Pharmacy Tech Salary in Colorado

How much does a Pharmacy Tech make in Colorado?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Pharmacy Tech in Colorado is $45,301 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

However, a Pharmacy Tech's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,527
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,552 to $49,607
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,228

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Pharmacy Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,607	$4,134	$954	$24
Average	$45,301	$3,775	$871	$22
25th Percentile	$40,552	$3,379	$780	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Pharmacy Tech Salaries

A Pharmacy Tech'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 Do Pharmacy Tech 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 Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,159.
California: $48,973.
Massachusetts: $48,320.

District of Columbia $49,159 California $48,973 Massachusetts $48,320 Washington $48,142 New Jersey $48,125 Alaska $48,062 Connecticut $47,450 New York $47,201

Hawaii $46,406 Rhode Island $46,033 Maryland $45,780 Minnesota $45,434 Colorado $45,301 Illinois $45,256 Oregon $45,088 Delaware $44,963

New Hampshire $44,885 Virginia $44,710 Pennsylvania $44,200 Nevada $43,942 North Dakota $43,858 Michigan $43,725 Wisconsin $43,676 Vermont $43,578

Texas $43,307 Maine $43,290 Arizona $43,263 Ohio $43,232 Georgia $42,823 Indiana $42,619 Wyoming $42,579 Utah $42,517

Iowa $42,490 Kansas $42,277 Louisiana $42,215 North Carolina $42,193 Missouri $42,184 Florida $42,011 Montana $41,918 Nebraska $41,829

Kentucky $41,780 South Carolina $41,602 Tennessee $41,491 Idaho $41,447 New Mexico $41,123 Oklahoma $41,052 Alabama $40,790 South Dakota $40,350

Arkansas $40,111 West Virginia $39,982 Mississippi $39,595

Top Paying Cities for Pharmacy Teches

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:

Glen Haven: $44,414
Hygiene: $45,957
Johnstown: $44,513

Glen Haven, CO $44,414 Hygiene, CO $45,957 Johnstown, CO $44,513 Laporte, CO $44,019 Livermore, CO $43,876 Loveland, CO $44,374 Lyons, CO $45,877 Masonville, CO $44,047

Mead, CO $45,018 Milliken, CO $44,451 Niwot, CO $46,318 Red Feather Lakes, CO $43,997 Severance, CO $44,082 Timnath, CO $44,026 Wellington, CO $43,779 Windsor, CO $44,089

Brighton, CO $45,182 Ault, CO $44,005 Briggsdale, CO $44,017 Carr, CO $43,260 Eastlake, CO $45,299 Eaton, CO $44,144 Evans, CO $44,369 Fort Lupton, CO $45,053

Galeton, CO $44,149 Gilcrest, CO $44,611 Gill, CO $44,221 Greeley, CO $44,260 Henderson, CO $45,252 Hudson, CO $44,905 Keenesburg, CO $44,688 Kersey, CO $44,226

La Salle, CO $44,534 Lucerne, CO $44,212 Nunn, CO $43,865 Orchard, CO $44,012 Pierce, CO $44,033 Ohio City, CO $44,486 Parlin, CO $44,277 Penrose, CO $43,890

Pitkin, CO $44,431 Poncha Springs, CO $44,130 Powderhorn, CO $44,185 Rockvale, CO $43,691 Sargents, CO $44,055 Twin Lakes, CO $45,510 Westcliffe, CO $43,715 Wetmore, CO $43,434

Durango, CO $44,308 Cahone, CO $44,199 Cortez, CO $44,166 Dolores, CO $44,271 Dove Creek, CO $44,155 Egnar, CO $44,180 Hesperus, CO $43,921 Lewis, CO $44,277

Mancos, CO $44,165 Marvel, CO $43,920 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $43,936 Pleasant View, CO $44,072 Rico, CO $44,282 Towaoc, CO $43,982 Yellow Jacket, CO $44,225 Montrose, CO $44,447

Austin, CO $44,505 Bedrock, CO $44,169 Cedaredge, CO $44,550 Cory, CO $44,495 Crawford, CO $44,368 Delta, CO $44,447 Eckert, CO $44,516 Hotchkiss, CO $44,489

Lazear, CO $44,455 Naturita, CO $44,258 Norwood, CO $44,276 Nucla, CO $44,326 Olathe, CO $44,398 Ophir, CO $44,324 Ouray, CO $44,316 Paonia, CO $44,693

Paradox, CO $44,193 Placerville, CO $44,283 Redvale, CO $44,296 Ridgway, CO $44,310 Silverton, CO $44,236 Somerset, CO $44,828 Telluride, CO $44,332 Grand Junction, CO $44,721

Platteville, CO $44,710 Roggen, CO $44,249 Weldona, CO $43,908 Wiggins, CO $44,142 Fort Morgan, CO $43,925 Log Lane Village, CO $44,069 Akron, CO $43,607 Amherst, CO $43,467

Atwood, CO $43,760 Brush, CO $43,757 Crook, CO $43,635 Eckley, CO $43,498 Fleming, CO $43,719 Grover, CO $43,684 Haxtun, CO $43,710 Hereford, CO $43,405

Hillrose, CO $43,800 Holyoke, CO $43,578 Idalia, CO $43,359 Iliff, CO $43,750 Julesburg, CO $43,574 Lindon, CO $43,420 Merino, CO $43,798 New Raymer, CO $43,788

Otis, CO $43,646 Ovid, CO $43,589 Padroni, CO $43,639 Paoli, CO $43,710 Peetz, CO $43,627 Sedgwick, CO $43,605 Snyder, CO $43,765 Sterling, CO $43,835

Stoneham, CO $43,790 Vernon, CO $43,401 Woodrow, CO $43,511 Wray, CO $43,487 Yuma, CO $43,633 Anton, CO $43,431 Arapahoe, CO $43,089 Arriba, CO $43,245

Bethune, CO $43,309 Burlington, CO $43,269 Calhan, CO $43,953 Cascade, CO $44,315 Cheyenne Wells, CO $43,151 Cope, CO $43,411 Cripple Creek, CO $44,231 Divide, CO $44,255

Flagler, CO $43,290 Florissant, CO $44,219 Fountain, CO $43,949 Genoa, CO $43,274 Green Mountain Falls, CO $44,304 Guffey, CO $44,171 Hugo, CO $43,009 Joes, CO $43,454

Karval, CO $42,760 Kirk, CO $43,418 Kit Carson, CO $43,098 Limon, CO $43,535 Lake George, CO $44,285 Manitou Springs, CO $44,315 Matheson, CO $43,504 Peyton, CO $44,161

Ramah, CO $43,222 Rush, CO $43,325 Seibert, CO $43,271 Simla, CO $43,702 Stratton, CO $43,314 U S A F Academy, CO $44,312 Victor, CO $44,211 Vona, CO $43,297

Wild Horse, CO $43,015 Woodland Park, CO $44,278 Yoder, CO $43,492 Colorado Springs, CO $44,315 Clifton, CO $44,693 Fruita, CO $44,582 Gateway, CO $44,268 Glade Park, CO $44,421

Loma, CO $44,598 Mack, CO $44,479 Palisade, CO $44,612 Whitewater, CO $44,418 Glenwood Springs, CO $45,152 Dinosaur, CO $44,406 Aspen, CO $45,998 Snowmass Village, CO $45,996

Avon, CO $45,583 Basalt, CO $45,851 Carbondale, CO $45,681 Collbran, CO $44,568 Craig, CO $44,895 De Beque, CO $44,563 Eagle, CO $45,397 Edwards, CO $45,494

Parachute, CO $44,795 Battlement Mesa, CO $44,754 Gypsum, CO $45,171 Hamilton, CO $45,087 Hayden, CO $44,959 Maybell, CO $44,462 Meeker, CO $45,091 Meredith, CO $45,701

Mesa, CO $44,546 Minturn, CO $45,444 Molina, CO $44,520 New Castle, CO $44,996 Rangely, CO $44,587 Red Cliff, CO $45,438 Rifle, CO $44,885 Silt, CO $44,867

Slater, CO $44,682 Snowmass, CO $45,904 Wolcott, CO $45,424 Woody Creek, CO $45,995 Vail, CO $45,639 Pueblo, CO $42,970 Colorado City, CO $43,264 Aguilar, CO $43,452

Arlington, CO $42,687 Avondale, CO $43,085 Beulah, CO $43,266 Boncarbo, CO $43,474 Boone, CO $43,224 Branson, CO $43,118 Campo, CO $42,958 Cheraw, CO $43,041

Crowley, CO $43,133 Eads, CO $43,072 Fort Lyon, CO $43,024 Fowler, CO $43,147 Gardner, CO $43,570 Granada, CO $43,168 Hartman, CO $43,251 Hasty, CO $43,119

Haswell, CO $42,864 Hoehne, CO $43,404 Holly, CO $43,115 Kim, CO $43,074 La Junta, CO $43,102 Lamar, CO $43,233 Las Animas, CO $43,078 La Veta, CO $43,646

Mc Clave, CO $43,125 Manzanola, CO $43,068 Model, CO $43,134 Olney Springs, CO $42,995 Ordway, CO $42,781 Pritchett, CO $43,076 Rocky Ford, CO $43,006 Rye, CO $43,330

Sheridan Lake, CO $43,088 Springfield, CO $43,164 Sugar City, CO $42,666 Swink, CO $43,059 Trinchera, CO $43,218 Trinidad, CO $43,405 Two Buttes, CO $43,162 Vilas, CO $43,155

Walsenburg, CO $43,416 Walsh, CO $43,110 Weston, CO $43,556 Wiley, CO $43,086 Alamosa, CO $43,977 Antonito, CO $43,949 Arboles, CO $44,038 Arvada, CO $45,301

Aurora, CO $45,270 Bayfield, CO $44,162 Broomfield, CO $45,500 Commerce City, CO $45,195 Dupont, CO $45,281 Eldorado Springs, CO $46,359 Lafayette, CO $45,948 Louisville, CO $46,005

Westminster, CO $45,280 Wheat Ridge, CO $45,278 Agate, CO $43,674 Bennett, CO $44,809 Byers, CO $44,274 Castle Rock, CO $44,471 Deer Trail, CO $43,982 Elbert, CO $44,189

Elizabeth, CO $44,562 Englewood, CO $45,270 Franktown, CO $44,441 Kiowa, CO $44,241 Larkspur, CO $44,326 Littleton, CO $45,225 Lone Tree, CO $45,106 Louviers, CO $45,043

Monument, CO $44,283 Palmer Lake, CO $44,287 Parker, CO $44,941 Sedalia, CO $44,493 Strasburg, CO $44,667 Watkins, CO $45,002 Denver, CO $45,265 Thornton, CO $45,301

Boulder, CO $46,583 Golden, CO $45,275 Alma, CO $45,020 Bailey, CO $44,918 Black Hawk, CO $45,727 Bond, CO $45,419 Breckenridge, CO $45,116 Buffalo Creek, CO $44,762

Burns, CO $45,128 Central City, CO $45,470 Clark, CO $44,700 Climax, CO $45,168 Coalmont, CO $44,623 Como, CO $44,471 Conifer, CO $45,034 Cowdrey, CO $44,443

Dillon, CO $45,089 Dumont, CO $45,308 Evergreen, CO $45,196 Empire, CO $45,101 Fairplay, CO $44,512 Fraser, CO $45,152 Frisco, CO $45,367 Georgetown, CO $45,067

Granby, CO $45,032 Grand Lake, CO $45,007 Grant, CO $44,687 Hartsel, CO $44,275 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $44,971 Idaho Springs, CO $45,231 Idledale, CO $45,228 Indian Hills, CO $45,205

Jamestown, CO $46,508 Jefferson, CO $44,593 Kittredge, CO $45,209 Kremmling, CO $44,967 Leadville, CO $45,113 Mc Coy, CO $45,121 Morrison, CO $45,195 Nederland, CO $46,085

Oak Creek, CO $45,040 Parshall, CO $45,234 Phippsburg, CO $45,085 Pine, CO $44,816 Pinecliffe, CO $46,302 Rand, CO $44,626 Rollinsville, CO $45,870 Shawnee, CO $44,806

Silver Plume, CO $44,876 Steamboat Springs, CO $44,956 Tabernash, CO $45,257 Toponas, CO $45,068 Walden, CO $44,559 Ward, CO $45,964 Winter Park, CO $45,315 Yampa, CO $45,129

Silverthorne, CO $45,329 Longmont, CO $45,778 Allenspark, CO $45,570 Estes Park, CO $44,886 Bellvue, CO $44,312 Berthoud, CO $44,855 Dacono, CO $45,378 Drake, CO $44,328

Erie, CO $45,581 Firestone, CO $45,265 Fort Collins, CO $43,995 Frederick, CO $45,267 Blanca, CO $43,821 Capulin, CO $44,047 Center, CO $44,011 Chama, CO $43,671

Chimney Rock, CO $44,057 Chromo, CO $43,761 Conejos, CO $43,922 Creede, CO $44,153 Crestone, CO $43,842 Del Norte, CO $44,057 Fort Garland, CO $43,723 San Luis, CO $43,545

Homelake, CO $44,015 Hooper, CO $43,869 Ignacio, CO $43,972 Jaroso, CO $43,641 La Jara, CO $43,993 Manassa, CO $43,948 Moffat, CO $43,900 Monte Vista, CO $44,042

Mosca, CO $43,814 Pagosa Springs, CO $44,053 Romeo, CO $44,078 Saguache, CO $44,051 Sanford, CO $43,831 San Pablo, CO $43,606 South Fork, CO $44,101 Villa Grove, CO $43,959

Salida, CO $44,131 Almont, CO $45,268 Buena Vista, CO $45,198 Canon City, CO $43,935 Cimarron, CO $44,231 Coal Creek, CO $43,674 Coaldale, CO $44,023 Cotopaxi, CO $43,900

Crested Butte, CO $45,505 Florence, CO $43,605 Monarch, CO $44,224 Granite, CO $44,887 Gunnison, CO $44,265 Hillside, CO $43,884 Howard, CO $44,103 Lake City, CO $44,229

Nathrop, CO $44,264

Pharmacy Tech Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Pharmacy Tech roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Pharmacy Tech positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Pharmacy Tech as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Pharmacy Tech

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$63,421	$30.0	40%
Biotechnology	$54,361	$26.0	20%
Healthcare	$49,831	$24.0	10%

Pharmacy Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Pharmacy Tech'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.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$40,552

Average $45,301/year

$49,607

$3,379

Average $3,775/month

$4,134

$780

Average $871/week

$954

$19

Average $22/hour

$24

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,607	$4,134	$954	$24
Average	$45,301	$3,775	$871	$22
25th Percentile	$40,552	$3,379	$780	$19

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