SOC 31-9095 · Healthcare Support Occupations

Pharmacy Aides

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$37,680

U.S. median hourly wage$18.12

U.S. employment39,530

Nationally, pharmacy aides earned a median of $37,680 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 39,530 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Pharmacy Aides: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$59,960	$28.83	120	0.2
Utah	$51,600	$24.81	250	0.1
Hawaii	$46,250	$22.24	110	0.2
Washington	$45,110	$21.69	1,990	0.6
Arizona	$43,360	$20.85	810	0.2
California	$42,200	$20.29	8,440	0.5
Oregon	$40,250	$19.35	450	0.2
Pennsylvania	$39,470	$18.98	1,210	0.2
Nevada	$39,080	$18.79	410	0.3
Texas	$38,630	$18.57	2,900	0.2
Delaware	$38,500	$18.51	130	0.3
Maine	$38,060	$18.30	150	0.2
New York	$38,040	$18.29	2,360	0.2
Rhode Island	$38,020	$18.28	Not published	Not published
Missouri	$37,820	$18.18	650	0.2
Idaho	$37,690	$18.12	110	0.1
Colorado	$37,580	$18.07	370	0.1
Ohio	$37,500	$18.03	690	0.1
Minnesota	$37,430	$18.00	550	0.2
Massachusetts	$37,390	$17.98	340	0.1
New Hampshire	$37,350	$17.96	50	0.1
Vermont	$37,310	$17.94	90	0.3
Montana	$37,140	$17.86	210	0.4
Wyoming	$37,030	$17.81	60	0.2
Illinois	$37,010	$17.79	1,180	0.2
Arkansas	$36,860	$17.72	120	0.1
Wisconsin	$36,660	$17.63	550	0.2
New Jersey	$36,590	$17.59	1,020	0.2
New Mexico	$36,390	$17.50	180	0.2
Virginia	$36,390	$17.50	510	0.1
Connecticut	$36,350	$17.48	490	0.3
Alabama	$36,260	$17.44	460	0.2
South Carolina	$36,140	$17.38	360	0.2
Michigan	$36,130	$17.37	880	0.2
South Dakota	$36,130	$17.37	150	0.3
Indiana	$35,890	$17.26	610	0.2
North Carolina	$35,530	$17.08	1,180	0.2
Maryland	$35,170	$16.91	420	0.2
Florida	$35,160	$16.91	1,590	0.2
Georgia	$34,630	$16.65	1,410	0.3
Kentucky	$34,610	$16.64	600	0.3
Louisiana	$33,450	$16.08	730	0.4
Iowa	$33,270	$16.00	1,070	0.7
Kansas	$32,070	$15.42	470	0.3
Nebraska	$31,610	$15.20	400	0.4
Oklahoma	$30,360	$14.60	700	0.4
Tennessee	$30,170	$14.50	1,150	0.4
Mississippi	$28,380	$13.65	660	0.6
Puerto Rico	$28,100	$13.51	1,090	1.2

Pay by metro area

All 174 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Pharmacy Aides: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Vallejo, CA	$69,870	$33.59	80	0.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$55,710	$26.79	70	0.4
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$51,850	$24.93	150	0.2
Salem, OR	$51,590	$24.80	60	0.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$49,620	$23.86	50	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$47,830	$23.00	50	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$47,450	$22.81	380	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$46,830	$22.52	690	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	$46,250	$22.24	80	0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$45,400	$21.83	1,270	0.6
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$44,810	$21.54	440	0.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$44,120	$21.21	140	0.4
Bend, OR	$43,610	$20.96	50	0.4
Toledo, OH	$43,480	$20.91	40	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$43,360	$20.85	700	0.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$43,260	$20.80	50	0.4
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$42,850	$20.60	40	0.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$42,640	$20.50	610	0.2
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$42,590	$20.47	430	0.4
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$42,510	$20.44	70	0.5
Madison, WI	$42,350	$20.36	50	0.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$42,140	$20.26	250	0.2
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$41,910	$20.15	100	0.5
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$41,600	$20.00	590	0.3
Reno, NV	$41,400	$19.90	70	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$41,390	$19.90	200	0.1
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$41,360	$19.89	160	0.6
Laredo, TX	$41,200	$19.81	40	0.3
Columbia, MO	$41,020	$19.72	30	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$41,000	$19.71	250	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$40,810	$19.62	360	0.3
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$40,740	$19.59	230	0.2
Medford, OR	$40,550	$19.50	30	0.4
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$40,460	$19.45	80	0.2
Binghamton, NY	$40,390	$19.42	60	0.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$40,370	$19.41	50	0.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$40,280	$19.37	70	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$40,160	$19.31	570	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$39,990	$19.23	60	0.2
Chico, CA	$39,980	$19.22	40	0.6
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$39,860	$19.16	230	0.1
Akron, OH	$39,800	$19.13	50	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$39,770	$19.12	4,010	0.6
Redding, CA	$39,690	$19.08	50	0.7
Lancaster, PA	$39,650	$19.06	40	0.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$39,620	$19.05	170	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$39,570	$19.02	50	0.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$39,520	$19.00	50	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$39,400	$18.94	430	0.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$39,390	$18.94	160	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$39,160	$18.83	530	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$39,140	$18.82	440	0.1
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$39,100	$18.80	50	0.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$38,690	$18.60	30	0.1
Albuquerque, NM	$38,630	$18.57	90	0.2
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$38,550	$18.53	2,050	0.2
Columbus, OH	$38,470	$18.50	100	0.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$38,430	$18.48	350	0.3
Springfield, MA	$38,180	$18.36	30	0.2
Yuba City, CA	$38,160	$18.35	50	1.0
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$38,140	$18.34	210	0.1
Salinas, CA	$38,050	$18.29	110	0.6
Bellingham, WA	$37,960	$18.25	50	0.5
Merced, CA	$37,900	$18.22	50	0.6
Yakima, WA	$37,900	$18.22	40	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$37,850	$18.20	80	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$37,850	$18.20	70	0.1
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$37,840	$18.19	140	0.4
Killeen-Temple, TX	$37,730	$18.14	30	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$37,700	$18.13	260	0.4
Bangor, ME	$37,530	$18.04	30	0.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$37,530	$18.04	60	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$37,400	$17.98	760	0.2
Visalia, CA	$37,400	$17.98	60	0.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$37,350	$17.96	230	0.8
Winston-Salem, NC	$37,320	$17.94	60	0.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$37,310	$17.94	50	0.4
Corpus Christi, TX	$37,280	$17.92	70	0.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$37,280	$17.92	40	0.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$37,100	$17.84	260	0.2
Wilmington, NC	$37,040	$17.81	40	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$37,020	$17.80	110	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$37,010	$17.79	1,070	0.2
Duluth, MN-WI	$37,010	$17.80	40	0.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$37,000	$17.79	70	0.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$36,990	$17.78	80	0.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$36,990	$17.79	100	0.3
Worcester, MA	$36,840	$17.71	50	0.1
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$36,790	$17.69	50	0.4
Missoula, MT	$36,780	$17.68	30	0.4
Cleveland, OH	$36,750	$17.67	150	0.2
Modesto, CA	$36,730	$17.66	140	0.7
Huntsville, AL	$36,710	$17.65	70	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$36,670	$17.63	140	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$36,580	$17.59	220	0.2
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$36,580	$17.59	120	0.3
Amarillo, TX	$36,560	$17.58	30	0.2
Tuscaloosa, AL	$36,550	$17.57	30	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$36,460	$17.53	90	0.2
Boise City, ID	$36,370	$17.49	50	0.1
Iowa City, IA	$36,370	$17.49	100	1.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$36,340	$17.47	150	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$36,290	$17.45	90	0.2
Fresno, CA	$36,270	$17.44	200	0.4
Mobile, AL	$36,260	$17.44	50	0.3
Billings, MT	$36,190	$17.40	50	0.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$36,130	$17.37	550	0.3
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$36,070	$17.34	80	0.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$36,060	$17.34	30	0.1
Lubbock, TX	$35,940	$17.28	40	0.2
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$35,900	$17.26	160	0.1
Colorado Springs, CO	$35,880	$17.25	50	0.2
Utica-Rome, NY	$35,830	$17.23	40	0.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$35,810	$17.22	150	0.4
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$35,760	$17.19	70	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$35,760	$17.19	230	0.5
Green Bay, WI	$35,750	$17.19	Not published	Not published
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$35,740	$17.18	190	0.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$35,710	$17.17	30	0.2
Rochester, NY	$35,710	$17.17	70	0.1
Syracuse, NY	$35,600	$17.12	90	0.3
Columbia, SC	$35,570	$17.10	100	0.3
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$35,550	$17.09	40	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$35,540	$17.09	300	0.2
Dubuque, IA	$35,440	$17.04	30	0.6
New Haven, CT	$35,420	$17.03	90	0.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$35,370	$17.00	40	0.1
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$35,220	$16.93	60	0.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$35,120	$16.89	340	0.8
Fort Wayne, IN	$35,110	$16.88	50	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$35,070	$16.86	50	0.3
El Paso, TX	$35,060	$16.86	60	0.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$34,820	$16.74	110	0.6
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$34,750	$16.71	210	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$34,730	$16.70	220	0.3
Lafayette, LA	$34,690	$16.68	50	0.3
Evansville, IN	$34,670	$16.67	40	0.3
Springfield, MO	$34,660	$16.66	50	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$34,640	$16.66	100	0.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$34,640	$16.65	480	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$34,510	$16.59	270	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$34,310	$16.50	360	0.3
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$34,230	$16.46	30	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$33,880	$16.29	60	0.2
Richmond, VA	$33,840	$16.27	80	0.1
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$33,570	$16.14	40	0.2
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$33,140	$15.94	30	0.4
Lincoln, NE	$32,610	$15.68	40	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$32,250	$15.50	140	0.3
Savannah, GA	$32,200	$15.48	70	0.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$31,850	$15.31	50	0.5
Topeka, KS	$31,730	$15.25	30	0.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$31,540	$15.16	40	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$31,520	$15.16	70	0.3
Monroe, LA	$31,420	$15.11	30	0.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$31,390	$15.09	50	0.3
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$31,220	$15.01	50	0.7
Cedar Rapids, IA	$31,140	$14.97	100	0.7
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$30,910	$14.86	40	0.3
Wichita, KS	$30,070	$14.46	100	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$30,020	$14.43	90	0.3
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$29,720	$14.29	240	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$29,700	$14.28	170	0.4
Columbus, GA-AL	$29,300	$14.09	40	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$29,180	$14.03	700	1.0
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$28,790	$13.84	40	0.4
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$28,520	$13.71	60	0.4
Ponce, PR	$28,030	$13.47	60	0.9
Jackson, MS	$27,970	$13.45	150	0.5
Baton Rouge, LA	$27,920	$13.43	290	0.7
Albany, GA	$27,860	$13.39	50	0.8
Arecibo, PR	$26,820	$12.90	70	2.0
Aguadilla, PR	$26,310	$12.65	90	1.8
Mayaguez, PR	$26,220	$12.61	110	2.1

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.