Pharmacy Technicians in Florida
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,205
after federal, FICA and Florida tax
Tax takes
$6,385
14.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,963
Florida costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Florida — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$43,590
Kept after tax
$37,205
Worth in national money
$35,963
State rank
37
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Florida is among the lower-paying states for pharmacy technicians. The middle earner takes $43,590, ranking 37 of 51 states — about 4.72% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Florida, this one sits low: 372 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $43,590 the take-home is $37,205. But Florida costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $35,963 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $44,120, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Florida ranks 37 of 51 for pharmacy technicians, with a median of $43,590 — about 4.72% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Pharmacy technicians occupies position 372 of 493 in Florida's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Florida income tax is $37,205 for pharmacy technicians, from $43,590. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $35,963. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $44,120 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Pharmacy Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,760 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,590 |
| Top tenth earn over | $54,980 |
| This salary | $43,590 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Florida | $37,205 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $37,205 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,323 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $43,590 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,809 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 103 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Florida earn less than $43,590. The published range is $35,760 up to $54,980, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Florida's $37,205, worked from $43,590. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 372 of 493.
- Two cautions on $35,963, the adjusted value of that $43,590 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Florida. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 372 of 493 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for pharmacy technicians in Florida the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $35,760 to $54,980. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Florida take-home of $37,205, on $43,590 for work ranking 372 of 493 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 372 of 493 in the state.
- This $35,963 adjusted figure, worked from $43,590, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 372 of 493 in the state. The occupation ranks 372 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $35,760 and the top tenth $54,980, so most people doing this work in Florida sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $35,963 of national purchasing power.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
Most of it arrives. $37,205 lands after tax, since there is no state income tax on wages here — though the federal floor is identical in every state.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,760 to $54,980) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Florida rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Florida's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $35,963 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Florida levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $37,205 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.