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Pharmacy Technician Career Market Report 2026

6,821 active jobs. 154 companies. Median salary $35K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

6,821
Active Job Openings
154
Companies Hiring
$35K
Median Salary (US)
57%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Pharmacy Technician market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 57% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $35K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $34K to $40K.

Remote roles pay 76% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Pharmacy is the most-demanded skill at 100%

Cvshealth leads hiring with 2,726 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$14K, +40%)

Salary increase: +$14K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Junior2,307$34K$34K$40K
Mid-Level29$41K$48K$68K
Senior9$42K$48K$56K
Lead6$38K$45K$68K
Entry-Level5$35K$43K$54K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$14K (40%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States240$35KUSD
United Kingdom7$42KGBP
Israel7$54KUSD
Albania4$40KUSD
Remote4$62KUSD
Canada4$57KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site0.5%
Remote0.6%
Hybrid0.0%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Pharmacy
100%
Scheduling
61%
Patient Safety
59%
Patient Care
9%
HIPAA
3%
Mental Health
3%
Long-Term Care
2%
Oncology
2%
Pediatrics
2%
Medical Terminology
2%
Home Health
2%
EMR / EHR
1%

Declining in Demand

Sustainability ↓-80.0ppCustomer Service ↓-76.9ppTyping ↓-69.7ppJournalism ↓-60.1ppRegulatory Compliance ↓-10.5pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Cvshealth2,72640.0%
Integratedresources490.7%
Shieldshealthsolutions470.7%
Exactcare280.4%
Bilh270.4%
Amazon270.4%
Umiami250.4%
Ssmh230.3%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States3,261
Albania51
Remote37
United Kingdom20
Canada14
Israel12
Lebanon8
Georgia4

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree86.5%3,342
Master's Degree2.4%91
High School / GED0.7%28
Bachelor's Degree0.3%12
PhD / Doctorate0.1%2

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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