What are the main factors that influence a Compound Technician's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Compound Technician's salary?

A Compound Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $43,966 for beginners, reaching about $46,280 at mid-level, and approach $47,451 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Compound Technician?

Compound Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Compound Technician roles are District of Columbia $50,378, California $50,187, Massachusetts $49,518. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Compound Technician roles make?

Salaries for Compound Technician level roles vary by specialization: compound pharmacist: $165,460; Technician: $90,369; Or Technician: $87,122; Ophthalmic Technician: $67,375; Mathematical Technician: $64,759.

How do different companies affect a Compound Technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Compound Technician roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Compound Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Compound Technician make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Compound Technician in the United States is $45,500 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $22.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,946
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,822 to $49,921
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,474

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Compound Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,921	$4,160	$960	$24
Average	$45,500	$3,792	$875	$22
25th Percentile	$41,822	$3,485	$804	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Compound Technician Salaries

A Compound Technician'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 Compound Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Compound Technician'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): $43,966
Early Career (1-2 years): $44,626
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $46,280
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,321
Expert (over 8 years): $47,451

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Compound Technician	$43,966
Intermediate Level Compound Technician	$44,626
Senior Level Compound Technician	$46,280
Specialist Level Compound Technician	$47,321
Expert Level Compound Technician	$47,451

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How Do Compound Technician 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 Compound Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $50,378.
California: $50,187.
Massachusetts: $49,518.

District of Columbia $50,378

California $50,187

Massachusetts $49,518

Washington $49,336

New Jersey $49,318

Alaska $49,254

Connecticut $48,626

New York $48,371

Hawaii $47,557

Rhode Island $47,175

Maryland $46,915

Minnesota $46,561

Colorado $46,424

Illinois $46,379

Oregon $46,206

Delaware $46,078

New Hampshire $45,998

Virginia $45,819

Pennsylvania $45,296

Nevada $45,032

North Dakota $44,945

Michigan $44,809

Wisconsin $44,759

Vermont $44,659

Texas $44,381

Maine $44,363

Arizona $44,336

Ohio $44,304

Georgia $43,885

Indiana $43,676

Wyoming $43,635

Utah $43,571

Iowa $43,544

Kansas $43,325

Louisiana $43,262

North Carolina $43,239

Missouri $43,230

Florida $43,052

Montana $42,957

Nebraska $42,866

Kentucky $42,816

South Carolina $42,634

Tennessee $42,520

Idaho $42,475

New Mexico $42,142

Oklahoma $42,070

Alabama $41,801

South Dakota $41,351

Arkansas $41,105

West Virginia $40,973

Mississippi $40,577

Top Paying Cities for Compound Technicians

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: $57,390
San Francisco: $56,761
Oakland: $55,565

San Jose, CA $57,390

San Francisco, CA $56,761

Oakland, CA $55,565

New York, NY $52,389

Paramus, NJ $51,752

Queens Village, NY $51,749

Passaic, NJ $51,706

Bergenfield, NJ $51,702

Stamford, CT $51,602

Huntington, NY $51,583

Newark, NJ $51,247

Bridgeport, CT $51,151

Vallejo, CA $51,061

New Brunswick, NJ $51,042

Petaluma, CA $51,015

Middlesex, NJ $50,929

Somerset, NJ $50,897

Santa Cruz, CA $50,838

Boston, MA $50,560

Monterey, CA $50,400

Seattle, WA $50,296

Santa Rosa, CA $50,287

Los Angeles, CA $50,273

Juneau, AK $50,155

Washington, DC $50,105

Orange, CA $49,943

Santa Ana, CA $49,823

Long Beach, CA $49,777

Anaheim, CA $49,768

Anchorage, AK $49,746

Santa Maria, CA $49,609

Everett, WA $49,600

Danbury, CT $49,440

Bremerton, WA $49,377

Tacoma, WA $49,213

New Suffolk, NY $49,212

Sacramento, CA $49,200

Santa Barbara, CA $49,150

Trenton, NJ $49,099

San Diego, CA $49,099

Brockton, MA $49,049

Fairbanks, AK $48,938

Lompoc, CA $48,822

Lowell, MA $48,785

Ventura, CA $48,776

Nashua, NH $48,767

Stockton, CA $48,763

Modesto, CA $48,431

Poughkeepsie, NY $48,331

Olympia, WA $48,244

Kennewick, WA $48,244

New Haven, CT $48,226

Lawrence, MA $48,062

Hartford, CT $48,017

Riverside, CA $48,007

New Bedford, MA $47,962

Richland, WA $47,962

Bakersfield, CA $47,898

San Bernardino, CA $47,880

New Britain, CT $47,876

Atlantic City, NJ $47,876

New London, CT $47,857

Norwich, CT $47,844

Portsmouth, NH $47,835

Boulder, CO $47,738

Portland, OR $47,675

Worcester, MA $47,671

Minneapolis, MN $47,530

Philadelphia, PA $47,466

Honolulu, HI $47,316

Saint Paul, MN $47,294

Vineland, NJ $47,284

Providence, RI $47,152

Chicago, IL $47,020

Bellingham, WA $46,966

Springfield, MA $46,929

Baltimore, MD $46,915

Chico, CA $46,802

Pittsfield, MA $46,679

Manchester, NH $46,592

Spokane, WA $46,392

Denver, CO $46,388

Albany, NY $46,174

Troy, NY $46,156

Nassau, NY $46,107

Schenectady, NY $46,060

Wilmington, DE $46,024

Burlington, VT $45,960

Salem, OR $45,942

Portland, ME $45,801

Yakima, WA $45,755

Rochester, MN $45,614

Reno, NV $45,591

Fresno, CA $45,591

Milwaukee, WI $45,550

Detroit, MI $45,505

Ann Arbor, MI $45,497

Allentown, PA $45,491

Colorado Springs, CO $45,414

Syracuse, NY $45,391

Carson City, NV $45,391

Houston, TX $45,327

Eugene, OR $45,305

Gary, IN $45,250

Springfield, OR $45,214

Bismarck, ND $45,205

Galveston, TX $45,173

Medford, OR $45,105

Fort Collins, CO $45,086

Concord, NH $45,064

Austin, TX $45,050

Mesa, AZ $44,954

Reading, PA $44,950

Phoenix, AZ $44,945

Dallas, TX $44,932

Saint Cloud, MN $44,888

Madison, WI $44,827

Utica, NY $44,704

Rochester, NY $44,631

Des Moines, IA $44,627

Raleigh, NC $44,622

Atlanta, GA $44,554

Battle Creek, MI $44,540

Salt Lake City, UT $44,527

Lancaster, PA $44,458

Harrisburg, PA $44,395

Kansas City, MO $44,349

Champaign, IL $44,340

Kansas City, KS $44,340

Fort Worth, TX $44,336

Columbus, OH $44,328

Boca Raton, FL $44,317

Pittsburgh, PA $44,299

Richmond, VA $44,281

Indianapolis, IN $44,272

Cleveland, OH $44,267

Las Vegas, NV $44,213

Cincinnati, OH $44,213

Petersburg, VA $44,144

Huntsville, AL $44,076

Lansing, MI $44,046

Lebanon, PA $44,040

Pueblo, CO $44,035

Appleton, WI $44,022

Buffalo, NY $44,003

Dayton, OH $43,990

Racine, WI $43,981

Charlotte, NC $43,976

Saint Louis, MO $43,962

York, PA $43,935

Elkhart, IN $43,935

Gastonia, NC $43,927

Billings, MT $43,916

Beaumont, TX $43,903

Lorain, OH $43,894

Benton Harbor, MI $43,885

Toledo, OH $43,876

Binghamton, NY $43,853

Rock Hill, SC $43,849

Rockford, IL $43,826

Springfield, IL $43,808

Elyria, OH $43,803

Fargo, ND $43,803

Flagstaff, AZ $43,771

Fort Lauderdale, FL $43,744

Duluth, MN $43,717

Miami, FL $43,717

Cheyenne, WY $43,685

Grand Forks, ND $43,685

Bangor, ME $43,585

Cedar Rapids, IA $43,535

Durham, NC $43,516

Louisville, KY $43,512

Grand Rapids, MI $43,503

Hialeah, FL $43,498

Casper, WY $43,435

Scranton, PA $43,380

New Orleans, LA $43,366

Virginia Beach, VA $43,362

Akron, OH $43,339

Peoria, IL $43,280

Sarasota, FL $43,271

Nashville, TN $43,239

Omaha, NE $43,239

Green Bay, WI $43,239

Baton Rouge, LA $43,216

Charleston, SC $43,207

Jamestown, NY $43,184

Davenport, IA $43,184

Tucson, AZ $43,162

Saint Petersburg, FL $43,134

Tampa, FL $43,125

Evansville, IN $43,098

Port Arthur, TX $43,098

Bradenton, FL $43,080

Santa Fe, NM $42,998

Orlando, FL $42,916

Clearwater, FL $42,902

Canton, OH $42,807

La Crosse, WI $42,807

Albuquerque, NM $42,779

Newport News, VA $42,775

High Point, NC $42,761

Ogden, UT $42,743

Corpus Christi, TX $42,707

Norfolk, VA $42,679

Laramie, WY $42,679

Rock Island, IL $42,652

Saginaw, MI $42,643

Jacksonville, FL $42,638

Salisbury, NC $42,629

Boise, ID $42,620

Moline, IL $42,597

Fort Myers, FL $42,584

Memphis, TN $42,575

Tulsa, OK $42,552

Waterloo, IA $42,525

Spartanburg, SC $42,479

Lincoln, NE $42,456

Fort Wayne, IN $42,447

Provo, UT $42,443

Cedar Falls, IA $42,388

San Antonio, TX $42,370

Greensboro, NC $42,352

South Bend, IN $42,347

Savannah, GA $42,297

Muskegon, MI $42,279

Birmingham, AL $42,274

Winston Salem, NC $42,252

Lake Charles, LA $42,142

Anderson, IN $42,133

Lexington, KY $42,120

Augusta, GA $42,106

Greenville, SC $42,106

Lima, OH $42,070

Wichita, KS $42,065

Tuscaloosa, AL $42,065

Columbia, SC $42,024

Springfield, OH $42,015

Asheville, NC $41,942

Bloomington, IN $41,910

Knoxville, TN $41,747

Shreveport, LA $41,742

Wilmington, NC $41,683

Roanoke, VA $41,683

Topeka, KS $41,601

Frankfort, KY $41,596

Oklahoma City, OK $41,565

Chillicothe, OH $41,546

Longview, TX $41,542

Melbourne, FL $41,537

Sioux Falls, SD $41,465

Mobile, AL $41,460

Terre Haute, IN $41,442

Altoona, PA $41,414

Amarillo, TX $41,383

Killeen, TX $41,369

Fayetteville, AR $41,333

Chattanooga, TN $41,319

Sioux City, IA $41,278

Idaho Falls, ID $41,269

Lynchburg, VA $41,232

Gainesville, FL $41,173

Portsmouth, OH $41,151

Little Rock, AR $41,141

Lafayette, LA $41,123

Youngstown, OH $41,123

Daytona Beach, FL $41,096

Clarksville, TN $41,091

Pensacola, FL $41,087

Temple, TX $41,084

Hopkinsville, KY $40,950

Erie, PA $40,941

Florence, SC $40,923

Charleston, WV $40,850

Great Falls, MT $40,828

Macon, GA $40,764

Tallahassee, FL $40,759

Fayetteville, NC $40,750

Waco, TX $40,741

Helena, MT $40,709

Pine Bluff, AR $40,692

Vincennes, IN $40,636

Lubbock, TX $40,618

Alamogordo, NM $40,591

Twin Falls, ID $40,550

Rapid City, SD $40,536

Jackson, MS $40,454

Huntington, WV $40,451

Greenville, MS $40,450

Parkersburg, WV $40,403

Montgomery, AL $40,395

Wichita Falls, TX $40,350

Springfield, MO $40,350

Biloxi, MS $40,327

Monroe, LA $40,282

Johnstown, PA $40,250

Sumter, SC $40,231

Columbus, GA $40,227

Pascagoula, MS $40,140

Abilene, TX $40,140

Kingsport, TN $40,022

Albany, GA $40,022

Gulfport, MS $40,009

Alexandria, LA $39,858

Fort Smith, AR $39,745

El Paso, TX $39,622

Las Cruces, NM $39,417

Harlingen, TX $39,301

Pocatello, ID $39,294

Florence, AL $39,235

Brownsville, TX $39,226

Mcallen, TX $39,130

Dothan, AL $39,067

Columbus, MS $38,796

Altus, OK $38,584

Lawton, OK $38,498

Pierre, SD $38,334

What Skills Can Increase a Compound Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 4.18% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Good Manufacturing Practice (Mentioned in 4.27% Job Postings): Good manufacturing practice (GMP) is a system for ensuring that products are consistently produced and controlled according to quality standards.
Material Handling (Mentioned in 2.44% Job Postings): Material handling involves short-distance movement within the confines of a building or between a building and a transportation vehicle. It uses a wide range of manual, semi-automated, and automated equipment and includes consideration of the protection, storage, and control of materials throughout their manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption, and disposal. Material handling can be used to create time and place utility through the handling, storage, and control of material, as distinct from manufacturing, which creates form utility by changing the shape, form, and makeup of material.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	4.18%
Good Manufacturing Practice	4.27%
Material Handling	2.44%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Compound Technician's salary.

Alignment: Can increase your salary by up to 25%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Alignment	$56,876	25%
Leadership	$48,685	7%
Initiative	$47,775	5%
Commitment	$47,775	5%
Analytical Skills	$47,320	4%
Sustainability	$47,320	4%

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Compound Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Compound Technician'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 May 01, 2026

$41,822

Average $45,500/year

$49,921

$3,485

Average $3,792/month

$4,160

$804

Average $875/week

$960

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,921	$4,160	$960	$24
Average	$45,500	$3,792	$875	$22
25th Percentile	$41,822	$3,485	$804	$20

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Salary Trends for Compound Technician

Salaries for a Compound Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,435 in 2023 to around $45,601 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Compound Technician salary trends, .

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