Pay by state · 49 states
Pharmacy Aide Salary by State (2026)
Pharmacy Aides earn the most in District of Columbia at $59,960 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $28,100 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $37,680. All 49 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $59,960District of Columbia
- National median
- $37,680BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $28,100Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 49of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Pharmacy Aide salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of pharmacy aides OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $59,960 | $57,860 | $60,660 | 120 | $54,558 |
| 2 | UTUtah | $51,600 | $38,240 | $52,690 | 250 | $52,193 |
| 3 | HIHawaii | $46,250 | $43,640 | $50,610 | 110 | $42,064 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $45,110 | $37,890 | $48,830 | 1,990 | $42,154 |
| 5 | AZArizona | $43,360 | $40,810 | $43,400 | 810 | $43,068 |
| 6 | CACalifornia | $42,200 | $37,390 | $57,820 | 8,440 | $38,114 |
| 7 | OROregon | $40,250 | $38,090 | $58,050 | 450 | $38,941 |
| 8 | PAPennsylvania | $39,470 | $34,520 | $42,640 | 1,210 | $40,452 |
| 9 | NVNevada | $39,080 | $34,270 | $44,060 | 410 | $39,088 |
| 10 | TXTexas | $38,630 | $36,570 | $42,760 | 2,900 | $39,801 |
| 11 | DEDelaware | $38,500 | $35,840 | $39,850 | 130 | $38,574 |
| 12 | MEMaine | $38,060 | $37,320 | $39,990 | 150 | $39,217 |
| 13 | NYNew York | $38,040 | $35,870 | $40,390 | 2,360 | $35,248 |
| 14 | RIRhode Island | $38,020 | $37,910 | $38,040 | N/A | $37,172 |
| 15 | MOMissouri | $37,820 | $36,000 | $42,220 | 650 | $41,644 |
| 16 | IDIdaho | $37,690 | $35,440 | $43,620 | 110 | $39,468 |
| 17 | COColorado | $37,580 | $35,810 | $41,670 | 370 | $36,467 |
| 18 | OHOhio | $37,500 | $34,130 | $45,080 | 690 | $40,421 |
| 19 | MNMinnesota | $37,430 | $33,460 | $42,050 | 550 | $37,953 |
| 20 | MAMassachusetts | $37,390 | $36,790 | $38,280 | 340 | $35,355 |
| 21 | NHNew Hampshire | $37,350 | $34,040 | $37,860 | 50 | $35,857 |
| 22 | VTVermont | $37,310 | $36,280 | $38,530 | 90 | $38,088 |
| 23 | MTMontana | $37,140 | $35,220 | $39,620 | 210 | $39,241 |
| 24 | WYWyoming | $37,030 | $33,730 | $37,650 | 60 | $39,950 |
| 25 | ILIllinois | $37,010 | $35,610 | $37,960 | 1,180 | $37,026 |
| 26 | ARArkansas | $36,860 | $34,940 | $38,640 | 120 | $42,399 |
| 27 | WIWisconsin | $36,660 | $35,560 | $38,740 | 550 | $38,961 |
| 28 | NJNew Jersey | $36,590 | $35,080 | $43,660 | 1,020 | $33,629 |
| 29 | NMNew Mexico | $36,390 | $29,760 | $50,430 | 180 | $39,463 |
| 30 | VAVirginia | $36,390 | $31,560 | $43,900 | 510 | $35,993 |
| 31 | CTConnecticut | $36,350 | $35,250 | $39,630 | 490 | $35,083 |
| 32 | ALAlabama | $36,260 | $34,690 | $37,370 | 460 | $40,823 |
| 33 | SCSouth Carolina | $36,140 | $34,770 | $38,000 | 360 | $38,550 |
| 34 | MIMichigan | $36,130 | $34,270 | $36,130 | 880 | $37,551 |
| 35 | SDSouth Dakota | $36,130 | $34,630 | $39,720 | 150 | $40,785 |
| 36 | INIndiana | $35,890 | $34,600 | $38,620 | 610 | $38,455 |
| 37 | NCNorth Carolina | $35,530 | $33,970 | $37,840 | 1,180 | $37,667 |
| 38 | MDMaryland | $35,170 | $32,750 | $43,080 | 420 | $33,508 |
| 39 | FLFlorida | $35,160 | $34,190 | $41,010 | 1,590 | $33,999 |
| 40 | GAGeorgia | $34,630 | $28,350 | $41,600 | 1,410 | $35,963 |
| 41 | KYKentucky | $34,610 | $31,520 | $35,790 | 600 | $38,388 |
| 42 | LALouisiana | $33,450 | $26,700 | $36,530 | 730 | $37,922 |
| 43 | IAIowa | $33,270 | $29,030 | $36,790 | 1,070 | $37,909 |
| 44 | KSKansas | $32,070 | $27,510 | $37,200 | 470 | $35,606 |
| 45 | NENebraska | $31,610 | $28,730 | $36,150 | 400 | $35,082 |
| 46 | OKOklahoma | $30,360 | $27,290 | $37,790 | 700 | $34,562 |
| 47 | TNTennessee | $30,170 | $28,600 | $35,360 | 1,150 | $32,840 |
| 48 | MSMississippi | $28,380 | $27,320 | $34,520 | 660 | $32,638 |
| 49 | PRPuerto Rico | $28,100 | $23,650 | $34,330 | 1,090 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Pharmacy Aides, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $59,960, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $54,558.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Pharmacy Aide pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Pharmacy Aides the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Pharmacy Aides at $59,960 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Utah ($51,600) and Hawaii ($46,250).
Which state pays Pharmacy Aides the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Pharmacy Aides at $28,100 a year, $31,860 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Pharmacy Aides earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $54,558 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $59,960. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.