The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of pharmacy technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,580 | 16.30% | 20.88% |
| 2021 | $29,780 | -16.08% | - |
| 2020 | $34,570 | 7.72% | - |
| 2019 | $31,900 | 6.74% | - |
| 2018 | $29,750 | 5.04% | - |
| 2017 | $28,250 | -0.60% | - |
| 2016 | $28,420 | 1.86% | - |
| 2015 | $27,890 | -0.97% | - |
| 2014 | $28,160 | -4.30% | - |
| 2013 | $29,370 | 4.15% | - |
| 2012 | $28,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,580 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 5.8 percent (5.8%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 26.4 percent (26.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.