Pharmacy Technicians in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,654
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$8,466
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$35,256
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — 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
$45,120
Kept after tax
$36,654
Worth in national money
$35,256
State rank
28
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maryland sits in the middle of the pack for pharmacy technicians. The median is $45,120, ranking 28 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Maryland, this one sits low: 396 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $45,120, tax leaves $36,654 — and because Maryland is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $35,256 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $45,670, since top earners drag the number up.
- Maryland occupies the middle band for pharmacy technicians: a median of $45,120, ranking 28 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Pharmacy technicians occupies position 396 of 489 in Maryland'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.
- After tax, $36,654 remains from the Maryland median of $45,120 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $35,256 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $45,670 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Pharmacy Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,180 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $45,120 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,050 |
| This salary | $45,120 |
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 Maryland | $36,654 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,434 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,295 |
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 | $42,905 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,194 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Maryland earn less than $45,120. The published range is $36,180 up to $60,050, 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 Maryland's $36,654, worked from $45,120. 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 396 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maryland, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $35,256, the adjusted value of that $45,120 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 396 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for pharmacy technicians in Maryland the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,180 to $60,050. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Maryland take-home of $36,654, on $45,120 for work ranking 396 of 489 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 396 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maryland, so $35,256 — the adjusted value of that $45,120 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 396 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $36,180 at the bottom tenth to $60,050 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Maryland costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $35,256 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Maryland's own levy, $36,654 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,180 to $60,050) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maryland rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $35,256 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $36,654 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
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.