What are the main factors that influence a Compounding Pharmacy Tech's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Compounding Pharmacy Tech?

The Chemicals industry offers the highest average compensation for Compounding Pharmacy Tech roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Compounding Pharmacy Tech's salary?

A Compounding Pharmacy Tech's salary grows with experience: starting around $35,560 for beginners, reaching about $36,476 at mid-level, and approach $36,680 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Compounding Pharmacy Tech?

Compounding Pharmacy Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Compounding Pharmacy Tech roles are District of Columbia $39,494, California $39,344, Massachusetts $38,820. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Compounding Pharmacy Tech roles make?

Salaries for Compounding Pharmacy Tech level roles vary by specialization: Compounding Pharmacy Technician: $132,352; Pharmacy Tech Instructor: $57,879; Lead Pharmacy Tech: $45,864; Pharmacy Tech: $44,402; Pharmacy Tech III: $44,398.

Compounding Pharmacy Tech Salary in Colorado

How much does a Compounding Pharmacy Tech make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Compounding Pharmacy Tech in Colorado is $36,394 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $17.

However, a Compounding Pharmacy Tech's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $42,018
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $33,619 to $39,338
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $31,093

10% $31,093

50% (Median) $36,394

90% $42,018

Compounding Pharmacy Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,338	$3,278	$756	$19
Average	$36,394	$3,033	$700	$17
25th Percentile	$33,619	$2,802	$647	$16

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Key Factors That Influence Compounding Pharmacy Tech Salaries

A Compounding Pharmacy Tech's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Compounding Pharmacy Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Compounding Pharmacy Tech's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $35,560
Early Career (1-2 years): $35,863
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $36,476
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $36,599
Expert (over 8 years): $36,680

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Compounding Pharmacy Tech	less than 1 year	$35,560
Early Career Level Compounding Pharmacy Tech	1-2 years	$35,863
Mid-Level Level Compounding Pharmacy Tech	2-4 years	$36,476
Senior-Level Level Compounding Pharmacy Tech	5-8 years	$36,599
Expert Level Compounding Pharmacy Tech	over 8 years	$36,680

How Do Compounding Pharmacy Tech Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Compounding Pharmacy Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $39,494.
California: $39,344.
Massachusetts: $38,820.

District of Columbia $39,494 California $39,344 Massachusetts $38,820 Washington $38,677 New Jersey $38,663 Alaska $38,613 Connecticut $38,121 New York $37,921

Hawaii $37,282 Rhode Island $36,983 Maryland $36,780 Minnesota $36,501 Colorado $36,394 Illinois $36,359 Oregon $36,223 Delaware $36,123

New Hampshire $36,060 Virginia $35,920 Pennsylvania $35,510 Nevada $35,303 North Dakota $35,235 Michigan $35,128 Wisconsin $35,089 Vermont $35,010

Texas $34,793 Maine $34,778 Arizona $34,757 Ohio $34,732 Georgia $34,404 Indiana $34,240 Wyoming $34,208 Utah $34,158

Iowa $34,136 Kansas $33,965 Louisiana $33,915 North Carolina $33,897 Missouri $33,890 Florida $33,751 Montana $33,676 Nebraska $33,605

Kentucky $33,566 South Carolina $33,423 Tennessee $33,334 Idaho $33,298 New Mexico $33,038 Oklahoma $32,981 Alabama $32,770 South Dakota $32,417

Arkansas $32,224 West Virginia $32,121 Mississippi $31,811

Top Paying Cities for Compounding Pharmacy Tech

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $35,682
Hygiene: $36,922
Johnstown: $35,761

Glen Haven, CO $35,682

Hygiene, CO $36,922

Johnstown, CO $35,761

Laporte, CO $35,365

Livermore, CO $35,250

Loveland, CO $35,650

Lyons, CO $36,857

Masonville, CO $35,387

Mead, CO $36,167

Milliken, CO $35,712

Niwot, CO $37,212

Red Feather Lakes, CO $35,347

Severance, CO $35,416

Timnath, CO $35,370

Wellington, CO $35,172

Windsor, CO $35,421

Brighton, CO $36,299

Ault, CO $35,353

Briggsdale, CO $35,363

Carr, CO $34,755

Eastlake, CO $36,393

Eaton, CO $35,465

Evans, CO $35,646

Fort Lupton, CO $36,195

Galeton, CO $35,469

Gilcrest, CO $35,840

Gill, CO $35,527

Greeley, CO $35,558

Henderson, CO $36,355

Hudson, CO $36,076

Keenesburg, CO $35,902

Kersey, CO $35,531

La Salle, CO $35,779

Lucerne, CO $35,520

Nunn, CO $35,241

Orchard, CO $35,359

Pierce, CO $35,376

Ohio City, CO $35,740

Parlin, CO $35,572

Penrose, CO $35,261

Pitkin, CO $35,696

Poncha Springs, CO $35,454

Powderhorn, CO $35,498

Rockvale, CO $35,101

Sargents, CO $35,394

Twin Lakes, CO $36,563

Westcliffe, CO $35,121

Wetmore, CO $34,895

Durango, CO $35,597

Cahone, CO $35,509

Cortez, CO $35,483

Dolores, CO $35,567

Dove Creek, CO $35,474

Egnar, CO $35,494

Hesperus, CO $35,286

Lewis, CO $35,572

Mancos, CO $35,482

Marvel, CO $35,285

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $35,298

Pleasant View, CO $35,407

Rico, CO $35,576

Towaoc, CO $35,335

Yellow Jacket, CO $35,530

Montrose, CO $35,709

Austin, CO $35,755

Bedrock, CO $35,485

Cedaredge, CO $35,791

Cory, CO $35,747

Crawford, CO $35,645

Delta, CO $35,708

Eckert, CO $35,764

Hotchkiss, CO $35,742

Lazear, CO $35,715

Naturita, CO $35,557

Norwood, CO $35,571

Nucla, CO $35,611

Olathe, CO $35,669

Ophir, CO $35,609

Ouray, CO $35,603

Paonia, CO $35,906

Paradox, CO $35,504

Placerville, CO $35,576

Redvale, CO $35,587

Ridgway, CO $35,599

Silverton, CO $35,539

Somerset, CO $36,015

Telluride, CO $35,616

Grand Junction, CO $35,928

Platteville, CO $35,920

Roggen, CO $35,549

Weldona, CO $35,275

Wiggins, CO $35,464

Fort Morgan, CO $35,289

Log Lane Village, CO $35,405

Akron, CO $35,033

Amherst, CO $34,921

Atwood, CO $35,156

Brush, CO $35,154

Crook, CO $35,056

Eckley, CO $34,946

Fleming, CO $35,123

Grover, CO $35,096

Haxtun, CO $35,116

Hereford, CO $34,872

Hillrose, CO $35,188

Holyoke, CO $35,010

Idalia, CO $34,834

Iliff, CO $35,148

Julesburg, CO $35,007

Lindon, CO $34,883

Merino, CO $35,187

New Raymer, CO $35,179

Otis, CO $35,065

Ovid, CO $35,019

Padroni, CO $35,059

Paoli, CO $35,117

Peetz, CO $35,050

Sedgwick, CO $35,032

Snyder, CO $35,160

Sterling, CO $35,216

Stoneham, CO $35,181

Vernon, CO $34,868

Woodrow, CO $34,956

Wray, CO $34,937

Yuma, CO $35,054

Anton, CO $34,892

Arapahoe, CO $34,617

Arriba, CO $34,743

Bethune, CO $34,794

Burlington, CO $34,762

Calhan, CO $35,312

Cascade, CO $35,602

Cheyenne Wells, CO $34,668

Cope, CO $34,876

Cripple Creek, CO $35,535

Divide, CO $35,554

Flagler, CO $34,778

Florissant, CO $35,525

Fountain, CO $35,309

Genoa, CO $34,766

Green Mountain Falls, CO $35,593

Guffey, CO $35,487

Hugo, CO $34,553

Joes, CO $34,910

Karval, CO $34,353

Kirk, CO $34,882

Kit Carson, CO $34,624

Limon, CO $34,976

Lake George, CO $35,579

Manitou Springs, CO $35,602

Matheson, CO $34,950

Peyton, CO $35,478

Ramah, CO $34,725

Rush, CO $34,807

Seibert, CO $34,764

Simla, CO $35,109

Stratton, CO $34,798

U S A F Academy, CO $35,600

Victor, CO $35,519

Vona, CO $34,784

Wild Horse, CO $34,558

Woodland Park, CO $35,573

Yoder, CO $34,941

Colorado Springs, CO $35,602

Clifton, CO $35,906

Fruita, CO $35,817

Gateway, CO $35,565

Glade Park, CO $35,688

Loma, CO $35,830

Mack, CO $35,734

Palisade, CO $35,841

Whitewater, CO $35,685

Glenwood Springs, CO $36,275

Dinosaur, CO $35,676

Aspen, CO $36,954

Snowmass Village, CO $36,953

Avon, CO $36,621

Basalt, CO $36,837

Carbondale, CO $36,700

Collbran, CO $35,806

Craig, CO $36,069

De Beque, CO $35,801

Eagle, CO $36,471

Edwards, CO $36,549

Parachute, CO $35,988

Battlement Mesa, CO $35,955

Gypsum, CO $36,290

Hamilton, CO $36,222

Hayden, CO $36,120

Maybell, CO $35,720

Meeker, CO $36,226

Meredith, CO $36,716

Mesa, CO $35,788

Minturn, CO $36,510

Molina, CO $35,767

New Castle, CO $36,150

Rangely, CO $35,821

Red Cliff, CO $36,505

Rifle, CO $36,060

Silt, CO $36,045

Slater, CO $35,897

Snowmass, CO $36,879

Wolcott, CO $36,493

Woody Creek, CO $36,952

Vail, CO $36,666

Pueblo, CO $34,522

Colorado City, CO $34,758

Aguilar, CO $34,909

Arlington, CO $34,295

Avondale, CO $34,614

Beulah, CO $34,760

Boncarbo, CO $34,926

Boone, CO $34,726

Branson, CO $34,641

Campo, CO $34,512

Cheraw, CO $34,579

Crowley, CO $34,653

Eads, CO $34,603

Fort Lyon, CO $34,565

Fowler, CO $34,664

Gardner, CO $35,004

Granada, CO $34,681

Hartman, CO $34,747

Hasty, CO $34,641

Haswell, CO $34,436

Hoehne, CO $34,870

Holly, CO $34,638

Kim, CO $34,605

La Junta, CO $34,628

Lamar, CO $34,733

Las Animas, CO $34,608

La Veta, CO $35,065

Mc Clave, CO $34,646

Manzanola, CO $34,601

Model, CO $34,654

Olney Springs, CO $34,542

Ordway, CO $34,370

Pritchett, CO $34,607

Rocky Ford, CO $34,551

Rye, CO $34,811

Sheridan Lake, CO $34,617

Springfield, CO $34,678

Sugar City, CO $34,278

Swink, CO $34,593

Trinchera, CO $34,721

Trinidad, CO $34,871

Two Buttes, CO $34,676

Vilas, CO $34,671

Walsenburg, CO $34,880

Walsh, CO $34,634

Weston, CO $34,992

Wiley, CO $34,615

Alamosa, CO $35,331

Antonito, CO $35,309

Arboles, CO $35,380

Arvada, CO $36,395

Aurora, CO $36,370

Bayfield, CO $35,479

Broomfield, CO $36,554

Commerce City, CO $36,309

Dupont, CO $36,379

Eldorado Springs, CO $37,245

Lafayette, CO $36,914

Louisville, CO $36,960

Westminster, CO $36,378

Wheat Ridge, CO $36,376

Agate, CO $35,087

Bennett, CO $35,999

Byers, CO $35,570

Castle Rock, CO $35,727

Deer Trail, CO $35,335

Elbert, CO $35,501

Elizabeth, CO $35,801

Englewood, CO $36,370

Franktown, CO $35,704

Kiowa, CO $35,543

Larkspur, CO $35,611

Littleton, CO $36,334

Lone Tree, CO $36,238

Louviers, CO $36,187

Monument, CO $35,576

Palmer Lake, CO $35,580

Parker, CO $36,105

Sedalia, CO $35,745

Strasburg, CO $35,885

Watkins, CO $36,154

Denver, CO $36,366

Thornton, CO $36,394

Boulder, CO $37,424

Golden, CO $36,373

Alma, CO $36,169

Bailey, CO $36,086

Black Hawk, CO $36,737

Bond, CO $36,490

Breckenridge, CO $36,246

Buffalo Creek, CO $35,962

Burns, CO $36,255

Central City, CO $36,530

Clark, CO $35,912

Climax, CO $36,288

Coalmont, CO $35,850

Como, CO $35,727

Conifer, CO $36,180

Cowdrey, CO $35,705

Dillon, CO $36,224

Dumont, CO $36,400

Evergreen, CO $36,310

Empire, CO $36,234

Fairplay, CO $35,760

Fraser, CO $36,275

Frisco, CO $36,448

Georgetown, CO $36,207

Granby, CO $36,178

Grand Lake, CO $36,158

Grant, CO $35,901

Hartsel, CO $35,570

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $36,130

Idaho Springs, CO $36,338

Idledale, CO $36,336

Indian Hills, CO $36,317

Jamestown, CO $37,364

Jefferson, CO $35,826

Kittredge, CO $36,321

Kremmling, CO $36,126

Leadville, CO $36,243

Mc Coy, CO $36,249

Morrison, CO $36,309

Nederland, CO $37,024

Oak Creek, CO $36,185

Parshall, CO $36,340

Phippsburg, CO $36,221

Pine, CO $36,005

Pinecliffe, CO $37,198

Rand, CO $35,852

Rollinsville, CO $36,852

Shawnee, CO $35,997

Silver Plume, CO $36,053

Steamboat Springs, CO $36,118

Tabernash, CO $36,359

Toponas, CO $36,207

Walden, CO $35,799

Ward, CO $36,927

Winter Park, CO $36,406

Yampa, CO $36,256

Silverthorne, CO $36,417

Longmont, CO $36,778

Allenspark, CO $36,611

Estes Park, CO $36,061

Bellvue, CO $35,600

Berthoud, CO $36,036

Dacono, CO $36,456

Drake, CO $35,612

Erie, CO $36,619

Firestone, CO $36,365

Fort Collins, CO $35,346

Frederick, CO $36,367

Blanca, CO $35,206

Capulin, CO $35,387

Center, CO $35,358

Chama, CO $35,085

Chimney Rock, CO $35,395

Chromo, CO $35,157

Conejos, CO $35,287

Creede, CO $35,472

Crestone, CO $35,222

Del Norte, CO $35,395

Fort Garland, CO $35,127

San Luis, CO $34,984

Homelake, CO $35,362

Hooper, CO $35,244

Ignacio, CO $35,327

Jaroso, CO $35,061

La Jara, CO $35,343

Manassa, CO $35,308

Moffat, CO $35,269

Monte Vista, CO $35,383

Mosca, CO $35,200

Pagosa Springs, CO $35,392

Romeo, CO $35,412

Saguache, CO $35,390

Sanford, CO $35,213

San Pablo, CO $35,032

South Fork, CO $35,430

Villa Grove, CO $35,316

Salida, CO $35,455

Almont, CO $36,368

Buena Vista, CO $36,312

Canon City, CO $35,297

Cimarron, CO $35,535

Coal Creek, CO $35,087

Coaldale, CO $35,368

Cotopaxi, CO $35,269

Crested Butte, CO $36,559

Florence, CO $35,032

Monarch, CO $35,529

Granite, CO $36,062

Gunnison, CO $35,562

Hillside, CO $35,256

Howard, CO $35,432

Lake City, CO $35,533

Nathrop, CO $35,561

Compounding Pharmacy Tech Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Compounding Pharmacy Tech roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Chemicals, offers compensation 30% above the average. Conversely, Compounding Pharmacy Tech positions in MFG Durable typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Compounding Pharmacy Tech as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

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Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Chemicals	$47,313	$23.0	30%

Compounding Pharmacy Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Compounding Pharmacy Tech's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$33,619

Average $36,394/year

$39,338

$2,802

Average $3,033/month

$3,278

$647

Average $700/week

$756

$16

Average $17/hour

$19

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$39,338	$3,278	$756	$19
Average	$36,394	$3,033	$700	$17
25th Percentile	$33,619	$2,802	$647	$16

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