Pharmacy Technicians pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$55,600avg. a year
$26.73 an hour · 13,130 employed
Pharmacy Technicians in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $55,600 a year. That is $2,730 (5%) less than the California average of $58,330. The U.S. average is $46,620.
$50,760Median pay
$26.73Average hourly
-5%vs. California average
13,130Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for pharmacy technicians in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
11,780 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$76,740
$36.89 an hour
2200 jobs
Napa, CA
$71,040
$34.15 an hour
34,040 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$67,690
$32.54 an hour
4370 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$63,760
$30.66 an hour
5440 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$62,920
$30.25 an hour
62,820 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$61,150
$29.40 an hour
7320 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$59,050
$28.39 an hour
83,600 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$58,640
$28.19 an hour
9260 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$57,870
$27.82 an hour
10420 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$56,780
$27.30 an hour
11680 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$56,410
$27.12 an hour
12360 jobs
Salinas, CA
$56,360
$27.09 an hour
13720 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$55,530
$26.70 an hour
14220 jobs
Redding, CA
$55,500
$26.68 an hour
15220 jobs
Chico, CA
$55,470
$26.67 an hour
16190 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$55,440
$26.66 an hour
174,630 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$54,440
$26.17 an hour
181,320 jobs
Fresno, CA
$54,110
$26.02 an hour
19480 jobs
Modesto, CA
$54,010
$25.97 an hour
20200 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$52,990
$25.48 an hour
21420 jobs
Visalia, CA
$52,710
$25.34 an hour
22870 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$52,450
$25.21 an hour
23160 jobs
El Centro, CA
$51,730
$24.87 an hour
24170 jobs
Merced, CA
$51,600
$24.81 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $111,450 |
| Medical Records Specialists | $65,810 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $71,480 |
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Questions and answers
How much do pharmacy technicians make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $55,600 a year, and the median is $50,760. About 13,130 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $2,730 (5%) less than the California average of $58,330.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.69 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-2052. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.