Data current as of August 2026 · sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET
Yearly Monthly Biweekly Weekly Hourly
Average base salary, Wisconsin
$39,000 / year
≈ $3,250 per month · $18.75 per hour
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Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Burlington-South Burlington, VT Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area Cedar Rapids, IA Central East New York nonmetropolitan area Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Charleston-North Charleston, SC Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Chattanooga, TN-GA Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Chico, CA Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Cleveland, OH Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area Colorado Springs, CO Columbia, MO Columbia, SC Columbus, GA-AL Columbus, OH Corpus Christi, TX Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Dubuque, IA Duluth, MN-WI Durham-Chapel Hill, NC East 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nonmetropolitan area Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Oklahoma City, OK Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Omaha, NE-IA Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Pittsburgh, PA Ponce, PR Portland-South Portland, ME Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area Raleigh-Cary, NC Redding, CA Reno, NV Richmond, VA Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Rochester, NY Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Salem, OR Salinas, CA Salt Lake City-Murray, UT San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Savannah, GA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Sioux Falls, SD-MN Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area South Georgia nonmetropolitan area South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Springfield, MA Springfield, MO St. Louis, MO-IL Stockton-Lodi, CA Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area Syracuse, NY Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Toledo, OH Topeka, KS Trenton-Princeton, NJ Tucson, AZ Tulsa, OK Tuscaloosa, AL Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area Urban Honolulu, HI Utica-Rome, NY Vallejo, CA Visalia, CA Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Waterbury-Shelton, CT Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area Western Washington nonmetropolitan area Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area Wichita, KS Wilmington, NC Winston-Salem, NC Worcester, MA Yakima, WA Yuba City, CA Or industry (Grahall) Industry… Aerospace Agriculture Airline Apparel Automotive Banking Biotech Chemicals Commercial Computer Computer Hardware Computer Services Computer Storage Construction Consulting Consumer & Household Diversified Financials E-Commerce Education Electronics Energy Energy Marketing/Trading Entertainment Financial Services Food & Beverage Forect & Paper Healthcare Hedge Funds Hotel Householddurables Industrial Insurance Internet Commerce Internet Services Investment Lodging Managed Care Manufacturing Materials Media Medical Metals Not For Profit Office Supplies Packaging Pharmaceutical Private Equity/ Venture Capital Professional Services Publishing Real state Research Consulting Resturant Retail Semi Conductor Software Technology Telecom Transportation Utility Whole Sale Or city (Grahall) City… Atlanta, Georgia Austin, Texas Baltimore, Maryland Boston, Massachusetts Bridgeport, Connecticut Burlington, Vermont Charleston, South Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Chicago, Illinois Cincinnati, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Dallas, Texas Denver, Colorado Detroit, Michigan Hartford, Connecticut Houston, Texas Jacksonville, Florida Kansas City, Missouri Las Vegas, Nevada Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania Los Angeles, California Louisville, Kentucky Memphis, Tennessee Miami, Florida Milwaukee, Wisconsin Minneapolis, Minnesota Montclair, New Jersey New Haven, Connecticut New York – Statewide, United States New York-Manhattan, New York Orlando, Florida Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Portland, Oregon Providence, Rhode Island Riverside, California Sacramento, California San Antonio, Texas San Diego, California San Francisco, California San Jose, California Sarasota, Florida Scottsdale, Arizona Seattle, Washington St Louis, Missouri Tampa, Florida Virginia Beach, Virginia Washington, Columbia White Plains, New York Worcester, Massachusetts BLS May 2025 state data for Wisconsin · median $38,000
25th percentile$37,000 Average$39,000 75th percentile$40,000
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Pharmacy Aide salary by state
What Pharmacy Aides do
Typical education: High School Diploma
Greet customers and help them locate merchandise.
Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.
Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales.
Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary.
Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or medications, check for out-of-date medications, and notify pharmacist when inventory levels are low.
Top skills: Active Listening Speaking Service Orientation Social Perceptiveness Reading Comprehension Judgment and Decision Making
Includes information from O*NET OnLine by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (CC BY 4.0).
Pharmacy Aide pay by experience level
Entry level $31,000
Typical starting pay (about the 10th percentile)
Early career $36,000
A few years in (about the 25th percentile)
Experienced $39,000
Mid-career median pay
Senior $45,000
Seasoned professionals (about the 75th percentile)
Top earners $58,000
Highest earners (about the 90th percentile)
Experience tiers are derived from the BLS wage percentile distribution for this occupation, aged to 2026. Actual pay varies by employer, location, and specialization.
Job outlook
-0.1%
projected change in jobs, 2024–2034
6,100
projected openings per year
Declining
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (2024–2034). Openings include growth and replacement needs.
Pharmacy Aide salary by industry
Health and Personal Care Retailers
27,330 workers
$38,500 Health and Personal Care Retailers
27,330 workers
$38,500 Food and Beverage Retailers
3,740 workers
$38,000 Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only)
3,740 workers
$38,000 Hospitals
2,380 workers
$49,500 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
2,290 workers
$49,500 General Merchandise Retailers
2,070 workers
$56,500 Hospitals, Privately Owned
2,030 workers
$49,500 Ambulatory Health Care Services
1,850 workers
$65,500 Outpatient Care Centers
1,470 workers
$70,500
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Pharmacy Aide pays 16% below the average across 19 roles in the Healthcare Support job family (family average $50,000).
Similar-paying roles in Healthcare Support
Careers related to Pharmacy Aide
Related occupations from O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Pharmacy Aide make?
The average base salary for a Pharmacy Aide in the United States is $42,000 per year, or about $20.19 per hour.
What is the typical salary range?
Pay typically falls between $36,000 and $45,000 per year (25th to 75th percentile) depending on experience, location, industry, and organization size.
How does this compare with other Healthcare Support roles?
The Healthcare Support job family averages $50,000 across 19 roles tracked by WePayFairly.
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