Pharmacy Aides Career, Salary and Skills
Pharmacy Aides have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $37,680 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 39,530. Wage data is published for 223 locations.
Occupation description
Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.
O*NET code
31-9095.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$37,680
Hourly median
$18.12
Employment
39,530
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 3.50 | 3.00 |
| Service Orientation | 3.38 | 3.12 |
| Speaking | 3.38 | 2.88 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.25 | 2.88 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Coordination | 3.00 | 2.75 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.00 | 2.25 |
| Active Learning | 2.88 | 2.50 |
| Monitoring | 2.75 | 2.62 |
Typical tasks
- Answer telephone inquiries, referring callers to pharmacist when necessary.
- Prepare prescription labels by typing or operating a computer and printer.
- Operate cash register to process cash or credit sales.
- Prepare, maintain, and record records of inventories, receipts, purchases, or deliveries, using a variety of computer screen formats.
- Receive, store, and inventory pharmaceutical supplies or medications, check for out-of-date medications, and notify pharmacist when inventory levels are low.
- Accept prescriptions for filling, gathering and processing necessary information.
- Maintain and clean equipment, work areas, or shelves.
- Process medical insurance claims, posting bill amounts and calculating copayments.
Technology
- Database software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Word
Pharmacy Aides salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Pharmacy Aides Salary in CAMedian $42,200 · Employment 8,440
- Pharmacy Aides Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $39,770 · Employment 4,010
- Pharmacy Aides Salary in TXMedian $38,630 · Employment 2,900
- Pharmacy Aides Salary in NYMedian $38,040 · Employment 2,360
- Pharmacy Aides Salary in New York, NYMedian $38,550 · Employment 2,050
- Pharmacy Aides Salary in WAMedian $45,110 · Employment 1,990
- Pharmacy Aides Salary in FLMedian $35,160 · Employment 1,590
- Pharmacy Aides Salary in GAMedian $34,630 · Employment 1,410
- Pharmacy Aides Salary in Seattle, WAMedian $45,400 · Employment 1,270
- Pharmacy Aides Salary in PAMedian $39,470 · Employment 1,210
- Pharmacy Aides Salary in ILMedian $37,010 · Employment 1,180
- Pharmacy Aides Salary in NCMedian $35,530 · Employment 1,180
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.