Pharmacy Technicians · SOC 29-2052

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Pharmacy Technicianss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for pharmacy technicians. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 393 metro areas

Pharmacy Technicians: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Napa, CA	$77,360	200	2.6
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$75,490	1,780	1.6
3	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$61,800	370	1.8
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$61,320	4,630	2.2
5	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$60,550	4,040	1.7
6	Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$59,380	200	2.1
7	Vallejo, CA	$58,670	440	3.0
8	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$58,590	2,460	2.0
9	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$58,470	2,820	2.6
10	Longview-Kelso, WA	$58,250	100	2.5
11	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$57,830	740	2.9
12	Walla Walla, WA	$57,190	60	2.5
13	Salinas, CA	$57,180	360	1.9
14	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$57,090	260	2.0
15	Bend, OR	$56,950	220	2.1
16	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	$56,600	130	2.6
17	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$56,580	420	2.1
18	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$56,530	320	2.6
19	Chico, CA	$56,320	220	2.8
20	Yuba City, CA	$56,160	190	3.7
21	Bellingham, WA	$56,010	180	2.0
22	Fairbanks-College, AK	$55,850	80	2.1
23	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	$55,790	140	2.7
24	Medford, OR	$54,900	260	2.9
25	Bozeman, MT	$54,750	130	1.8

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Pharmacy Technicians overview.

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.