Pharmacy Technician

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

32 employees hold this title in Human Services. Median total compensation for the role is $48,550, below the department median of $74,500.

Employees: 32
Total payroll: $1.4M
Role median: $48,550
Agency median: $74,500
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$900$61,142+

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How total compensation varies among the 32 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Illinois

Pharmacy Technician is held in 3 Illinois departments. In Human Services, the median of $48,550 ranks #2 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Veterans' Affairs

$51,100 · 3

Corrections

$23,000 · 2

Median total compensation for the Pharmacy Technician role in other Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Pharmacy Technician beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $48,000 ranks #8 of 12. See Pharmacy Technician across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$166,768 · 104

Los Angeles County

$111,601 · 369

U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

$63,317 · 6,333

$58,016 · 12

$54,538 · 27

$53,906 · 482

$48,552 · 88

New York Public Authorities

$42,474 · 135

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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Kacy Westerman

Pharmacy Technician/Human Services

2025 total comp

$52,900

Sub-department: Program Administrative Dis & Behav Health
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $52,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Randolph

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $2,300
Rutan Exempt: No

Kacy Westerman is a Pharmacy Technician at Human Services within Program Administrative Dis & Behav Health. 2025 total compensation came to $52,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.