Pharmacy Technicians Salary — Houston, Texas

The average Pharmacy Technicians in Houston, Texas earns $46,310 a year.

$46,310 / year, mean
↓ 1.6% below national average 77th percentile in Texas

Houston pays well above most of Texas for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for pharmacy technicians — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
10,610
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.2%
Cost of living 99 #69 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $308,306 #99 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,458 #49 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Houston ranks #69 for cost of living and #99 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $76,740 Napa $71,040 San Francisco $67,690 Seattle $64,360 Santa Rosa $63,760 Vallejo $62,920 Sacramento $61,150 Bremerton $59,680 San Luis Obispo $59,050 San Diego $58,640 Olympia $58,310 Santa Cruz $57,870 Portland $57,550 Mount Vernon $57,020 Spokane $56,990 Wenatchee $56,940 Kennewick $56,840 Santa Maria $56,780 Bellingham $56,720 Walla Walla $56,710 Bend $56,470 Stockton $56,410 Longview $56,360 Salinas $56,360 Los Angeles $55,600 Oxnard $55,530 Redding $55,500 Chico $55,470 Yuba City $55,440 Medford $54,580 Riverside $54,440 Salem $54,270 Fresno $54,110 Modesto $54,010 Corvallis $54,000 Yakima $53,970 Hanford $52,990 Grants Pass $52,910 Visalia $52,710 Eugene $52,650 Bakersfield $52,450 Albany $52,260 El Centro $51,730 Merced $51,600 Ann Arbor $48,900 Killeen $48,420 Charlottesville $47,750 Austin $47,550 New York $47,550 Chicago $47,020 San Antonio $46,940 Grand Rapids $46,830 Dallas $46,710 Midland $46,620 Battle Creek $46,560 Eagle Pass $46,450 Houston $46,310 Palm Bay $46,070 Odessa $45,960 Gainesville $45,940 Ithaca $45,840 Dover $45,680 Hagerstown $45,520 Baltimore $45,450 Elkhart $45,330 Staunton $45,240 Indianapolis $45,050 Kalamazoo $45,020 Traverse City $45,020 Lexington $44,940 Michigan City $44,900 Kiryas Joel $44,770 Corpus Christi $44,740 Miami $44,740 Sarasota $44,730 Fort Myers $44,650 Atlantic City $44,640 Rockford $44,570 Lebanon $44,530 Peoria $44,530 Port St. Lucie $44,520 Virginia Beach $44,470 Waco $44,450 Naples $44,400 Binghamton $44,350 Tampa $44,320 Jacksonville $44,290 Niles $44,170 Evansville $44,140 Jackson $44,070 Richmond $44,070 Midland $43,980 Philadelphia $43,920 Saginaw $43,920 Crestview $43,880 Detroit $43,870 South Bend $43,870 Louisville $43,850 Amarillo $43,730 Orlando $43,720 San Angelo $43,710 Winchester $43,620 Muskegon $43,610 Sebastian $43,570 Wichita Falls $43,550 Lexington Park $43,530 Syracuse $43,490 Tyler $43,460 Fort Wayne $43,450 College Station $43,430 Kingston $43,420 Sherman $43,380 Harrisonburg $43,340 Rochester $43,290 Trenton $43,200 Lafayette $43,150 Lansing $43,060 Beaumont $43,040 Kokomo $43,040 Kankakee $42,970 Flint $42,910 Roanoke $42,850 Pittsburgh $42,800 Punta Gorda $42,790 Springfield $42,750 Pensacola $42,680 Bloomington $42,670 Buffalo $42,650 Lubbock $42,630 Decatur $42,600 Victoria $42,600 Laredo $42,590 El Paso $42,570 Ocala $42,530 Abilene $42,520 Albany $42,520 Deltona $42,470 Lynchburg $42,450 Chambersburg $42,420 Champaign $42,400 Longview $42,390 Glens Falls $42,370 Salisbury $42,360 Wildwood $42,290 Bloomington $42,150 Lakeland $42,100 Allentown $42,050 Harrisburg $42,000 Vineland $41,980 Monroe $41,960 Columbus $41,880 Lancaster $41,850 Terre Haute $41,790 Blacksburg $41,640 Wheeling $41,510 Utica $41,400 Brownsville $41,340 Morgantown $41,310 Muncie $41,310 Homosassa Springs $41,230 Paducah $41,190 Panama City $41,110 McAllen $41,100 Owensboro $40,900 Huntington $40,820 Sebring $40,750 Texarkana $40,750 Weirton $40,750 Elizabethtown $40,720 York $40,690 Watertown $40,680 Tallahassee $40,620 Elmira $40,580 Beckley $40,560 Altoona $40,300 Bowling Green $40,240 State College $40,210 Reading $40,130 Gettysburg $40,030 Erie $39,930 Charleston $39,810 Bay City $39,760 Williamsport $39,590 Scranton $39,310 Parkersburg $38,510 Johnstown $38,040
CityMean salaryvs. Houston
Abilene, Texas$42,520-8.2%
Albany, Oregon$52,260+12.8%
Albany, New York$42,520-8.2%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$42,050-9.2%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$40,300-13.0%
Amarillo, Texas$43,730-5.6%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$48,900+5.6%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$44,640-3.6%
Austin, Texas$47,550+2.7%
Bakersfield, California$52,450+13.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$45,450-1.9%
Battle Creek, Michigan$46,560+0.5%
Bay City, Michigan$39,760-14.1%
Beaumont, Texas$43,040-7.1%
Beckley, West Virginia$40,560-12.4%
Bellingham, Washington$56,720+22.5%
Bend, Oregon$56,470+21.9%
Binghamton, New York$44,350-4.2%
Blacksburg, Virginia$41,640-10.1%
Bloomington, Illinois$42,670-7.9%
Bloomington, Indiana$42,150-9.0%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$40,240-13.1%
Bremerton, Washington$59,680+28.9%
Brownsville, Texas$41,340-10.7%
Buffalo, New York$42,650-7.9%
Fort Myers, Florida$44,650-3.6%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$42,420-8.4%
Champaign, Illinois$42,400-8.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$39,810-14.0%
Charlottesville, Virginia$47,750+3.1%
Chicago, Illinois$47,020+1.5%
Chico, California$55,470+19.8%
College Station, Texas$43,430-6.2%
Columbus, Indiana$41,880-9.6%
Corpus Christi, Texas$44,740-3.4%
Corvallis, Oregon$54,000+16.6%
Crestview, Florida$43,880-5.2%
Dallas, Texas$46,710+0.9%
Decatur, Illinois$42,600-8.0%
Deltona, Florida$42,470-8.3%
Detroit, Michigan$43,870-5.3%
Dover, Delaware$45,680-1.4%
Eagle Pass, Texas$46,450+0.3%
El Centro, California$51,730+11.7%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$40,720-12.1%
Elkhart, Indiana$45,330-2.1%
Elmira, New York$40,580-12.4%
El Paso, Texas$42,570-8.1%
Erie, Pennsylvania$39,930-13.8%
Eugene, Oregon$52,650+13.7%
Evansville, Indiana$44,140-4.7%
Flint, Michigan$42,910-7.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$43,450-6.2%
Fresno, California$54,110+16.8%
Gainesville, Florida$45,940-0.8%
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania$40,030-13.6%
Glens Falls, New York$42,370-8.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$46,830+1.1%
Grants Pass, Oregon$52,910+14.3%
Hagerstown, Maryland$45,520-1.7%
Hanford, California$52,990+14.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$42,000-9.3%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$43,340-6.4%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$41,230-11.0%
Huntington, West Virginia$40,820-11.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$45,050-2.7%
Ithaca, New York$45,840-1.0%
Jackson, Michigan$44,070-4.8%
Jacksonville, Florida$44,290-4.4%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$38,040-17.9%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$45,020-2.8%
Kankakee, Illinois$42,970-7.2%
Kennewick, Washington$56,840+22.7%
Killeen, Texas$48,420+4.6%
Kingston, New York$43,420-6.2%
Kiryas Joel, New York$44,770-3.3%
Kokomo, Indiana$43,040-7.1%
Lafayette, Indiana$43,150-6.8%
Lakeland, Florida$42,100-9.1%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$41,850-9.6%
Lansing, Michigan$43,060-7.0%
Laredo, Texas$42,590-8.0%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$44,530-3.8%
Lexington, Kentucky$44,940-3.0%
Lexington Park, Maryland$43,530-6.0%
Longview, Texas$42,390-8.5%
Longview, Washington$56,360+21.7%
Los Angeles, California$55,600+20.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$43,850-5.3%
Lubbock, Texas$42,630-7.9%
Lynchburg, Virginia$42,450-8.3%
McAllen, Texas$41,100-11.3%
Medford, Oregon$54,580+17.9%
Merced, California$51,600+11.4%
Miami, Florida$44,740-3.4%
Michigan City, Indiana$44,900-3.0%
Midland, Michigan$43,980-5.0%
Midland, Texas$46,620+0.7%
Modesto, California$54,010+16.6%
Monroe, Michigan$41,960-9.4%
Morgantown, West Virginia$41,310-10.8%
Mount Vernon, Washington$57,020+23.1%
Muncie, Indiana$41,310-10.8%
Muskegon, Michigan$43,610-5.8%
Napa, California$71,040+53.4%
Naples, Florida$44,400-4.1%
New York, New York$47,550+2.7%
Niles, Michigan$44,170-4.6%
Sarasota, Florida$44,730-3.4%
Ocala, Florida$42,530-8.2%
Odessa, Texas$45,960-0.8%
Olympia, Washington$58,310+25.9%
Orlando, Florida$43,720-5.6%
Owensboro, Kentucky$40,900-11.7%
Oxnard, California$55,530+19.9%
Paducah, Kentucky$41,190-11.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$46,070-0.5%
Panama City, Florida$41,110-11.2%
Parkersburg, West Virginia$38,510-16.8%
Pensacola, Florida$42,680-7.8%
Peoria, Illinois$44,530-3.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$43,920-5.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$42,800-7.6%
Portland, Oregon$57,550+24.3%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$44,520-3.9%
Punta Gorda, Florida$42,790-7.6%
Reading, Pennsylvania$40,130-13.3%
Redding, California$55,500+19.8%
Richmond, Virginia$44,070-4.8%
Riverside, California$54,440+17.6%
Roanoke, Virginia$42,850-7.5%
Rochester, New York$43,290-6.5%
Rockford, Illinois$44,570-3.8%
Sacramento, California$61,150+32.0%
Saginaw, Michigan$43,920-5.2%
Salem, Oregon$54,270+17.2%
Salinas, California$56,360+21.7%
Salisbury, Maryland$42,360-8.5%
San Angelo, Texas$43,710-5.6%
San Antonio, Texas$46,940+1.4%
San Diego, California$58,640+26.6%
San Francisco, California$67,690+46.2%
San Jose, California$76,740+65.7%
San Luis Obispo, California$59,050+27.5%
Santa Cruz, California$57,870+25.0%
Santa Maria, California$56,780+22.6%
Santa Rosa, California$63,760+37.7%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$39,310-15.1%
Seattle, Washington$64,360+39.0%
Sebastian, Florida$43,570-5.9%
Sebring, Florida$40,750-12.0%
Sherman, Texas$43,380-6.3%
South Bend, Indiana$43,870-5.3%
Spokane, Washington$56,990+23.1%
Springfield, Illinois$42,750-7.7%
State College, Pennsylvania$40,210-13.2%
Staunton, Virginia$45,240-2.3%
Stockton, California$56,410+21.8%
Syracuse, New York$43,490-6.1%
Tallahassee, Florida$40,620-12.3%
Tampa, Florida$44,320-4.3%
Terre Haute, Indiana$41,790-9.8%
Texarkana, Texas$40,750-12.0%
Traverse City, Michigan$45,020-2.8%
Trenton, New Jersey$43,200-6.7%
Tyler, Texas$43,460-6.2%
Utica, New York$41,400-10.6%
Vallejo, California$62,920+35.9%
Victoria, Texas$42,600-8.0%
Vineland, New Jersey$41,980-9.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$44,470-4.0%
Visalia, California$52,710+13.8%
Waco, Texas$44,450-4.0%
Walla Walla, Washington$56,710+22.5%
Watertown, New York$40,680-12.2%
Weirton, West Virginia$40,750-12.0%
Wenatchee, Washington$56,940+23.0%
Wheeling, West Virginia$41,510-10.4%
Wichita Falls, Texas$43,550-6.0%
Wildwood, Florida$42,290-8.7%
Williamsport, Pennsylvania$39,590-14.5%
Winchester, Virginia$43,620-5.8%
Yakima, Washington$53,970+16.5%
York, Pennsylvania$40,690-12.1%
Yuba City, California$55,440+19.7%
Gross salary
46,310/yr
Estimated take-home
39,390/yr
Est. total withheld
14.9%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Pharmacy Technicians salaries in Texas → All Pharmacy Technicians salaries →
Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 29-2052 SOC code
Official area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 26420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
PasadenaThe Woodlands
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

On this page

Where this is

AK HI

Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
7,274,714