According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the estimated mean annual wage for Pharmacy Technicians as of May 2008 is, $28,500. This would amount to $13.70 per hour. Median hourly wages of wage and salary pharmacy technicians in May 2008 were $13.32. The middle 50 percent earned between $10.95 and $15.88. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.27, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $18.98.
City Pharmacy starts technician at $8.50/hr
We are called technologists...not technicians.
For a pharmacy technician in a hospital, the starting salary is about $21-$24/hour.
The average wage is for a pharmacy technician is about $10.00 to $17.00 per hour yearly will depend on hours worked.
Pharmacy technicians average annual wage is $30,430 in 2012.
depends at what store u work
About $12.00/hour to start.
$10.50 for starting
A pharmacy technician is a person that generally runs the inner workings of a pharmacy or works at a much larger pharmaceutical company maintaining their equipment.
CPhT - certified pharmacy technician. You have to pass the national Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam. As a pharm tech you work under a pharmacist and may dispense drugs, but not make the medical decisions a pharmacist might make. RPh - registered pharmacist. Much like a CPhT they have taken a national & state test to become certified/licensed. They must hope a pharmacy degree, which could be either a BS (if awarded before 2000) or a doctorate (PharmD). PharmD - as state above, a doctorate in pharmacy. This is now the standard degree given to pharmacists. You can have a PharmD but not be licensed to be a pharmacist (RPh).
The yearly incomve of veterinary technicians is $30,000-$45,000. A licensed veterinary technician averages $17 an hour. Location, education, experience and the type of practice worked in all affect the overall pay of a veterinary technician.
If you are looking for a high paying pharmacy technician job, you are much better off getting qualified. For beginners, you will make between seven and ten dollars an hour. However, the experienced technician will make anywhere from ten, to 25 dollars an hour.