The annual salary statistics of pharmacy technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of pharmacy technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $33,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for pharmacy technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of pharmacy technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $44,280 | 1.26% | 6.37% |
| 2016 | $43,720 | 2.42% | - |
| 2015 | $42,660 | 2.65% | - |
| 2014 | $41,530 | -0.63% | - |
| 2013 | $41,790 | 0.79% | - |
| 2012 | $41,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,280 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for pharmacy technicians in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of pharmacy technicians in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 12.1 percent (12.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 24.2 percent (24.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.