Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
31-9095 Pharmacy Aides
Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.
National estimates for Pharmacy Aides
Industry profile for Pharmacy Aides
Geographic profile for Pharmacy Aides
National estimates for Pharmacy Aides:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Pharmacy Aides:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 43,560 |
3.7 % |
$ 16.61 |
$ 34,560 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Pharmacy Aides:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 10.98 |
$ 13.41 |
$ 14.39 |
$ 18.03 |
$ 24.55 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 22,840 |
$ 27,880 |
$ 29,930 |
$ 37,500 |
$ 51,060 |
Industry profile for Pharmacy Aides:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Pharmacy Aides are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Pharmacy Aides, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Pharmacy Aides:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Health and Personal Care Stores |
27,850 |
2.76 |
$ 14.39 |
$ 29,920 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
3,280 |
0.11 |
$ 14.07 |
$ 29,260 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
3,130 |
0.06 |
$ 21.62 |
$ 44,970 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
2,610 |
0.26 |
$ 29.83 |
$ 62,040 |
| Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses |
2,010 |
0.44 |
$ 21.49 |
$ 44,710 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Pharmacy Aides:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Health and Personal Care Stores |
27,850 |
2.76 |
$ 14.39 |
$ 29,920 |
| Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses |
2,010 |
0.44 |
$ 21.49 |
$ 44,710 |
| Outpatient Care Centers |
2,610 |
0.26 |
$ 29.83 |
$ 62,040 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
3,280 |
0.11 |
$ 14.07 |
$ 29,260 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
3,130 |
0.06 |
$ 21.62 |
$ 44,970 |
Top paying industries for Pharmacy Aides:
Geographic profile for Pharmacy Aides:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Pharmacy Aides are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Pharmacy Aides, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Pharmacy Aides:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
10,030 |
0.61 |
1.96 |
$ 22.68 |
$ 47,170 |
| New York |
2,940 |
0.34 |
1.10 |
$ 16.29 |
$ 33,880 |
| Florida |
2,810 |
0.33 |
1.06 |
$ 15.90 |
$ 33,070 |
| Texas |
2,370 |
0.19 |
0.63 |
$ 13.57 |
$ 28,220 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,280 |
0.41 |
1.32 |
$ 15.61 |
$ 32,480 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pharmacy Aides:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oklahoma |
1,320 |
0.85 |
2.74 |
$ 12.28 |
$ 25,530 |
| California |
10,030 |
0.61 |
1.96 |
$ 22.68 |
$ 47,170 |
| Tennessee |
1,770 |
0.59 |
1.91 |
$ 11.96 |
$ 24,880 |
| Washington |
1,810 |
0.56 |
1.83 |
$ 17.56 |
$ 36,520 |
| Louisiana |
990 |
0.55 |
1.78 |
$ 11.83 |
$ 24,600 |
Top paying states for Pharmacy Aides:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
10,030 |
0.61 |
1.96 |
$ 22.68 |
$ 47,170 |
| District of Columbia |
80 |
0.12 |
0.38 |
$ 22.66 |
$ 47,130 |
| Utah |
300 |
0.19 |
0.63 |
$ 17.92 |
$ 37,280 |
| Massachusetts |
1,310 |
0.39 |
1.25 |
$ 17.80 |
$ 37,010 |
| Washington |
1,810 |
0.56 |
1.83 |
$ 17.56 |
$ 36,520 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Pharmacy Aides:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,980 |
0.70 |
2.25 |
$ 21.64 |
$ 45,010 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,900 |
0.22 |
0.71 |
$ 16.99 |
$ 35,340 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,330 |
0.59 |
1.91 |
$ 27.71 |
$ 57,630 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,120 |
0.43 |
1.40 |
$ 18.08 |
$ 37,600 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,030 |
0.53 |
1.73 |
$ 18.15 |
$ 37,740 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,020 |
0.42 |
1.34 |
$ 15.26 |
$ 31,730 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
980 |
0.27 |
0.88 |
$ 14.04 |
$ 29,210 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
920 |
0.60 |
1.94 |
$ 21.71 |
$ 45,150 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
870 |
0.33 |
1.06 |
$ 16.52 |
$ 34,370 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
790 |
0.19 |
0.60 |
$ 15.22 |
$ 31,650 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pharmacy Aides:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
290 |
1.11 |
3.60 |
$ 23.25 |
$ 48,370 |
| Rochester, NY |
500 |
1.06 |
3.43 |
$ 15.80 |
$ 32,870 |
| Yuba City, CA |
50 |
1.05 |
3.39 |
$ 18.57 |
$ 38,620 |
| Lafayette, LA |
190 |
1.04 |
3.35 |
$ 11.05 |
$ 22,980 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
130 |
1.03 |
3.32 |
$ 28.44 |
$ 59,160 |
| Columbia, MO |
90 |
1.00 |
3.23 |
$ 14.37 |
$ 29,890 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
600 |
0.99 |
3.20 |
$ 12.37 |
$ 25,720 |
| Elmira, NY |
30 |
0.98 |
3.18 |
$ 16.46 |
$ 34,240 |
| Gadsden, AL |
30 |
0.98 |
3.18 |
$ 12.37 |
$ 25,720 |
| Johnson City, TN |
70 |
0.96 |
3.12 |
$ 11.75 |
$ 24,450 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Pharmacy Aides:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
130 |
1.03 |
3.32 |
$ 28.44 |
$ 59,160 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,330 |
0.59 |
1.91 |
$ 27.71 |
$ 57,630 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
100 |
0.54 |
1.73 |
$ 27.14 |
$ 56,450 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
370 |
0.35 |
1.12 |
$ 25.23 |
$ 52,470 |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
680 |
0.69 |
2.24 |
$ 24.89 |
$ 51,770 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
290 |
1.11 |
3.60 |
$ 23.25 |
$ 48,370 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
920 |
0.60 |
1.94 |
$ 21.71 |
$ 45,150 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,980 |
0.70 |
2.25 |
$ 21.64 |
$ 45,010 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
750 |
0.54 |
1.74 |
$ 21.58 |
$ 44,890 |
| Bakersfield, CA |
150 |
0.49 |
1.59 |
$ 20.95 |
$ 43,570 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Pharmacy Aides:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pharmacy Aides:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Pharmacy Aides:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
