharmacy Aid'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, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Pharmacy Aid Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Pharmacy Aid'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:
How Do Pharmacy Aid 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 Pharmacy Aids. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $39,995.
California: $39,843.
Massachusetts: $39,312.
District of Columbia$39,995
California$39,843
Massachusetts$39,312
Washington$39,168
New Jersey$39,154
Alaska$39,103
Connecticut$38,604
New York$38,402
Hawaii$37,756
Rhode Island$37,452
Maryland$37,246
Minnesota$36,964
Colorado$36,856
Illinois$36,820
Oregon$36,683
Delaware$36,582
New Hampshire$36,518
Virginia$36,376
Pennsylvania$35,960
Nevada$35,751
North Dakota$35,682
Michigan$35,574
Wisconsin$35,534
Vermont$35,455
Texas$35,234
Maine$35,220
Arizona$35,198
Ohio$35,173
Georgia$34,840
Indiana$34,674
Wyoming$34,642
Utah$34,591
Iowa$34,570
Kansas$34,396
Louisiana$34,346
North Carolina$34,327
Missouri$34,320
Florida$34,179
Montana$34,104
Nebraska$34,031
Kentucky$33,992
South Carolina$33,847
Tennessee$33,757
Idaho$33,721
New Mexico$33,457
Oklahoma$33,399
Alabama$33,186
South Dakota$32,828
Arkansas$32,633
West Virginia$32,529
Mississippi$32,214
Top Paying Cities for Pharmacy Aids
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: $45,562
San Francisco: $45,063
Oakland: $44,113
San Jose, CA$45,562
San Francisco, CA$45,063
Oakland, CA$44,113
New York, NY$41,591
Paramus, NJ$41,086
Queens Village, NY$41,084
Passaic, NJ$41,050
Bergenfield, NJ$41,046
Stamford, CT$40,967
Huntington, NY$40,952
Newark, NJ$40,685
Bridgeport, CT$40,609
Vallejo, CA$40,537
New Brunswick, NJ$40,523
Petaluma, CA$40,501
Middlesex, NJ$40,432
Somerset, NJ$40,407
Santa Cruz, CA$40,360
Boston, MA$40,140
Monterey, CA$40,013
Seattle, WA$39,930
Santa Rosa, CA$39,923
Los Angeles, CA$39,912
Juneau, AK$39,818
Washington, DC$39,778
Orange, CA$39,650
Santa Ana, CA$39,554
Long Beach, CA$39,518
Anaheim, CA$39,511
Anchorage, AK$39,493
Santa Maria, CA$39,385
Everett, WA$39,377
Danbury, CT$39,250
Bremerton, WA$39,200
Tacoma, WA$39,070
New Suffolk, NY$39,070
Sacramento, CA$39,060
Santa Barbara, CA$39,020
Trenton, NJ$38,980
San Diego, CA$38,980
Brockton, MA$38,940
Fairbanks, AK$38,852
Lompoc, CA$38,760
Lowell, MA$38,731
Ventura, CA$38,724
Nashua, NH$38,716
Stockton, CA$38,713
Modesto, CA$38,449
Poughkeepsie, NY$38,370
Olympia, WA$38,301
Kennewick, WA$38,301
New Haven, CT$38,287
Lawrence, MA$38,157
Hartford, CT$38,120
Riverside, CA$38,113
New Bedford, MA$38,077
Richland, WA$38,077
Bakersfield, CA$38,026
San Bernardino, CA$38,012
New Britain, CT$38,008
Atlantic City, NJ$38,008
New London, CT$37,994
Norwich, CT$37,983
Portsmouth, NH$37,976
Boulder, CO$37,899
Portland, OR$37,849
Worcester, MA$37,846
Minneapolis, MN$37,734
Philadelphia, PA$37,683
Honolulu, HI$37,564
Saint Paul, MN$37,547
Vineland, NJ$37,539
Providence, RI$37,434
Chicago, IL$37,329
Bellingham, WA$37,286
Springfield, MA$37,257
Baltimore, MD$37,246
Chico, CA$37,156
Pittsfield, MA$37,058
Manchester, NH$36,990
Spokane, WA$36,831
Denver, CO$36,827
Albany, NY$36,657
Troy, NY$36,643
Nassau, NY$36,604
Schenectady, NY$36,567
Wilmington, DE$36,538
Burlington, VT$36,488
Salem, OR$36,473
Portland, ME$36,361
Yakima, WA$36,325
Rochester, MN$36,213
Reno, NV$36,195
Fresno, CA$36,195
Milwaukee, WI$36,163
Detroit, MI$36,126
Ann Arbor, MI$36,120
Allentown, PA$36,116
Colorado Springs, CO$36,054
Syracuse, NY$36,036
Carson City, NV$36,036
Houston, TX$35,986
Eugene, OR$35,967
Gary, IN$35,924
Springfield, OR$35,895
Bismarck, ND$35,888
Galveston, TX$35,863
Medford, OR$35,809
Fort Collins, CO$35,794
Concord, NH$35,776
Austin, TX$35,765
Mesa, AZ$35,689
Reading, PA$35,686
Phoenix, AZ$35,682
Dallas, TX$35,671
Saint Cloud, MN$35,637
Madison, WI$35,588
Utica, NY$35,491
Rochester, NY$35,433
Des Moines, IA$35,429
Raleigh, NC$35,426
Atlanta, GA$35,371
Battle Creek, MI$35,361
Salt Lake City, UT$35,350
Lancaster, PA$35,296
Harrisburg, PA$35,245
Kansas City, MO$35,209
Champaign, IL$35,202
Kansas City, KS$35,202
Fort Worth, TX$35,198
Columbus, OH$35,192
Boca Raton, FL$35,184
Pittsburgh, PA$35,169
Richmond, VA$35,155
Indianapolis, IN$35,147
Cleveland, OH$35,144
Las Vegas, NV$35,101
Cincinnati, OH$35,101
Petersburg, VA$35,046
Huntsville, AL$34,992
Lansing, MI$34,968
Lebanon, PA$34,963
Pueblo, CO$34,960
Appleton, WI$34,949
Buffalo, NY$34,934
Dayton, OH$34,924
Racine, WI$34,916
Charlotte, NC$34,913
Saint Louis, MO$34,902
York, PA$34,880
Elkhart, IN$34,880
Gastonia, NC$34,873
Billings, MT$34,865
Beaumont, TX$34,855
Lorain, OH$34,848
Benton Harbor, MI$34,840
Toledo, OH$34,833
Binghamton, NY$34,815
Rock Hill, SC$34,812
Rockford, IL$34,793
Springfield, IL$34,779
Elyria, OH$34,775
Fargo, ND$34,775
Flagstaff, AZ$34,750
Fort Lauderdale, FL$34,728
Duluth, MN$34,707
Miami, FL$34,707
Cheyenne, WY$34,682
Grand Forks, ND$34,682
Bangor, ME$34,602
Cedar Rapids, IA$34,562
Durham, NC$34,547
Louisville, KY$34,544
Grand Rapids, MI$34,537
Hialeah, FL$34,533
Casper, WY$34,483
Scranton, PA$34,439
New Orleans, LA$34,429
Virginia Beach, VA$34,425
Akron, OH$34,407
Peoria, IL$34,360
Sarasota, FL$34,353
Nashville, TN$34,327
Omaha, NE$34,327
Green Bay, WI$34,327
Baton Rouge, LA$34,309
Charleston, SC$34,302
Jamestown, NY$34,284
Davenport, IA$34,284
Tucson, AZ$34,266
Saint Petersburg, FL$34,244
Tampa, FL$34,237
Evansville, IN$34,216
Port Arthur, TX$34,216
Bradenton, FL$34,201
Santa Fe, NM$34,136
Orlando, FL$34,071
Clearwater, FL$34,060
Canton, OH$33,984
La Crosse, WI$33,984
Albuquerque, NM$33,963
Newport News, VA$33,959
High Point, NC$33,948
Ogden, UT$33,934
Corpus Christi, TX$33,905
Norfolk, VA$33,883
Laramie, WY$33,883
Rock Island, IL$33,862
Saginaw, MI$33,854
Jacksonville, FL$33,851
Salisbury, NC$33,843
Boise, ID$33,836
Moline, IL$33,818
Fort Myers, FL$33,807
Memphis, TN$33,800
Tulsa, OK$33,782
Waterloo, IA$33,760
Spartanburg, SC$33,724
Lincoln, NE$33,706
Fort Wayne, IN$33,699
Provo, UT$33,695
Cedar Falls, IA$33,652
San Antonio, TX$33,638
Greensboro, NC$33,623
South Bend, IN$33,619
Savannah, GA$33,580
Muskegon, MI$33,565
Birmingham, AL$33,562
Winston Salem, NC$33,544
Lake Charles, LA$33,457
Anderson, IN$33,450
Lexington, KY$33,439
Augusta, GA$33,428
Greenville, SC$33,428
Lima, OH$33,399
Wichita, KS$33,396
Tuscaloosa, AL$33,396
Columbia, SC$33,363
Springfield, OH$33,356
Asheville, NC$33,298
Bloomington, IN$33,273
Knoxville, TN$33,143
Shreveport, LA$33,139
Wilmington, NC$33,092
Roanoke, VA$33,092
Topeka, KS$33,027
Frankfort, KY$33,023
Oklahoma City, OK$32,998
Chillicothe, OH$32,984
Longview, TX$32,980
Melbourne, FL$32,977
Sioux Falls, SD$32,919
Mobile, AL$32,915
Terre Haute, IN$32,901
Altoona, PA$32,879
Amarillo, TX$32,854
Killeen, TX$32,843
Fayetteville, AR$32,814
Chattanooga, TN$32,803
Sioux City, IA$32,771
Idaho Falls, ID$32,763
Lynchburg, VA$32,734
Gainesville, FL$32,688
Portsmouth, OH$32,669
Little Rock, AR$32,662
Lafayette, LA$32,648
Youngstown, OH$32,648
Daytona Beach, FL$32,626
Clarksville, TN$32,623
Pensacola, FL$32,619
Temple, TX$32,616
Hopkinsville, KY$32,511
Erie, PA$32,503
Florence, SC$32,489
Charleston, WV$32,431
Great Falls, MT$32,413
Macon, GA$32,362
Tallahassee, FL$32,359
Fayetteville, NC$32,352
Waco, TX$32,344
Helena, MT$32,319
Pine Bluff, AR$32,305
Vincennes, IN$32,261
Lubbock, TX$32,247
Alamogordo, NM$32,225
Twin Falls, ID$32,193
Rapid City, SD$32,182
Jackson, MS$32,117
Huntington, WV$32,114
Greenville, MS$32,113
Parkersburg, WV$32,076
Montgomery, AL$32,070
Wichita Falls, TX$32,034
Springfield, MO$32,034
Biloxi, MS$32,016
Monroe, LA$31,980
Johnstown, PA$31,954
Sumter, SC$31,940
Columbus, GA$31,936
Pascagoula, MS$31,868
Abilene, TX$31,868
Kingsport, TN$31,774
Albany, GA$31,774
Gulfport, MS$31,763
Alexandria, LA$31,644
Fort Smith, AR$31,553
El Paso, TX$31,456
Las Cruces, NM$31,293
Harlingen, TX$31,201
Pocatello, ID$31,196
Florence, AL$31,149
Brownsville, TX$31,141
Mcallen, TX$31,066
Dothan, AL$31,015
Columbus, MS$30,800
Altus, OK$30,632
Lawton, OK$30,564
Pierre, SD$30,433
Pharmacy Aid Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Pharmacy Aid roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Media and MFG Durable
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 10% above the average.
In contrast, Pharmacy Aid positions in Business Services or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Pharmacy Aid as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Pharmacy Aid
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Media
$39,735
$19.0
10%
MFG Durable
$37,929
$18.0
5%
How Education impacts a Pharmacy Aid's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Pharmacy Aids enter the field with a No Diploma degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Pharmacy Aid with a No Diploma is between
$33,912
and $35,304).
Pharmacy Aid Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Pharmacy Aid'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.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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$32,856
Average$36,123/year
$38,864
$2,738
Average$3,010/month
$3,239
$632
Average$695/week
$747
$16
Average$17/hour
$19
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$38,864
$3,239
$747
$19
Average
$36,123
$3,010
$695
$17
25th Percentile
$32,856
$2,738
$632
$16
Salaries of Jobs related to Pharmacy Aid
Case Aid$88,102
Legal Aid$87,066
Teachers Aid$49,246
Financial Aid$45,143
Health Aid$39,149
Activities Aid$35,710
Activity Aid$35,699
Nurse Aid$34,600
Classroom Aid$34,524
Nursing Aid$34,252
Housekeeping Aid$31,056
Salary Trends for Pharmacy Aid
Salaries for a Pharmacy Aid can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $38,191 in 2023
to around $37,663 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Pharmacy Aid salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Pharmacy Aid
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Pharmacy Aid
Here are companies hiring for Pharmacy Aid and their salaries, click below for more details.
K$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLPBusiness Servicesthe United States
W$114,096/per year
Warner Bros DiscoveryBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$111,927/per year
Dentsu International LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$111,651/per year
CoWorx StaffingBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services CorpBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$107,128/per year
Showcase CinemasBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,429/per year
Amentum Services IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$106,104/per year
Sodexo USABusiness Servicesthe United States
J$105,192/per year
JLL TechnologiesBusiness Servicesthe United States
I$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
N$101,619/per year
NielsenIQBusiness Servicesthe United States
T$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge AllianceBusiness Servicesthe United States
H$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOPBusiness Servicesthe United States
R$97,720/per year
Reeve & AssociatesBusiness Servicesthe United States
M$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
F$95,980/per year
Financial Sys NcoBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$95,314/per year
Arrow Global LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$94,479/per year
DZConneXBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USABusiness Servicesthe United States
R$92,937/per year
Resource MFGBusiness Servicesthe United States
Z$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
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FAQ about Pharmacy Aid
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Pharmacy Aid?
The Media industry offers the highest average compensation for Pharmacy Aid roles,
with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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