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Pharmacy Technicians Salary in WV

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Pharmacy Technicians in WV have a median annual salary of $38,210, with 3,560 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $30,490 at the 10th percentile to $48,460 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$38,210

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.37

Employment

3,560

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$30,490
10th
$35,750
25th
$38,210
Median
$45,070
75th
$48,460
90th

Local compared with national

WV

$38,210

Median annual · 2025

United States

$45,750

Median annual · 2025

The WV median is 16.5% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $7,540).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.8
  3. 3.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.3
  5. 5.Active LearningImportance 3.1
  6. 6.MonitoringImportance 3.1
  7. 7.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1
  8. 8.Service OrientationImportance 3.1
  9. 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1
  11. 11.WritingImportance 3.0
  12. 12.MathematicsImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Experience
None
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Apple Safari
  • Billing and reimbursement software
  • Compounder software
  • Database software
  • Drug compatibility software
  • Label-making software
  • Medical condition coding software
  • MEDITECH software
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Mozilla Firefox

Common tasks

  • Maintain proper storage and security conditions for drugs.
  • Receive written prescription or refill requests and verify that information is complete and accurate.
  • Enter prescription information into computer databases.
  • Establish or maintain patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients.
  • Receive and store incoming supplies, verify quantities against invoices, check for outdated medications in current inventory, and inform supervisors of stock needs and shortages.
  • Answer telephones, responding to questions or requests.
  • Assist customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information.
  • Operate cash registers to accept payment from customers.
  • Price and file prescriptions that have been filled.
  • Mix pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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