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 $42,333 for beginners, reaching about $44,562 at mid-level, and approach $45,688 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 $48,507, California $48,323, Massachusetts $47,679. 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: $137,790; Compounding Pharmacy Technician: $132,350; Sterile Compounding Pharmacist: $117,666; Compounding Supervisor: $86,685; Operator: $47,129.

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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Compounding Operator in the United States is $43,811 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): $51,942
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,269 to $48,067
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,045

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Compounding Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,067	$4,006	$924	$23
Average	$43,811	$3,651	$843	$21
25th Percentile	$40,269	$3,356	$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): $42,333
Early Career (1-2 years): $42,968
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $44,562
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $45,563
Expert (over 8 years): $45,688

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Compounding Operator	$42,333
Intermediate Level Compounding Operator	$42,968
Senior Level Compounding Operator	$44,562
Specialist Level Compounding Operator	$45,563
Expert Level Compounding Operator	$45,688

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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: $48,507.
California: $48,323.
Massachusetts: $47,679.

District of Columbia $48,507

California $48,323

Massachusetts $47,679

Washington $47,504

New Jersey $47,486

Alaska $47,425

Connecticut $46,820

New York $46,575

Hawaii $45,791

Rhode Island $45,423

Maryland $45,173

Minnesota $44,831

Colorado $44,700

Illinois $44,656

Oregon $44,490

Delaware $44,367

New Hampshire $44,290

Virginia $44,117

Pennsylvania $43,613

Nevada $43,359

North Dakota $43,276

Michigan $43,145

Wisconsin $43,096

Vermont $43,000

Texas $42,733

Maine $42,715

Arizona $42,689

Ohio $42,658

Georgia $42,255

Indiana $42,054

Wyoming $42,014

Utah $41,953

Iowa $41,927

Kansas $41,716

Louisiana $41,655

North Carolina $41,633

Missouri $41,624

Florida $41,454

Montana $41,362

Nebraska $41,274

Kentucky $41,226

South Carolina $41,051

Tennessee $40,941

Idaho $40,897

New Mexico $40,577

Oklahoma $40,507

Alabama $40,249

South Dakota $39,815

Arkansas $39,578

West Virginia $39,451

Mississippi $39,070

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: $55,258
San Francisco: $54,715
Oakland: $53,502

San Jose, CA $55,258

San Francisco, CA $54,715

Oakland, CA $53,502

New York, NY $50,772

Queens Village, NY $50,444

Paramus, NJ $50,093

Passaic, NJ $50,049

Bergenfield, NJ $50,005

Stamford, CT $49,940

Huntington, NY $49,896

Newark, NJ $49,611

Bridgeport, CT $49,524

New Brunswick, NJ $49,379

Vallejo, CA $49,287

Middlesex, NJ $49,261

Somerset, NJ $49,221

Petaluma, CA $49,120

Santa Cruz, CA $48,950

Boston, MA $48,862

Monterey, CA $48,643

Fairbanks, AK $48,612

Los Angeles, CA $48,529

Washington, DC $48,507

Seattle, WA $48,428

Santa Rosa, CA $48,419

Juneau, AK $48,292

Orange, CA $48,148

Anchorage, AK $48,069

Anaheim, CA $48,038

Santa Ana, CA $47,973

Nassau, NY $47,946

Long Beach, CA $47,929

Danbury, CT $47,916

Santa Maria, CA $47,767

Everett, WA $47,758

Bremerton, WA $47,543

Trenton, NJ $47,460

Sacramento, CA $47,442

San Diego, CA $47,421

Brockton, MA $47,403

Tacoma, WA $47,386

Santa Barbara, CA $47,324

Lowell, MA $47,149

New Suffolk, NY $47,131

Nashua, NH $47,079

Lompoc, CA $47,009

Ventura, CA $46,965

Stockton, CA $46,952

New Haven, CT $46,864

Atlantic City, NJ $46,750

Hartford, CT $46,654

Modesto, CA $46,632

Poughkeepsie, NY $46,536

New Britain, CT $46,514

Olympia, WA $46,452

Kennewick, WA $46,452

New London, CT $46,444

Norwich, CT $46,430

Lawrence, MA $46,409

Bakersfield, CA $46,286

Riverside, CA $46,225

New Bedford, MA $46,225

Richland, WA $46,181

Portsmouth, NH $46,146

Vineland, NJ $46,137

San Bernardino, CA $46,102

Boulder, CO $45,979

Worcester, MA $45,944

Portland, OR $45,905

Saint Paul, MN $45,852

Minneapolis, MN $45,852

Philadelphia, PA $45,791

Honolulu, HI $45,559

Springfield, MA $45,405

Providence, RI $45,401

Chicago, IL $45,274

Bellingham, WA $45,221

Baltimore, MD $45,173

Chico, CA $45,064

Wilmington, DE $44,989

Pittsfield, MA $44,945

Manchester, NH $44,862

Spokane, WA $44,669

Denver, CO $44,665

Albany, NY $44,459

Troy, NY $44,441

Schenectady, NY $44,349

Burlington, VT $44,253

Portland, ME $44,100

Salem, OR $44,065

Yakima, WA $44,056

Ann Arbor, MI $44,043

Rochester, MN $43,920

Fresno, CA $43,898

Reno, NV $43,898

Milwaukee, WI $43,859

Detroit, MI $43,815

Allentown, PA $43,802

Carson City, NV $43,797

Houston, TX $43,732

Colorado Springs, CO $43,727

Syracuse, NY $43,705

Eugene, OR $43,622

Bismarck, ND $43,570

Gary, IN $43,570

Galveston, TX $43,570

Springfield, OR $43,535

Medford, OR $43,429

Fort Collins, CO $43,412

Austin, TX $43,377

Mesa, AZ $43,285

Phoenix, AZ $43,276

Dallas, TX $43,263

Reading, PA $43,237

Saint Cloud, MN $43,219

Concord, NH $43,180

Madison, WI $43,162

Utica, NY $43,044

Raleigh, NC $43,009

Las Vegas, NV $43,004

Rochester, NY $42,974

Des Moines, IA $42,969

Atlanta, GA $42,899

Battle Creek, MI $42,886

Salt Lake City, UT $42,873

Lancaster, PA $42,807

Champaign, IL $42,799

Harrisburg, PA $42,746

Durham, NC $42,707

Kansas City, MO $42,702

Kansas City, KS $42,693

Fort Worth, TX $42,689

Boca Raton, FL $42,672

Cleveland, OH $42,667

Columbus, OH $42,658

Pittsburgh, PA $42,654

Richmond, VA $42,636

Indianapolis, IN $42,628

Cincinnati, OH $42,571

Petersburg, VA $42,505

Billings, MT $42,409

Lansing, MI $42,409

Huntsville, AL $42,409

Lebanon, PA $42,404

Dayton, OH $42,400

Pueblo, CO $42,400

Appleton, WI $42,387

Buffalo, NY $42,369

Racine, WI $42,347

Charlotte, NC $42,343

Saint Louis, MO $42,330

Springfield, IL $42,312

Elkhart, IN $42,304

York, PA $42,304

Gastonia, NC $42,299

Benton Harbor, MI $42,299

Beaumont, TX $42,273

Lorain, OH $42,264

Toledo, OH $42,247

Binghamton, NY $42,225

Rock Hill, SC $42,220

Rockford, IL $42,198

Fargo, ND $42,176

Elyria, OH $42,176

Flagstaff, AZ $42,146

Fort Lauderdale, FL $42,120

Miami, FL $42,093

Duluth, MN $42,023

Bangor, ME $41,966

Cedar Rapids, IA $41,918

Louisville, KY $41,896

Grand Rapids, MI $41,887

Hialeah, FL $41,883

Casper, WY $41,822

Scranton, PA $41,769

New Orleans, LA $41,756

Virginia Beach, VA $41,752

Akron, OH $41,730

Peoria, IL $41,673

Sarasota, FL $41,664

Green Bay, WI $41,633

Baton Rouge, LA $41,611

Charleston, SC $41,603

Nashville, TN $41,589

Jamestown, NY $41,581

Davenport, IA $41,581

Tucson, AZ $41,559

Cheyenne, WY $41,546

Saint Petersburg, FL $41,532

Tampa, FL $41,524

Omaha, NE $41,515

Port Arthur, TX $41,497

Evansville, IN $41,497

Bradenton, FL $41,480

Santa Fe, NM $41,401

Orlando, FL $41,357

Clearwater, FL $41,309

Canton, OH $41,217

La Crosse, WI $41,217

Grand Forks, ND $41,204

Albuquerque, NM $41,191

Tulsa, OK $41,191

Newport News, VA $41,186

High Point, NC $41,173

Ogden, UT $41,156

Corpus Christi, TX $41,121

Laramie, WY $41,094

Norfolk, VA $41,094

Rock Island, IL $41,068

Saginaw, MI $41,059

Jacksonville, FL $41,055

Salisbury, NC $41,046

Memphis, TN $41,037

Moline, IL $41,015

Fort Myers, FL $41,002

Waterloo, IA $40,945

Spartanburg, SC $40,902

Lincoln, NE $40,880

Fort Wayne, IN $40,871

Birmingham, AL $40,823

Cedar Falls, IA $40,814

Provo, UT $40,810

Springfield, OH $40,805

San Antonio, TX $40,796

Greensboro, NC $40,779

South Bend, IN $40,775

Winston Salem, NC $40,770

Boise, ID $40,757

Savannah, GA $40,726

Muskegon, MI $40,647

Lima, OH $40,595

Lake Charles, LA $40,577

Anderson, IN $40,569

Lexington, KY $40,555

Augusta, GA $40,542

Greenville, SC $40,542

Wichita, KS $40,503

Tuscaloosa, AL $40,503

Columbia, SC $40,463

Bloomington, IN $40,354

Roanoke, VA $40,328

Asheville, NC $40,271

Knoxville, TN $40,196

Shreveport, LA $40,192

Wilmington, NC $40,135

Frankfort, KY $40,052

Oklahoma City, OK $40,021

Chillicothe, OH $40,003

Longview, TX $39,999

Topeka, KS $39,986

Mobile, AL $39,920

Terre Haute, IN $39,903

Erie, PA $39,898

Altoona, PA $39,876

Melbourne, FL $39,863

Amarillo, TX $39,846

Killeen, TX $39,833

Fayetteville, AR $39,798

Sioux Falls, SD $39,767

Chattanooga, TN $39,741

Idaho Falls, ID $39,736

Gainesville, FL $39,644

Portsmouth, OH $39,622

Little Rock, AR $39,614

Lynchburg, VA $39,614

Lafayette, LA $39,596

Youngstown, OH $39,596

Temple, TX $39,578

Daytona Beach, FL $39,570

Clarksville, TN $39,565

Pensacola, FL $39,561

Hopkinsville, KY $39,430

Charleston, WV $39,425

Florence, SC $39,403

Sioux City, IA $39,377

Macon, GA $39,250

Tallahassee, FL $39,246

Fayetteville, NC $39,237

Waco, TX $39,228

Wichita Falls, TX $39,228

Pine Bluff, AR $39,210

Vincennes, IN $39,127

Lubbock, TX $39,110

Great Falls, MT $39,083

Alamogordo, NM $39,079

Abilene, TX $39,044

Rapid City, SD $38,987

Monroe, LA $38,987

Albany, GA $38,961

Huntington, WV $38,956

Jackson, MS $38,952

Greenville, MS $38,948

Parkersburg, WV $38,904

Montgomery, AL $38,895

Johnstown, PA $38,886

Springfield, MO $38,851

Biloxi, MS $38,829

Sumter, SC $38,737

Columbus, GA $38,733

Twin Falls, ID $38,707

Pascagoula, MS $38,650

Kingsport, TN $38,536

Gulfport, MS $38,523

Alexandria, LA $38,378

Fort Smith, AR $38,269

El Paso, TX $38,150

Helena, MT $38,093

Las Cruces, NM $37,953

Harlingen, TX $37,830

Pocatello, ID $37,791

Florence, AL $37,778

Brownsville, TX $37,769

Dothan, AL $37,699

Mcallen, TX $37,677

Columbus, MS $37,353

Altus, OK $37,151

Lawton, OK $37,068

Pierre, SD $36,910

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	$54,763	25%
Leadership	$46,877	7%
Initiative	$46,001	5%
Commitment	$46,001	5%
Analytical Skills	$45,563	4%
Sustainability	$45,563	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 April 01, 2026

$40,269

Average $43,811/year

$48,067

$3,356

Average $3,651/month

$4,006

$774

Average $843/week

$924

$19

Average $21/hour

$23

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$48,067	$4,006	$924	$23
Average	$43,811	$3,651	$843	$21
25th Percentile	$40,269	$3,356	$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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