Pharmacy Aides Salary in the US
A pharmacy aides earns a national median of $37,680 a year (mean $40,450) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #763 of 825.
How much does a pharmacy aides earn in the US?
A pharmacy aides in the United States earns a median of $37,680 a year (mean $40,450), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 26% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 39,530 people work in this occupation (SOC 31-9095), ranked #763 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$37,680
per year
Mean
$40,450
per year
Employment
39,530
US workers
National rank
#763
of 825 by median
What a pharmacy aides earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a pharmacy aides (SOC 31-9095) earns a median annual wage of $37,680 and a mean (average) of $40,450. The median is the midpoint — half of pharmacy aides earn more and half earn less — and is 26% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a pharmacy aides in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for pharmacy aides is $37,680, and the mean (average) is $40,450. The median is the midpoint — half of pharmacy aides earn more and half earn less.
- How does pharmacy aides pay compare to the US average?
- At $37,680, a pharmacy aides earns 26% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many pharmacy aides are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 39,530 pharmacy aides employed nationally (SOC 31-9095), across all industries.
- Where does this pharmacy aides salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 31-9095. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 31-9095 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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