The highest-paying states for pharmacy aides (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of pharmacy aides in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $49,160, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for pharmacy aides. It is followed by California (average annual salary $38,940). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of pharmacy aides in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $49,160 |
$38,140 | 90 |
| 2 | California | $38,940 |
$31,140 | 9,440 |
| 3 | Alaska | $37,880 |
$31,430 | 60 |
| 4 | North Carolina | $37,330 |
$24,560 | 1,360 |
| 5 | Nevada | $36,830 |
$23,270 | 360 |
| 6 | Florida | $35,860 |
$23,640 | 2,450 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | $35,860 |
$23,200 | 2,690 |
| 8 | Washington | $35,630 |
$31,680 | 1,430 |
| 9 | Arizona | $35,170 |
$28,880 | 540 |
| 10 | Oregon | $35,040 |
$28,040 | 340 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $34,620 |
$32,030 | 930 |
| 12 | Hawaii | $34,530 |
$30,950 | 90 |
| 13 | Colorado | $34,430 |
$30,740 | 230 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $34,140 |
$24,310 | 0 |
| 15 | Connecticut | $33,260 |
$28,180 | 270 |
| 16 | Minnesota | $32,980 |
$28,360 | 610 |
| 17 | New York | $32,690 |
$29,760 | 2,560 |
| 18 | Idaho | $32,490 |
$26,180 | 170 |
| 19 | Illinois | $32,460 |
$27,480 | 1,070 |
| 20 | Maryland | $31,500 |
$26,210 | 790 |
| 21 | South Carolina | $31,280 |
$21,100 | 330 |
| 22 | Vermont | $30,990 |
$29,710 | 70 |
| 23 | Delaware | $30,620 |
$25,950 | 110 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $30,570 |
$23,680 | 100 |
| 25 | Missouri | $30,300 |
$24,330 | 990 |
| 26 | Montana | $30,270 |
$25,820 | 120 |
| 27 | New Jersey | $30,230 |
$29,360 | 930 |
| 28 | Ohio | $30,180 |
$21,810 | 1,520 |
| 29 | Utah | $29,940 |
$27,290 | 850 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $29,940 |
$26,040 | 500 |
| 31 | New Mexico | $29,920 |
$28,760 | 70 |
| 32 | Georgia | $29,860 |
$26,660 | 560 |
| 33 | Kentucky | $29,750 |
$24,190 | 870 |
| 34 | Iowa | $29,550 |
$23,750 | 750 |
| 35 | Alabama | $29,530 |
$22,900 | 400 |
| 36 | Virginia | $29,390 |
$24,960 | 300 |
| 37 | Texas | $29,300 |
$23,280 | 2,870 |
| 38 | South Dakota | $28,990 |
$24,510 | 80 |
| 39 | Maine | $28,880 |
$26,520 | 110 |
| 40 | Michigan | $28,050 |
$26,290 | 850 |
| 41 | Indiana | $28,040 |
$26,230 | 370 |
| 42 | West Virginia | $27,780 |
$21,060 | 100 |
| 43 | Nebraska | $27,630 |
$22,880 | 560 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | $27,630 |
$23,300 | 70 |
| 45 | Louisiana | $27,590 |
$17,870 | 820 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $27,290 |
$21,930 | 1,130 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $26,850 |
$23,230 | 190 |
| 48 | Kansas | $26,770 |
$22,280 | 810 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $26,270 |
$23,280 | 210 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | $25,030 |
$17,820 | 1,190 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $22,690 |
$19,130 | 1,740 |
| 52 | Wyoming | $22,510 |
$17,310 | 30 |