Pharmacy Technicians · SOC 29-2052

Pharmacy Technicians Salary in the Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage$50,970
Median hourly wage$24.50

Pharmacy Technicians in the Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $50,970 per year ($24.50 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $40,760 at the 10th percentile to $67,680 at the 90th. BLS estimates 220 people work in this occupation in the area.

Pay distribution

Half of Pharmacy Technicians in the Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area earn more than $50,970 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $47,630 and $59,300.

Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS)
Wage10th25thMedian75th90th
Annual$40,760$47,630$50,970$59,300$67,680
Hourly$19.60$22.90$24.50$28.51$32.54

A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.

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How this area compares

  • Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area
    $50,970 median for Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $47,630 to $59,300
  • $58,900 median for Washington; middle half earns $50,400 to $67,630
  • $45,750 median for United States; middle half earns $37,850 to $49,990

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

The median here is −13% vs Washington overall and +11% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.

Compare with other areas

Other metro areas in Washington

Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for pharmacy technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.

  • Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areathis page
    $50,970 median for Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $47,630 to $59,300
  • $61,320 median for Seattle metro area; middle half earns $52,650 to $73,010
  • $59,380 median for Bremerton metro area; middle half earns $49,680 to $67,140
  • $58,250 median for Longview metro area; middle half earns $49,850 to $61,950
  • $57,830 median for Spokane metro area; middle half earns $48,770 to $61,870
  • $57,190 median for Walla Walla metro area; middle half earns $49,360 to $59,180
  • $57,090 median for Olympia metro area; middle half earns $47,480 to $67,370

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

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Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:

Highest-paying metro areas for pharmacy technicianss · Highest-paying occupations in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area

About this estimate

These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.

Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.

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.