Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Pharmacy Technicians

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Pharmacy Technicians positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $37,315 versus $35,038 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of +6.5%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 57.9% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Master's$37,31515.3%
Bachelor's$35,0381157.9%
High School$30,503631.6%
Associate's$25,60515.3%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
PHARMACARE INC N/A N/A N/A $25,480
ANDERSON BROS. TOWN & COUNTRY PHARMACY N/A N/A N/A $35,048
ASF PHARMACY, INC. N/A N/A N/A $33,821
Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation Bachelor's 100% 0% $33,550
BATH RX INC N/A N/A N/A $31,845
Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $42,598
The Medical Center, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $51,000
METRO PHARMACY N/A N/A N/A $30,000
LANDMARK DRUG CORP N/A N/A N/A $33,500
HOMETOWN DRUGS OF SWEET HOME INC. N/A N/A N/A $26,624
SV PHARMA INC N/A N/A N/A $38,584
THE PHARMACY STORE LLC N/A N/A N/A $43,000
Parkwood Pharmacy N/A N/A N/A $22,755
GSP PHARMACY INC. N/A N/A N/A $31,200
EXPRESS PHARMACY, INC N/A N/A N/A $30,534
M4G LLC N/A N/A N/A $32,355
SUBURBAN PHARMACY LTC, INC N/A N/A N/A $27,394
Liberty Pharmacy Inc N/A N/A N/A $32,000
Bypass Pharmacy Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $36,920
Malabar Pharmacy LLC N/A N/A N/A $41,600