Pharmacy Technicians · SOC 29-2052
Pharmacy Technicians Salary in the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Pharmacy Technicians in the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $38,040 per year ($18.29 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $34,030 at the 10th percentile to $50,120 at the 90th. BLS estimates 940 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Pharmacy Technicians in the Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area earn more than $38,040 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $36,470 and $45,810.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $34,030 | $36,470 | $38,040 | $45,810 | $50,120 |
| Hourly | $16.36 | $17.54 | $18.29 | $22.03 | $24.10 |
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.
How this area compares
- Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$38,040 median for Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $36,470 to $45,810
- North Carolinastate$44,530 median for North Carolina; middle half earns $37,480 to $48,480
- United Statesnational$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 −15% vs North Carolina overall and −17% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in North Carolina
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for pharmacy technicians, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan areathis page$38,040 median for Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $36,470 to $45,810
- $47,350 median for Durham metro area; middle half earns $41,040 to $53,550
- $46,490 median for Fayetteville metro area; middle half earns $39,060 to $50,090
- $46,220 median for Charlotte metro area; middle half earns $37,780 to $49,220
- $46,130 median for Raleigh metro area; middle half earns $38,470 to $48,500
- $45,770 median for Winston-Salem metro area; middle half earns $37,960 to $51,740
- $45,310 median for Greenville metro area; middle half earns $36,970 to $46,910
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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 Western North Carolina 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.