Pharmacy Technicians pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
$46,310avg. a year
$22.27 an hour · 10,610 employed
Pharmacy Technicians in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn an average of $46,310 a year. That is about the same as the Texas average of $45,670. The U.S. average is $46,620.
$46,400Median pay
$22.27Average hourly
+1%vs. Texas average
10,610Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for pharmacy technicians in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 25.
1540 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$48,420
$23.28 an hour
23,130 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$47,550
$22.86 an hour
33,600 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$46,940
$22.57 an hour
412,000 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$46,710
$22.46 an hour
5160 jobs
Midland, TX
$46,620
$22.41 an hour
640 jobs
Eagle Pass, TX
$46,450
$22.33 an hour
7160 jobs
Odessa, TX
$45,960
$22.10 an hour
8600 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$44,740
$21.51 an hour
9350 jobs
Waco, TX
$44,450
$21.37 an hour
10520 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$43,730
$21.03 an hour
11140 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$43,710
$21.02 an hour
12240 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$43,550
$20.94 an hour
13480 jobs
Tyler, TX
$43,460
$20.89 an hour
14370 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$43,430
$20.88 an hour
15230 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$43,380
$20.86 an hour
16510 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$43,040
$20.69 an hour
17660 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$42,630
$20.50 an hour
18150 jobs
Victoria, TX
$42,600
$20.48 an hour
19220 jobs
Laredo, TX
$42,590
$20.48 an hour
201,210 jobs
El Paso, TX
$42,570
$20.47 an hour
21260 jobs
Abilene, TX
$42,520
$20.44 an hour
22350 jobs
Longview, TX
$42,390
$20.38 an hour
23450 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$41,340
$19.88 an hour
24980 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$41,100
$19.76 an hour
25200 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$40,750
$19.59 an hour
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How Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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| Radiologic Technologists and Technicians | $81,400 |
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Questions and answers
How much do pharmacy technicians make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
The average is $46,310 a year, and the median is $46,400. About 10,610 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is about the same as the Texas average of $45,670.
Is this job common in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands?
It makes up 3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.06 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-2052. Metro area: Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 26420). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.