Compared with the local labor market
Pharmacy Technician pay vs. the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area
Across all employers in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area, the median wage for Pharmacy Technicians — about 3,380 people — is $40,490. Health Department Administration pays a median base salary of $58,016 for this role, 43% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Health Department Administration sits in the local pay range
$34,940
$35,520
$40,490
$48,170
$56,840
Health Department Administration median · $58,016
The bar is the range of annual wages for Pharmacy Technicians across every employer in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Health Department Administration’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Pharmacy Technicians — about 471,680 people — is $45,750. Health Department Administration’s median base salary is 27% above that national figure, about the 86th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$36,020
$37,850
$45,750
$49,990
$61,040
Health Department Administration median · $58,016
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Health Department Administration is $58,016, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
Pharmacy Technician beyond City of Cincinnati
This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In City of Cincinnati, the median of $58,016 ranks #4 of 12. See Pharmacy Technician across all of City of Cincinnati →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Pharmacy Technicianroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.