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

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

How does experience change A PIC's salary?

A PIC's salary grows with experience: a PIC (0-0 years)earns $153,520, a Pharmacy Supervisor (3-5 years)earns $125,340, a Pharmacy Manager (5+ years)earns $182,574, a Pharmacy Senior Manager (5+ years)earns $206,092, a Pharmacy Director (5+ years)earns $252,522,

What are the highest paying states for a PIC?

PIC salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for PIC roles are District of Columbia $169,307, California $168,665, Massachusetts $166,417. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of PIC roles make?

Salaries for PIC level roles vary by specialization: Pharmacy Manager, PIC: $179,549; Pilot Citation Ultra PIC: $119,392; Tankerman Pic: $61,647.

How do different companies affect a PIC's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for PIC roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

PIC Salary in the United States

How much does a PIC make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a PIC in the United States is $152,915 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $74.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $174,570
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $142,921 to $164,250
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $133,822

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PIC Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$164,250	$13,688	$3,159	$79
Average	$152,915	$12,743	$2,941	$74
25th Percentile	$142,921	$11,910	$2,748	$69

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Key Factors That Influence PIC Salaries

A PIC'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 PIC Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a PIC'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): $153,520
Early Career (1-2 years): $125,340
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $182,574
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $206,092
Expert (over 8 years): $252,522

Levels	Salary
PIC Level PIC	$153,520
Pharmacy ... Level PIC	$125,340
Pharmacy ... Level PIC	$182,574
Pharmacy ... Level PIC	$206,092
Pharmacy ... Level PIC	$252,522

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How Do PIC 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 PICs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $169,307.
California: $168,665.
Massachusetts: $166,417.

District of Columbia $169,307 California $168,665 Massachusetts $166,417 Washington $165,806 New Jersey $165,745 Alaska $165,530 Connecticut $163,420 New York $162,564

Hawaii $159,827 Rhode Island $158,542 Maryland $157,671 Minnesota $156,478 Colorado $156,019 Illinois $155,866 Oregon $155,285 Delaware $154,857

New Hampshire $154,588 Virginia $153,985 Pennsylvania $152,227 Nevada $151,340 North Dakota $151,049 Michigan $150,591 Wisconsin $150,422 Vermont $150,086

Texas $149,153 Maine $149,092 Arizona $149,000 Ohio $148,893 Georgia $147,487 Indiana $146,783 Wyoming $146,645 Utah $146,431

Iowa $146,340 Kansas $145,606 Louisiana $145,392 North Carolina $145,315 Missouri $145,285 Florida $144,688 Montana $144,367 Nebraska $144,061

Kentucky $143,893 South Carolina $143,281 Tennessee $142,899 Idaho $142,746 New Mexico $141,630 Oklahoma $141,385 Alabama $140,483 South Dakota $138,969

Arkansas $138,143 West Virginia $137,700 Mississippi $136,370

Top Paying Cities for PICs

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: $192,872
San Francisco: $190,976
Oakland: $186,740

San Jose, CA $192,872

San Francisco, CA $190,976

Oakland, CA $186,740

New York, NY $177,213

Queens Village, NY $176,066

Paramus, NJ $174,843

Passaic, NJ $174,690

Bergenfield, NJ $174,537

Stamford, CT $174,308

Huntington, NY $174,155

Newark, NJ $173,161

Bridgeport, CT $172,855

New Brunswick, NJ $172,350

Vallejo, CA $172,029

Middlesex, NJ $171,938

Somerset, NJ $171,800

Petaluma, CA $171,448

Santa Cruz, CA $170,852

Boston, MA $170,546

Monterey, CA $169,782

Fairbanks, AK $169,674

Los Angeles, CA $169,384

Washington, DC $169,307

Seattle, WA $169,032

Santa Rosa, CA $169,002

Juneau, AK $168,558

Orange, CA $168,054

Anchorage, AK $167,778

Anaheim, CA $167,671

Santa Ana, CA $167,442

Nassau, NY $167,350

Long Beach, CA $167,289

Danbury, CT $167,243

Santa Maria, CA $166,723

Everett, WA $166,693

Bremerton, WA $165,943

Trenton, NJ $165,653

Sacramento, CA $165,592

San Diego, CA $165,515

Brockton, MA $165,454

Tacoma, WA $165,393

Santa Barbara, CA $165,179

Lowell, MA $164,567

New Suffolk, NY $164,506

Nashua, NH $164,322

Lompoc, CA $164,078

Ventura, CA $163,925

Stockton, CA $163,879

New Haven, CT $163,573

Atlantic City, NJ $163,176

Hartford, CT $162,839

Modesto, CA $162,763

Poughkeepsie, NY $162,426

New Britain, CT $162,350

Olympia, WA $162,136

Kennewick, WA $162,136

New London, CT $162,105

Norwich, CT $162,059

Lawrence, MA $161,983

Bakersfield, CA $161,555

Riverside, CA $161,341

New Bedford, MA $161,341

Richland, WA $161,188

Portsmouth, NH $161,065

Vineland, NJ $161,035

San Bernardino, CA $160,912

Boulder, CO $160,484

Worcester, MA $160,362

Portland, OR $160,224

Saint Paul, MN $160,041

Minneapolis, MN $160,041

Philadelphia, PA $159,827

Honolulu, HI $159,016

Springfield, MA $158,481

Providence, RI $158,466

Chicago, IL $158,022

Bellingham, WA $157,839

Baltimore, MD $157,671

Chico, CA $157,288

Wilmington, DE $157,028

Pittsfield, MA $156,875

Manchester, NH $156,585

Spokane, WA $155,912

Denver, CO $155,897

Albany, NY $155,178

Troy, NY $155,117

Schenectady, NY $154,796

Burlington, VT $154,459

Portland, ME $153,924

Salem, OR $153,802

Yakima, WA $153,771

Ann Arbor, MI $153,725

Rochester, MN $153,297

Fresno, CA $153,221

Reno, NV $153,221

Milwaukee, WI $153,083

Detroit, MI $152,930

Allentown, PA $152,884

Carson City, NV $152,869

Houston, TX $152,640

Colorado Springs, CO $152,624

Syracuse, NY $152,548

Eugene, OR $152,257

Bismarck, ND $152,074

Gary, IN $152,074

Galveston, TX $152,074

Springfield, OR $151,952

Medford, OR $151,585

Fort Collins, CO $151,523

Austin, TX $151,401

Mesa, AZ $151,080

Phoenix, AZ $151,049

Dallas, TX $151,004

Reading, PA $150,912

Saint Cloud, MN $150,851

Concord, NH $150,713

Madison, WI $150,652

Utica, NY $150,239

Raleigh, NC $150,117

Las Vegas, NV $150,101

Rochester, NY $149,994

Des Moines, IA $149,979

Atlanta, GA $149,734

Battle Creek, MI $149,688

Salt Lake City, UT $149,643

Lancaster, PA $149,413

Champaign, IL $149,383

Harrisburg, PA $149,199

Durham, NC $149,062

Kansas City, MO $149,046

Kansas City, KS $149,016

Fort Worth, TX $149,000

Boca Raton, FL $148,939

Cleveland, OH $148,924

Columbus, OH $148,893

Pittsburgh, PA $148,878

Richmond, VA $148,817

Indianapolis, IN $148,786

Cincinnati, OH $148,588

Petersburg, VA $148,358

Billings, MT $148,022

Lansing, MI $148,022

Huntsville, AL $148,022

Lebanon, PA $148,006

Dayton, OH $147,991

Pueblo, CO $147,991

Appleton, WI $147,945

Buffalo, NY $147,884

Racine, WI $147,808

Charlotte, NC $147,792

Saint Louis, MO $147,746

Springfield, IL $147,685

Elkhart, IN $147,655

York, PA $147,655

Gastonia, NC $147,639

Benton Harbor, MI $147,639

Beaumont, TX $147,548

Lorain, OH $147,517

Toledo, OH $147,456

Binghamton, NY $147,379

Rock Hill, SC $147,364

Rockford, IL $147,288

Fargo, ND $147,211

Elyria, OH $147,211

Flagstaff, AZ $147,104

Fort Lauderdale, FL $147,012

Miami, FL $146,921

Duluth, MN $146,676

Bangor, ME $146,477

Cedar Rapids, IA $146,309

Louisville, KY $146,233

Grand Rapids, MI $146,202

Hialeah, FL $146,187

Casper, WY $145,973

Scranton, PA $145,789

New Orleans, LA $145,743

Virginia Beach, VA $145,728

Akron, OH $145,652

Peoria, IL $145,453

Sarasota, FL $145,422

Green Bay, WI $145,315

Baton Rouge, LA $145,239

Charleston, SC $145,208

Nashville, TN $145,162

Jamestown, NY $145,132

Davenport, IA $145,132

Tucson, AZ $145,055

Cheyenne, WY $145,009

Saint Petersburg, FL $144,963

Tampa, FL $144,933

Omaha, NE $144,902

Port Arthur, TX $144,841

Evansville, IN $144,841

Bradenton, FL $144,780

Santa Fe, NM $144,505

Orlando, FL $144,352

Clearwater, FL $144,184

Canton, OH $143,862

La Crosse, WI $143,862

Grand Forks, ND $143,817

Albuquerque, NM $143,771

Tulsa, OK $143,771

Newport News, VA $143,755

High Point, NC $143,710

Ogden, UT $143,648

Corpus Christi, TX $143,526

Laramie, WY $143,434

Norfolk, VA $143,434

Rock Island, IL $143,343

Saginaw, MI $143,312

Jacksonville, FL $143,297

Salisbury, NC $143,266

Memphis, TN $143,235

Moline, IL $143,159

Fort Myers, FL $143,113

Waterloo, IA $142,914

Spartanburg, SC $142,761

Lincoln, NE $142,685

Fort Wayne, IN $142,654

Birmingham, AL $142,486

Cedar Falls, IA $142,456

Provo, UT $142,440

Springfield, OH $142,425

San Antonio, TX $142,394

Greensboro, NC $142,333

South Bend, IN $142,318

Winston Salem, NC $142,303

Boise, ID $142,257

Savannah, GA $142,150

Muskegon, MI $141,875

Lima, OH $141,691

Lake Charles, LA $141,630

Anderson, IN $141,599

Lexington, KY $141,553

Augusta, GA $141,508

Greenville, SC $141,508

Wichita, KS $141,370

Tuscaloosa, AL $141,370

Columbia, SC $141,232

Bloomington, IN $140,850

Roanoke, VA $140,758

Asheville, NC $140,559

Knoxville, TN $140,300

Shreveport, LA $140,284

Wilmington, NC $140,085

Frankfort, KY $139,795

Oklahoma City, OK $139,688

Chillicothe, OH $139,627

Longview, TX $139,611

Topeka, KS $139,566

Mobile, AL $139,336

Terre Haute, IN $139,275

Erie, PA $139,260

Altoona, PA $139,183

Melbourne, FL $139,137

Amarillo, TX $139,076

Killeen, TX $139,030

Fayetteville, AR $138,908

Sioux Falls, SD $138,801

Chattanooga, TN $138,709

Idaho Falls, ID $138,694

Gainesville, FL $138,373

Portsmouth, OH $138,296

Little Rock, AR $138,266

Lynchburg, VA $138,266

Lafayette, LA $138,205

Youngstown, OH $138,205

Temple, TX $138,143

Daytona Beach, FL $138,113

Clarksville, TN $138,098

Pensacola, FL $138,082

Hopkinsville, KY $137,624

Charleston, WV $137,608

Florence, SC $137,532

Sioux City, IA $137,440

Macon, GA $136,997

Tallahassee, FL $136,981

Fayetteville, NC $136,951

Waco, TX $136,920

Wichita Falls, TX $136,920

Pine Bluff, AR $136,859

Vincennes, IN $136,568

Lubbock, TX $136,507

Great Falls, MT $136,415

Alamogordo, NM $136,400

Abilene, TX $136,278

Rapid City, SD $136,079

Monroe, LA $136,079

Albany, GA $135,987

Huntington, WV $135,972

Jackson, MS $135,957

Greenville, MS $135,941

Parkersburg, WV $135,789

Montgomery, AL $135,758

Johnstown, PA $135,727

Springfield, MO $135,605

Biloxi, MS $135,529

Sumter, SC $135,207

Columbus, GA $135,192

Twin Falls, ID $135,100

Pascagoula, MS $134,902

Kingsport, TN $134,504

Gulfport, MS $134,458

Alexandria, LA $133,954

Fort Smith, AR $133,571

El Paso, TX $133,158

Helena, MT $132,960

Las Cruces, NM $132,470

Harlingen, TX $132,042

Pocatello, ID $131,904

Florence, AL $131,859

Brownsville, TX $131,828

Dothan, AL $131,583

Mcallen, TX $131,507

Columbus, MS $130,375

Altus, OK $129,672

Lawton, OK $129,381

Pierre, SD $128,831

What Skills Can Increase a PIC's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Results Oriented (Mentioned in 8.54% Job Postings): An individual or organization that focuses on outcome rather than process used to produce a product or deliver a service.
Business To Business (Mentioned in 1.72% Job Postings): A type of electronic commerce (e-commerce), is the exchange of products, services or information between businesses, rather than between businesses and consumers (B2C).
Managed Care (Mentioned in 1.29% Job Postings): Managed Care is a health care delivery system organized to manage cost, utilization, and quality. Also known as managed healthcare.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Results Oriented	8.54%
Business To Business	1.72%
Managed Care	1.29%

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 PIC's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Pharmaceutical Industry: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Data Science: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$157,502	3%
Pharmaceutical Industry	$157,502	3%
Data Science	$157,502	3%
Written Communication	$155,973	2%
Business Acumen	$155,973	2%
Innovation	$155,973	2%

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How Education impacts a PIC's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many PICs enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree 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 PIC with a Bachelor's Degree is between $143,874 and $148,748).

PIC Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for PIC

No Diploma 0.9%

High School 3.4%

Associates 2.2%

Bachelors 34.5%

Masters 13.7%

Doctorate 45.2%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.9%
High School	3.4%
Associates	2.2%
Bachelors	34.5%
Masters	13.7%
Doctorate	45.2%

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PIC Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a PIC'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

$142,921

Average $152,915/year

$164,250

$11,910

Average $12,743/month

$13,688

$2,748

Average $2,941/week

$3,159

$69

Average $74/hour

$79

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$164,250	$13,688	$3,159	$79
Average	$152,915	$12,743	$2,941	$74
25th Percentile	$142,921	$11,910	$2,748	$69

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Salary Trends for PIC

Salaries for a PIC can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $128,514 in 2023 to around $123,564 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of PIC salary trends, .

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2023

$128,514

2024

$126,632

2025

$123,564

2026

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2023	$128,514
2024	$126,632
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