What are the main factors that influence a Compounding Operator's salary?

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

How does experience change a Compounding Operator's salary?

A Compounding Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $42,334 for beginners, reaching about $44,558 at mid-level, and approach $45,675 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Compounding Operator?

Compounding Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Compounding Operator roles are District of Columbia $48,511, California $48,327, Massachusetts $47,682. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Compounding Operator roles make?

Salaries for Compounding Operator level roles vary by specialization: Compounding Pharmacist: $137,730; Compounding Pharmacy Technician: $132,348; Sterile Compounding Pharmacist: $117,665; Compounding Supervisor: $86,674; Operator: $47,124.

How do different companies affect a Compounding Operator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Compounding Operator 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.

Compounding Operator Salary in the United States

How much does a Compounding Operator make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Compounding Operator in the United States is $43,814 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $51,874
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,262 to $48,033
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,028

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Compounding Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,033	$4,003	$924	$23
Average	$43,814	$3,651	$843	$21
25th Percentile	$40,262	$3,355	$774	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Compounding Operator Salaries

A Compounding Operator'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 Compounding Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Compounding Operator'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): $42,334
Early Career (1-2 years): $42,972
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $44,558
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $45,551
Expert (over 8 years): $45,675

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Compounding Operator	$42,334
Intermediate Level Compounding Operator	$42,972
Senior Level Compounding Operator	$44,558
Specialist Level Compounding Operator	$45,551
Expert Level Compounding Operator	$45,675

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How Do Compounding Operator 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 Compounding Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $48,511.
California: $48,327.
Massachusetts: $47,682.

District of Columbia $48,511

California $48,327

Massachusetts $47,682

Washington $47,507

New Jersey $47,490

Alaska $47,428

Connecticut $46,824

New York $46,578

Hawaii $45,794

Rhode Island $45,426

Maryland $45,176

Minnesota $44,835

Colorado $44,703

Illinois $44,659

Oregon $44,493

Delaware $44,370

New Hampshire $44,293

Virginia $44,120

Pennsylvania $43,617

Nevada $43,362

North Dakota $43,279

Michigan $43,148

Wisconsin $43,100

Vermont $43,003

Texas $42,736

Maine $42,718

Arizona $42,692

Ohio $42,661

Georgia $42,258

Indiana $42,057

Wyoming $42,017

Utah $41,956

Iowa $41,930

Kansas $41,719

Louisiana $41,658

North Carolina $41,636

Missouri $41,627

Florida $41,457

Montana $41,365

Nebraska $41,277

Kentucky $41,229

South Carolina $41,053

Tennessee $40,944

Idaho $40,900

New Mexico $40,580

Oklahoma $40,510

Alabama $40,252

South Dakota $39,818

Arkansas $39,581

West Virginia $39,454

Mississippi $39,073

Top Paying Cities for Compounding Operators

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: $55,262
San Francisco: $54,719
Oakland: $53,505

San Jose, CA $55,262

San Francisco, CA $54,719

Oakland, CA $53,505

New York, NY $50,776

Queens Village, NY $50,447

Paramus, NJ $50,097

Passaic, NJ $50,053

Bergenfield, NJ $50,009

Stamford, CT $49,943

Huntington, NY $49,899

Newark, NJ $49,615

Bridgeport, CT $49,527

New Brunswick, NJ $49,382

Vallejo, CA $49,290

Middlesex, NJ $49,264

Somerset, NJ $49,225

Petaluma, CA $49,124

Santa Cruz, CA $48,953

Boston, MA $48,865

Monterey, CA $48,646

Fairbanks, AK $48,616

Los Angeles, CA $48,532

Washington, DC $48,511

Seattle, WA $48,432

Santa Rosa, CA $48,423

Juneau, AK $48,296

Orange, CA $48,151

Anchorage, AK $48,072

Anaheim, CA $48,042

Santa Ana, CA $47,976

Nassau, NY $47,950

Long Beach, CA $47,932

Danbury, CT $47,919

Santa Maria, CA $47,770

Everett, WA $47,761

Bremerton, WA $47,547

Trenton, NJ $47,463

Sacramento, CA $47,446

San Diego, CA $47,424

Brockton, MA $47,406

Tacoma, WA $47,389

Santa Barbara, CA $47,328

Lowell, MA $47,152

New Suffolk, NY $47,135

Nashua, NH $47,082

Lompoc, CA $47,012

Ventura, CA $46,968

Stockton, CA $46,955

New Haven, CT $46,868

Atlantic City, NJ $46,754

Hartford, CT $46,657

Modesto, CA $46,635

Poughkeepsie, NY $46,539

New Britain, CT $46,517

Olympia, WA $46,456

Kennewick, WA $46,456

New London, CT $46,447

Norwich, CT $46,434

Lawrence, MA $46,412

Bakersfield, CA $46,289

Riverside, CA $46,228

New Bedford, MA $46,228

Richland, WA $46,184

Portsmouth, NH $46,149

Vineland, NJ $46,140

San Bernardino, CA $46,105

Boulder, CO $45,982

Worcester, MA $45,947

Portland, OR $45,908

Saint Paul, MN $45,855

Minneapolis, MN $45,855

Philadelphia, PA $45,794

Honolulu, HI $45,562

Springfield, MA $45,409

Providence, RI $45,404

Chicago, IL $45,277

Bellingham, WA $45,225

Baltimore, MD $45,176

Chico, CA $45,067

Wilmington, DE $44,992

Pittsfield, MA $44,948

Manchester, NH $44,865

Spokane, WA $44,672

Denver, CO $44,668

Albany, NY $44,462

Troy, NY $44,445

Schenectady, NY $44,353

Burlington, VT $44,256

Portland, ME $44,103

Salem, OR $44,068

Yakima, WA $44,059

Ann Arbor, MI $44,046

Rochester, MN $43,923

Fresno, CA $43,901

Reno, NV $43,901

Milwaukee, WI $43,862

Detroit, MI $43,818

Allentown, PA $43,805

Carson City, NV $43,801

Houston, TX $43,735

Colorado Springs, CO $43,730

Syracuse, NY $43,709

Eugene, OR $43,625

Bismarck, ND $43,573

Gary, IN $43,573

Galveston, TX $43,573

Springfield, OR $43,538

Medford, OR $43,433

Fort Collins, CO $43,415

Austin, TX $43,380

Mesa, AZ $43,288

Phoenix, AZ $43,279

Dallas, TX $43,266

Reading, PA $43,240

Saint Cloud, MN $43,222

Concord, NH $43,183

Madison, WI $43,165

Utica, NY $43,047

Raleigh, NC $43,012

Las Vegas, NV $43,008

Rochester, NY $42,977

Des Moines, IA $42,972

Atlanta, GA $42,902

Battle Creek, MI $42,889

Salt Lake City, UT $42,876

Lancaster, PA $42,810

Champaign, IL $42,802

Harrisburg, PA $42,749

Durham, NC $42,710

Kansas City, MO $42,705

Kansas City, KS $42,696

Fort Worth, TX $42,692

Boca Raton, FL $42,675

Cleveland, OH $42,670

Columbus, OH $42,661

Pittsburgh, PA $42,657

Richmond, VA $42,639

Indianapolis, IN $42,631

Cincinnati, OH $42,574

Petersburg, VA $42,508

Billings, MT $42,412

Lansing, MI $42,412

Huntsville, AL $42,412

Lebanon, PA $42,407

Dayton, OH $42,403

Pueblo, CO $42,403

Appleton, WI $42,390

Buffalo, NY $42,372

Racine, WI $42,350

Charlotte, NC $42,346

Saint Louis, MO $42,333

Springfield, IL $42,315

Elkhart, IN $42,307

York, PA $42,307

Gastonia, NC $42,302

Benton Harbor, MI $42,302

Beaumont, TX $42,276

Lorain, OH $42,267

Toledo, OH $42,250

Binghamton, NY $42,228

Rock Hill, SC $42,223

Rockford, IL $42,201

Fargo, ND $42,179

Elyria, OH $42,179

Flagstaff, AZ $42,149

Fort Lauderdale, FL $42,122

Miami, FL $42,096

Duluth, MN $42,026

Bangor, ME $41,969

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,921

Louisville, KY $41,899

Grand Rapids, MI $41,890

Hialeah, FL $41,886

Casper, WY $41,825

Scranton, PA $41,772

New Orleans, LA $41,759

Virginia Beach, VA $41,754

Akron, OH $41,733

Peoria, IL $41,676

Sarasota, FL $41,667

Green Bay, WI $41,636

Baton Rouge, LA $41,614

Charleston, SC $41,605

Nashville, TN $41,592

Jamestown, NY $41,584

Davenport, IA $41,584

Tucson, AZ $41,562

Cheyenne, WY $41,549

Saint Petersburg, FL $41,535

Tampa, FL $41,527

Omaha, NE $41,518

Port Arthur, TX $41,500

Evansville, IN $41,500

Bradenton, FL $41,483

Santa Fe, NM $41,404

Orlando, FL $41,360

Clearwater, FL $41,312

Canton, OH $41,220

La Crosse, WI $41,220

Grand Forks, ND $41,207

Albuquerque, NM $41,194

Tulsa, OK $41,194

Newport News, VA $41,189

High Point, NC $41,176

Ogden, UT $41,159

Corpus Christi, TX $41,124

Laramie, WY $41,097

Norfolk, VA $41,097

Rock Island, IL $41,071

Saginaw, MI $41,062

Jacksonville, FL $41,058

Salisbury, NC $41,049

Memphis, TN $41,040

Moline, IL $41,018

Fort Myers, FL $41,005

Waterloo, IA $40,948

Spartanburg, SC $40,904

Lincoln, NE $40,883

Fort Wayne, IN $40,874

Birmingham, AL $40,826

Cedar Falls, IA $40,817

Provo, UT $40,812

Springfield, OH $40,808

San Antonio, TX $40,799

Greensboro, NC $40,782

South Bend, IN $40,777

Winston Salem, NC $40,773

Boise, ID $40,760

Savannah, GA $40,729

Muskegon, MI $40,650

Lima, OH $40,598

Lake Charles, LA $40,580

Anderson, IN $40,571

Lexington, KY $40,558

Augusta, GA $40,545

Greenville, SC $40,545

Wichita, KS $40,506

Tuscaloosa, AL $40,506

Columbia, SC $40,466

Bloomington, IN $40,357

Roanoke, VA $40,331

Asheville, NC $40,274

Knoxville, TN $40,199

Shreveport, LA $40,195

Wilmington, NC $40,138

Frankfort, KY $40,054

Oklahoma City, OK $40,024

Chillicothe, OH $40,006

Longview, TX $40,002

Topeka, KS $39,989

Mobile, AL $39,923

Terre Haute, IN $39,906

Erie, PA $39,901

Altoona, PA $39,879

Melbourne, FL $39,866

Amarillo, TX $39,849

Killeen, TX $39,835

Fayetteville, AR $39,800

Sioux Falls, SD $39,770

Chattanooga, TN $39,743

Idaho Falls, ID $39,739

Gainesville, FL $39,647

Portsmouth, OH $39,625

Little Rock, AR $39,616

Lynchburg, VA $39,616

Lafayette, LA $39,599

Youngstown, OH $39,599

Temple, TX $39,581

Daytona Beach, FL $39,573

Clarksville, TN $39,568

Pensacola, FL $39,564

Hopkinsville, KY $39,432

Charleston, WV $39,428

Florence, SC $39,406

Sioux City, IA $39,380

Macon, GA $39,253

Tallahassee, FL $39,248

Fayetteville, NC $39,240

Waco, TX $39,231

Wichita Falls, TX $39,231

Pine Bluff, AR $39,213

Vincennes, IN $39,130

Lubbock, TX $39,112

Great Falls, MT $39,086

Alamogordo, NM $39,082

Abilene, TX $39,047

Rapid City, SD $38,990

Monroe, LA $38,990

Albany, GA $38,964

Huntington, WV $38,959

Jackson, MS $38,955

Greenville, MS $38,950

Parkersburg, WV $38,907

Montgomery, AL $38,898

Johnstown, PA $38,889

Springfield, MO $38,854

Biloxi, MS $38,832

Sumter, SC $38,740

Columbus, GA $38,736

Twin Falls, ID $38,709

Pascagoula, MS $38,652

Kingsport, TN $38,539

Gulfport, MS $38,525

Alexandria, LA $38,381

Fort Smith, AR $38,271

El Paso, TX $38,153

Helena, MT $38,096

Las Cruces, NM $37,956

Harlingen, TX $37,833

Pocatello, ID $37,794

Florence, AL $37,781

Brownsville, TX $37,772

Dothan, AL $37,702

Mcallen, TX $37,680

Columbus, MS $37,356

Altus, OK $37,154

Lawton, OK $37,071

Pierre, SD $36,913

What Skills Can Increase a Compounding Operator'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 Compounding Operator'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	$54,767	25%
Leadership	$46,881	7%
Initiative	$46,004	5%
Commitment	$46,004	5%
Analytical Skills	$45,566	4%
Sustainability	$45,566	4%

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Compounding Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Compounding Operator'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 January 01, 2026

$40,262

Average $43,814/year

$48,033

$3,355

Average $3,651/month

$4,003

$774

Average $843/week

$924

$19

Average $21/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,033	$4,003	$924	$23
Average	$43,814	$3,651	$843	$21
25th Percentile	$40,262	$3,355	$774	$19

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Salary Trends for Compounding Operator

Salaries for a Compounding Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $45,671 in 2023 to around $43,905 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Compounding Operator salary trends, .

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