Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.
WAGES FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
1995-98
| County / Area | Year | Entry Level: No Experience |
Experienced: New to Firm |
Experienced: 3 Years with Firm |
| Typical Wages* (Median) |
Typical Wages* (Median) |
Typical Wages* (Median) |
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| Alameda | 1998 | $7.00-11.50 ($10.00) | $8.00-13.00 ($10.00) | $10.00-16.00 ($12.00) |
| * Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the
same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less. |
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Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department
WAGES FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
1996
| Metropolitan Area (County) | Average | Median * | Midrange ** |
| Bakersfield (Kern) | $9.19 | $8.20 | $6.98-11.81 |
| Fresno (Fresno) | $11.42 | $11.60 | $10.18-12.89 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach (Los Angeles) |
$11.48 | $11.07 | $10.08-12.65 |
| Modesto (Stanislaus) | $10.66 | $10.55 | $9.00-11.59 |
| Oakland (Alameda & Contra Costa) | $10.60 | $10.61 | $9.66-11.63 |
| Orange County | $11.59 | $11.42 | $10.68-12.39 |
| Redding (Shasta) | $11.38 | $11.18 | $10.59-12.18 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino (Riverside & San Bernardino) |
$10.91 | $11.35 | $9.66-12.31 |
| Sacramento (El Dorado, Placer & Sacramento) |
$10.93 | $11.40 | $10.23-12.30 |
| Salinas (Monterey) | $10.48 | $10.85 | $9.41-12.00 |
| San Diego (San Diego) | $10.62 | $10.69 | $9.30-12.16 |
| San Francisco (Marin, San Francisco & San Mateo) |
$10.92 | $10.92 | $9.59-12.26 |
| San Jose (Santa Clara) | $11.13 | $10.98 | $10.13-12.19 |
| San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles (San Luis Obispo) |
$9.82 | $10.69 | $7.33-12.10 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc (Santa Barbara) |
$12.77 | $12.19 | $11.01-13.87 |
| Santa Rosa (Sonoma) | $12.48 | $12.51 | $11.55-13.77 |
| Stockton-Lodi (San Joaquin) | $11.51 | $11.51 | $9.79-13.00 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa (Napa & Solano) | $11.65 | $11.91 | $11.20-12.62 |
| Ventura County | $11.61 | $10.86 | $10.43-11.71 |
| * Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the
same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less. ** Midrange is what the middle 50 percent make - 25 percent earn the top end or more, and 25 percent earn the bottom end or less. |
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Source: Occupational Employment Statistics Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department
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